An inevitable wave of prescription drug monitoring programs in the context of prescription opioids: pros, cons and tensions [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: In an effort to control non-medical use and/or medical abuse of prescription drugs, particularly prescription opioids, electronic prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) have been introduced in North-American countries, Australia and ...
Islam, M. Mofizul, McRae, Ian S.
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“If it’s a broad spectrum, it can shoot better”: inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Cambodia
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016 Background Cambodia is affected by antibiotic resistance but interventions to reduce the level of resistance require knowledge of the phenomena that lead to inappropriate prescribing.
Chhorvoin Om +4 more
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Safety of medication use in primary care [PDF]
, 2015 © 2014 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.BACKGROUND: Medication errors are one of the leading causes of harmin health care. Review and analysis of errors have often emphasized their preventable nature and potential for reoccurrence.
Abramson +113 more
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Do Continuing Medical Education Programs Improve Drug Prescribing Status in Iran? A Qualitative Study [PDF]
مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا, 2019 Background: Holdingcontinuing medical education programs (CME) is one of the recommended global strategies for attaining rational drug prescribing by physicians.
Mahmood Keyvanara +3 more
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Antibiotic prescribing by general dental practitioners in the Greater Glasgow Health Board, Scotland [PDF]
, 2000 OBJECTIVE: To investigate antibiotic prescribing patterns by general dental practitioners (GDPs) in the Greater Glasgow Health Board Area, Scotland. STUDY DESIGN: A 10% sample of prescriptions were selected at random from 35,545 prescriptions written by ...
Bagg, J., Roy, K.
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Addressing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in China [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019 KEY POINTS Antibiotic resistance is now a major health threat globally; it results in increased costs of treatment, higher than expected mortality rates for infectious diseases, and difficulty in preventing infection.
Guodong, Ding +2 more
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Improved genome editing in human cell lines using the CRISPR method [PDF]
, 2014 The Cas9/CRISPR system has become a popular choice for genome editing. In this system, binding of a single guide (sg) RNA to a cognate genomic sequence enables the Cas9 nuclease to induce a double-strand break at that locus.
AW Briggs +22 more
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Collaborative approach to Optimise MEdication use for Older people in Nursing homes (COME-ON): study protocol of a cluster controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Ageing has become a worldwide reality and presents new challenges for the health-care system. Research has shown that potentially inappropriate prescribing, both potentially inappropriate medications and potentially prescribing omissions, is ...
Anja Declercq +13 more
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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in geriatric oncology. [PDF]
, 2016 Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent problem in older persons, and is challenging to assess and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods of medication review and reduction.
Aparicio +65 more
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The prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among Hong Kong older adults: a comparison among Beers 2003, Beers 2012, and STOPP/START criteria [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Inappropriate prescribing can lead to adverse drug events and older adults are at greater risk due to multiple chronic co-morbidities and multiple medications prescribed.
Cheung, BMY, Lam, MPS, Wong, ICK
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