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Can patient safety be improved by reducing the volume of “inappropriate prescribing tasks” handed over to out-of-hours junior doctors?

International Journal of General Medicine, 2018
Samuel Martin Amis, Tobin Henry Edgar Osicki Department of Acute Internal Medicine, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, Warwick, UK Background: First-year doctors found that during out-of-hours shifts they were being delayed and distracted from ...
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Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is common in older adults and is associated with potential negative consequences, such as falls and cognitive decline.
Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sven Streit, Julie C. Lauffenburger   +2 more
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Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in US Emergency Department Visits, 2016–2021

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
In this national analysis of US emergency department visits with antibiotic prescribing during 2016–2021, 27.6% of visits resulted in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: 14.9% had diagnosis codes plausibly antibiotic-related (eg, acute bronchitis ...
Joseph Benigno Ladines-Lim, Michael A. Fischer, Jeffrey A. Linder, Kao-Ping Chua   +3 more
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Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and its determinants among outpatient children in 3 low- and middle-income countries: A multicentric community-based cohort study

PLoS Medicine, 2023
Background Antibiotic resistance is a global public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where antibiotics required to treat resistant infections are not affordable.
Antoine Ardillon, Lison Ramblière, Elsa Kermorvant-Duchemin, Touch Sok, Andrianirina Zafitsara Zo, Jean-Baptiste Diouf, Pring Long, Siyin Lach, Fatoumata Diene Sarr, Laurence Borand, Felix Cheysson, Jean-Marc Collard, Perlinot Herindrainy, Agathe de Lauzanne, Muriel Vray, Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau, Didier Guillemot, Bich-Tram Huynh   +17 more
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Trends over time and risk factors in inappropriate prescribing in older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a longitudinal secondary analysis of the OPERAM trial

Swiss Medical Weekly
  BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Polypharmacy is common among older adults and associated with potentially inappropriate medications and potential prescribing omissions, which together constitute potentially inappropriate prescriptions, contributing
Jonathan Huschka, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Valerie Aponte Ribero, Lara Brockhus, Denis O’Mahony, Mary Randles, Sophie Marien, Clara Drenth, Anne Spinewine, Wilma Knol, Drahomir Aujesky, Nicolas Rodondi, Carole E. Aubert   +12 more
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Prevalence and Types of Inappropriate Antibiotics Prescribing Among Dialysis Patients: A Systematic Review

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: Understanding the patterns of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is crucial to design antimicrobial stewardship interventions.
Sara Abul-Ola, Reem Alenany, Usman Abubakar   +2 more
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Not a magic pill: a qualitative exploration of provider perspectives on antibiotic prescribing in the outpatient setting

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics poses an urgent public health threat. Limited research has examined factors associated with antibiotic prescribing practices in outpatient settings.
Traci D. Yates, Marion E. Davis, Yhenneko J. Taylor, Lisa Davidson, Crystal D. Connor, Katherine Buehler, Melanie D. Spencer   +6 more
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When is it Inappropriate to Prescribe Psychotropic Medication? [PDF]

Epilepsia, 2002
Summary: Psychotropic medication can be of great value in the treatment of people with epilepsy, but there are situations in which it is not appropriate and other strategies are needed. A number of different strategies, usually not involving psychotropic medication, are required for the behavioural disturbance associated with prodromal mood changes ...
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Determinants of appropriate antibiotic and NSAID prescribing in unscheduled outpatient settings in the veterans health administration

BMC Health Services Research
Background Despite efforts to enhance the quality of medication prescribing in outpatient settings, potentially inappropriate prescribing remains common, particularly in unscheduled settings where patients can present with infectious and pain-related ...
Michael J. Ward, Michael E. Matheny, Melissa D. Rubenstein, Kemberlee Bonnet, Chloe Dagostino, David G. Schlundt, Shilo Anders, Thomas Reese, Amanda S. Mixon   +8 more
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81 Economic Burden of Unnecessary Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Tennessee, 2022

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Sustaining reductions in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) remains challenging, with improvements often diminishing after stewardship interventions end.
Theresa Ubano Perez, Leslie Ann Loza-Zamora, Russel Grant, Massoud Dezfuli   +3 more
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