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Evaluating Prescriber Adherence to Guideline-Based Treatment Pathways of a Newly Initiated Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Rehabilitation Hospital [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Inappropriate use of antimicrobials in the healthcare setting is associated with consequences including antimicrobial resistance, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), adverse drug reactions, and increased healthcare costs.
Bertram, Christie
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It takes a village: decreasing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: Prescribing of antibiotics for viral upper respiratory infections (URIs) remains a pressing public health problem. We sought to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for URIs in Mayo Clinic Arizona.
Jamilah L. Shubeilat, Dan Ilges, Angie N. Ton, Maria Teresa A. Seville   +3 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication use among geriatric patients in primary care setting: A cross-sectional study using the Beers, STOPP, FORTA and MAI criteria.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Inappropriate prescribing is a risk factor for adverse drug reactions and hospitalizations in the elderly and places a considerable burden on the healthcare system. Hence, it is imperative to identify irrational prescribing and implement interventions to
Abdelmoneim Awad, Olivia Hanna
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Assessment tool for potentially inappropriate medication use in the elderly: a scoping review protocol

Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2020
Potentially Inappropriate Medication for the elderly (PIM) are drugs in which the safety risks may exceed the benefits, especially when there are safer alternatives.
Geovana Schiavo, Marcela Forgerini, Rosa Camila Lucchetta, Patricia de Carvalho Mastroianni   +3 more
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Does cost sharing really reduce inappropriate prescriptions? [PDF]

, 2010
This paper explores different empirical strategies to examine the effect of cost sharing for prescription drugs in some dimensions of medication-related quality, namely the probability of inappropriate prescription drug use among United States seniors ...
Costa-i-Font, Joan, Gemmill-Toyama, Marin   +1 more
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Avaliação do conhecimento de Cirurgiões-Dentistas e acadêmicos de Odontologia na cidade de Aracaju, Sergipe, a respeito da adequada prescrição de antimicrobianos

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
INTRODUÇÃO: Os antimicrobianos são caracterizados como um dos mais notáveis exemplos do avanço da Medicina moderna. Contudo, a adaptabilidade dos microrganismos propicia resistência a determinados antimicrobianos.OBJETIVO: Apresentar, por meio de ...
Cleverson Luciano TRENTO, Laerte Ribeiro MENEZES JÚNIOR, Allancardi dos Santos SIQUEIRA, Wilton Mitsunari TAKESHITA   +3 more
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Underuse of indicated medications in elderly [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Treatment omissions are very important to value the quality of pharmacological therapy. In fact, suboptimal prescribing has been defined as overuse (polypharmacy), inappropriate prescribing (drug whose risks are greater than the benefits ...
Ariza-Zafra, Gabriel, Bellido-Estevez, Inmaculada, Blanco-Reina, Encarnacion, Medina-Cáliz, Inmaculada, Márquez, Elisa I., Ocaña-Riola, Ricardo   +5 more
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Appropriate medication prescribing in elderly patients: how knowledgeable are primary care physicians? A survey study in Parma, Italy. [PDF]

, 2011
What is known and Objective:  Increasing attention is being paid to inappropriate medication prescribing for the elderly. A growing body of studies have detected a prevalence of inappropriate prescribing ranging from 12% to 40% worldwide, including ...
Abouzaid PharmD, Safiya, Del Canale, MD, PhD, Stefano, Herrera BA, MS, Karina, Jutkowitz, BA, Eric, Maio, PharmD, MS, MPH, Vittorio, Negri, PharmD, Giavanna   +5 more
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Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Healthcare-Associated, Hospital-Acquired, or Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Septic Shock: Does Antimicrobial Reuse Influence Outcomes? [PDF]

, 2017
Appropriate empiric antimicrobial selection is crucial to the survival of septic shock patients. It is suspected that the use of inadequate empiric therapy occurs commonly in practice.
Stagge, Nicole
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Potential activities to improve primary care prescribing of antibiotics across Africa

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
There are considerable concerns with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across Africa, enhanced by the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in ambulatory care. This includes prescribing for self-limiting conditions and Watch antibiotics.
Audrey Chigome, Nishana Ramdas, Stephen M. Campbell, Stephen M. Campbell, Márió Gajdács, Israel Abebrese Sefah, Ester Hango, Amos Massele, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Brian Godman, Johanna C. Meyer, Johanna C. Meyer   +12 more
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