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Prospective audit and feedback on piperacillin/tazobactam use in a high-risk cardiac care unit: improving antibiotic stewardship [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice
Background. Piperacillin/tazobactam (PT) is a widely used broad-spectrum antibiotic, especially in high-risk cardiac care settings. However, its inappropriate use contributes to antibiotic resistance and adverse patient outcomes.
Areeba Nayab, Sumaira Khan, Amnah Jahangir, Azizullah Khan Dhiloo, Zikria Saleem, Muhammad Kashif   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Pragmatic Trial of a Shared Decision‐Making Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence and Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The HCQ‐SAFE Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) nonadherence in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) stemming from decision complexities can be improved with shared decision‐making (SDM) tools clarifying benefits and harms. This study aimed to develop and evaluate HCQ‐SAFE, a pictogram‐based SDM tool during SLE visits.
Caroline Packee, Jay J. Patel, Jessica Kent, Betty Chewning, Sancia Ferguson, Patricia Tellez‐Giron, David Gazeley, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frailty and Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People with Polypharmacy: A Bi-Directional Relationship?

, 2022
Frail older adults commonly experience multiple co-morbid illnesses and other risk factors for potentially inappropriate prescribing. However, determination of frailty varies depending on the frailty instrument used.
Randles, Mary A., Randles, Mary A, Gallagher, Paul F., O'Mahony, Denis, Gallagher, Paul F, O’Mahony, Denis   +5 more
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Legal and ethical considerations around the use of existing illustrations to generate new illustrations in the anatomical sciences

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 289-300, March 2025.
Abstract It is likely existing anatomical illustrations are often used as the basis for new illustrative works, given not all illustrators have access to human tissues, bodies, or prosections on which to base their illustrations. Potential issues arise with this practice in the realms of copyright infringement and plagiarism when authors are seeking to
Jon Cornwall, Richard White, Patrick Pennefather, Sabine Hildebrandt, Jill Gregory, Heather F. Smith, Jason Organ, Claudia Krebs   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia using IMPACT2DM, a new explicit tool

, 2023
Introduction. People with T2DM are at greater risk of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) due to multiple comorbidities and polypharmacy. IMPACT2DM (Inappropriate Medication Prescribing Assessment Criteria for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) is a 70 ...
Quirk, Frances, Spark, Joy M, Dieberg, Gudrun, Ayalew, Mohammed B   +3 more
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Dissecting the dissection laboratory: Elements for designing a human anatomy laboratory

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The human anatomy dissection laboratory is a critical component of anatomical and medical education. Development, maintenance, and stocking of these laboratory spaces have unique demands, with all of the challenges in running a laboratory with Biosafety Laboratory Level 2 (BSL‐2) classification, housing a large volume of tissues saturated with
Rhiannon E. Robinson, Abbey Breckling, Danielle N. Edwards, Nicole Geske, Burhan Gharaibeh, Bobbie J. Leeper, Molly Ostwald, Mary Schilling, Bridgett Severt, Kelsey Stevens, J. P. Swigart, Jonathan J. Wisco, Melissa Zolnierz, Jeremy J. Grachan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Prescriber variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing in older populations in Ireland [PDF]

BMC Family Practice, 2014
Health care policy-makers look for prescribing indicators at the population level to evaluate the performance of prescribers, improve quality and control drug costs. The aim of this research was to; (i) estimate the level of variation in potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) across prescribers in the national Irish older population using the ...
Cahir, Caitriona, Fahey, Tom, Teljeur, Conor, Bennett, Kathleen   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic scoping review of metrics utilized to measure antibiotic consumption in hospital settings

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs were introduced to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials and to combat antimicrobial resistance. Quantifying antibiotic consumption is an important part of AMS initiatives to achieve these objectives.
Marjan Kandimahforoujaki, Kiplin A. Patanwala, Jan‐Willem C. Alffenaar, Asad E. Patanwala   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source