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A Snapshot of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions upon Pediatric Discharge in Oman

Pharmacy, 2022
Background: Identifying and quantifying potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) practices remains a time-consuming and challenging task, particularly among the pediatric population.
Alaa M. Soliman, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim H. Younos, Shireen Al Zadjali, Mohammed Al Za’abi   +4 more
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A tool for screening potentially inappropriate prescribing in Chinese children

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: More than half of adverse drug events in pediatric patients are avoidable and blocking medication errors at the prescribing stage might be one of the most effective preventive measures.Objective: To form a tool (a series of criteria) for ...
Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Siyu Li, Liang Huang, Liang Huang, Liang Huang, Liang Huang, Linan Zeng, Linan Zeng, Linan Zeng, Linan Zeng, Dan Yu, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Zhi-Jun Jia, Guo Cheng, Guo Cheng, Guo Cheng, Lingli Zhang, Lingli Zhang, Lingli Zhang, Lingli Zhang   +25 more
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Inappropriate prescribing: hazards and solutions [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2022
AbstractWith population ageing, the number of older people is growing, which results in increasing number of people with multimorbidity and related polypharmacy. Polypharmacy in its turn leads to drug-related problems (DRPs) and potentially inappropriate prescribing (IP) in older people. In this commentary, susceptibility of older people to DRPs due to
Mirko, Petrovic, Denis, O'Mahony, Antonio, Cherubini   +2 more
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Inappropriate proton-pump inhibitor prescribing in primary care – an observational study with quality circles

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) should be deprescribed when an indication is lacking or the dose is too high. Academic and media reports have tried to raise awareness and thereby reduce the inappropriate prescribing of PPIs.
Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Nicole Christin Henz, Connor Fuhrer, Andrea Häner, Michael Schenk, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sven Streit   +6 more
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Improving antimicrobial prescribing for upper respiratory infections in the emergency department: Implementation of peer comparison with behavioral feedback

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2021
Objective: To reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) by employing peer comparison with behavioral feedback in the emergency department (ED). Design: A controlled before-and-after study.
George F. Jones, Valeria Fabre, Jeremiah Hinson, Scott Levin, Matthew Toerper, Jennifer Townsend, Sara E. Cosgrove, Mustapha Saheed, Eili Y. Klein   +8 more
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The Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Geriatric Patients with Psychiatric Disorders in Iraq

Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Potentially inappropriate prescribing is the prescribing of a medication that may cause more harm than benefit, the elderly population aged 65 years or older is more prone to potentially inappropriate prescribing because of alterations in their ...
Mustafa K. Mahmood, Zinah M. Anwer
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Risk Factors for Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2020
Objective: To determine independent risk factors for inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in internal medicine (IM) residency–based primary care offices.
Thomas L. Walsh, MD, Kevin Taffe, MD, PhD, Nicole Sacca, DO, Derek N. Bremmer, PharmD, BCPS, Mary Lynn Sealey, MD, Elizabeth Cuevas, MD, Alexandra Johnston, DO, Alyson Malarkey, DO, Rebecca Behr, DO, Jessica Embrescia, DO, Ekknoor Sahota, MD, Sara Loucks, DO, Nupur Gupta, DO, Kelly J. Shields, PhD, Curren Katz, PhD, Anastasios Kapetanos, MD   +15 more
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Prescribing-Assessment Tools for Long-Term Care Pharmacy Practice: Reaching Consensus through a Modified RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method

Pharmacy, 2021
Medicines are the most used health technology in Long-Term Care. The prevalence of potentially inappropriate medicines amongst Long-Term Care patients is high.
João R. Gonçalves, Betsy L. Sleath, Manuel J. Lopes, Afonso M. Cavaco   +3 more
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundOlder adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at heightened risk for polypharmacy. We examined potentially inappropriate prescribing in this population and whether introducing pharmacists into the ambulatory kidney care model was ...
Amber O Molnar, Sarah Bota, Nivethika Jeyakumar, Eric McArthur, Marisa Battistella, Amit X Garg, Manish M Sood, K Scott Brimble   +7 more
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A retrospective comparison of inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics in three Norwegian nursing homes in 2000 and 2016 with prescribing quality indicators

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2019
Background Inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics is a persistent and prevalent problem in nursing homes. The present study compared inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics in nursing homes 16 years apart with prescribing quality indicators.
Jan Schjøtt, Jörg Aßmus
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