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Impact of a DSS-supported medication review on the safety of drug therapy and quality of life in patients with antithrombotic therapy

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Polypharmacy is common among patients with antithrombotic medication, giving rise to concerns about Drug-Related Problems (DRPs). Therefore, these patients would benefit from a Medication Review (MR) along with pharmacist counselling to reduce the risks ...
Tanja Elnaz Hassanzadeh, Tanja Elnaz Hassanzadeh, Carina Hohmann, Carsten Culmsee   +3 more
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Formoterol versus short-acting beta-agonists as relief medication for adults and children with asthma [PDF]

, 2010
Background Formoterol is a long-acting beta(2)-agonist but because it has a fast onset of action it can also be used as a relief medication. Objectives To asses the efficacy and safety of formoterol as reliever therapy in comparison to short-acting ...
Christopher J Cates, Emma J Welsh, Welsh, EJ, Cates, CJ   +3 more
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Bone and Soft Tissue Neoplasms in Infants Versus Older Children: A Report From the Cancer in Young People in Canada Program

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Infant bone and soft tissue neoplasms present distinct clinical challenges and lack large‐scale data to inform treatment decisions. This study aims to characterize bone and soft tissue neoplasms in infants in Canada and to compare their outcomes with those of older pediatric patients.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Maria Kondyli, Monia Marzouki, Nicolas Prud'homme, Nida Usmani, Rebecca J. Deyell, Lesleigh Abbott, Tony H. Truong, Sapna Oberoi, Ketan Kulkarni, Josée Brossard, Lynette Bowes, Paul Gibson, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Lillian Sung, Catherine Vezina, Laura Wheaton, Alexandra P. Zorzi, Marie‐Claude Pelland‐Marcotte, Thai Hoa Tran   +21 more
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Drug-related problems and changes in drug utilization after medication reviews in nursing homes in Oslo, Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2017
Objective: We describe the drug-related problems (DRPs) identified during medication reviews (MRs) and the changes in drug utilization after MRs at nursing homes in Oslo, Norway. We explored predictors for the observed changes.
Amura Francesca Fog, Gunnar Kvalvaag, Knut Engedal, Jørund Straand   +3 more
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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
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MEDICATION RECONCILIATION, MEDICATION REVIEW AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AS COMPONENTS OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINES OPTIMISATION

Acta Medica Leopoliensia
Aim. To conduct a bibliosemantic comparative analysis of the set of relevant terms, namely medication reconciliation, medication review and medication management as components of medicines optimisation practice, and to compile a Ukrainian glossary ...
Yuliya Nastyukha, Andriy Zimenkovsky, Anna Wiela-Hojenska, Kamila Urbanczyk, Mariana Shportko   +4 more
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Self-efficacy for medication management: a systematic review of instruments

, 2018
Larkin Lamarche, Ambika Tejpal, Dee Mangin Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada Background: Medication self-efficacy is a potentially important construct in research around optimal use of prescription medications.
Tejpal A, Lamarche L, Mangin D
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Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques, Mariana dos Santos Murra, Welinton Hirai, Ana Laura Balduino do Nascimento, Karla Emilia de Sá Rodrigues, Wilson Elias de Oliveira Junior   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of pharmacist interventions and commonly used medications in the geriatric ward of a teaching hospital in Turkey: a retrospective study

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2019
 Elif Ertuna,1 Mehmet Zuhuri Arun,1 Seval Ay,2 Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak,2 Bahattin Gökdemir,2 Gül İspirli2 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey; 2Department of Internal Medicine ...
Ertuna E, Arun MZ, Ay S, Kayhan Koçak FO, Gökdemir B, İspirli G   +5 more
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A comparative evaluation of two clinical decision support systems for safer prescribing in older adults: an exploratory single-patient case study

Frontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionThe geriatric population face a heightened risk of adverse drug events due to multimorbidity and polypharmacy, yet clinical decision support systems used in community pharmacies often lack explicit geriatric prescribing criteria.MethodsThis ...
Veera Bobrova, Shane Desselle, Jyrki Heinämäki, Daisy Volmer   +3 more
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