BMJ Open Quality, 2019 Importance Antibiotic resistance is a global health issue. Up to 50% of antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed, the majority of which are for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI).Objective To evaluate the impact of unblinded normative comparison
Richard V Milani +5 more
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Older patients' prescriptions screening in the community pharmacy: development of the Ghent Older People's Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S) tool [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ageing of the population often leads to polypharmacy. Consequently, potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) becomes more frequent. Systematic screening for PIP in older patients in primary care could yield a large improvement in health ...
Boussery, Koen +5 more
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in nursing home residents detected with the community pharmacist specific GheOP3S-tool [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The Ghent Older People’s Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S-)tool was recently developed to screen for potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP).
Boussery, Koen +7 more
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Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities
Antibiotics, 2022 The National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) is a web-based, standardized tool, widely adopted in Australian healthcare facilities to assess the reasons for, the quantity of, and the quality of antimicrobial prescribing.
Xin Fang +4 more
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Inappropriate prescribing in the elderly [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2007 Drug therapy is necessary to treat acute illness, maintain current health and prevent further decline. However, optimizing drug therapy for older patients is challenging and sometimes, drug therapy can do more harm than good. Drug utilization review tools can highlight instances of potentially inappropriate prescribing to those involved in elderly ...
P, Gallagher, P, Barry, D, O'Mahony
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017 A recent study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed at least 30% of antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient setting were inappropriate.
Diane M. Parente +3 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Older patients at risk of functional decline are frequently affected by polypharmacy. This is associated with a further loss of independence.
Claudia Salm +8 more
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Reducing inappropriate antibiotics prescribing: The role of online commentary on physical examination findings [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: This study investigates the relationship of ‘online commentary’(contemporaneous physician comments about physical examination [PE] findings) with (i) parent questioning of the treatment recommendation and (ii) inappropriate antibiotic ...
Elliott, M. +4 more
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What is the epidemiology of medication errors, error-related adverse events and risk factors for errors in adults managed in community care contexts? A systematic review of the international literature [PDF]
, 2018 © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.Objective To investigate the epidemiology of medication errors and ...
Aljadhey, Hisham +6 more
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Expert consensus regarding drivers of antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal veterinary practice: a Delphi study [PDF]
, 2018 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge facing both human and animal healthcare professionals; an effective response to this threat requires a ‘One-Health’ approach to antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) to preserve important antibiotics for ...
Cinquepalmi +5 more
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