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Correlation between prescribing quality and pharmaceutical costs in English primary care: national cross-sectional analysis [PDF]

, 2011
Background Both pharmaceutical costs and quality-indicator performance vary substantially between general practices, but little is known about the relationship between prescribing costs and quality Aim To measure the association between prescribing ...
Allsup, Amanda Howe, Fisher, Fleetcroft, Fleetcroft, Nicholas Steel, Richard Cookson, Robert Fleetcroft, Walker   +8 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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Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications

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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An evaluation of antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy [PDF]

, 2015
This study investigated several aspects of antimicrobial stewardship by gathering information from community pharmacists and members of the public. The aim was to identify how community pharmacists implement antimicrobial stewardship guidelines and ...
Hancock, Laura Jade, Mellor, Callan
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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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Effective Feedback to Improve Primary Care Prescribing Safety (EFIPPS) a pragmatic three-arm cluster randomised trial:designing the intervention (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01602705) [PDF]

, 2014
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AJ Avery, AJ Avery, B Guthrie, B Guthrie, Bruce Guthrie, Christopher Robertson, CJ Armitage, D Fick, Dennis J Petrie, DM Fick, G Godin, G Jamtvedt, HA Hausenblas, I Ajzen, JJ Francis, Karen N Barnett, KF Schulz, L Albrecht, Lewis D Ritchie, M Pirmohamed, Marion Bennie, N Ivers, P Davies, P Gallagher, P Sheeran, R Foy, R Schwarzer, RL Howard, S Michie, S Michie, S Michie, SD French, Shaun Treweek, T Dreischulte, T Dreischulte, T Higashi   +35 more
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Reducing the use of inappropriate abbreviations in prescriptions [PDF]

, 2011
This journal suppl. entitled: 17th Medical Research Conference; Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong ...INTRODUCTION: Inappropriate use of abbreviations in prescriptions affects patient safety.
Cheung, BMY, Cheung, STD, Chui, WCM, Samaranayake, NR   +3 more
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