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A Prescription for Safety: Medication Error Reporting, Education, and Advocating for Change [PDF]

, 2021
In 1974, pharmacist Michael Cohen learned of a serious adverse event with insulin at a hospital and began sharing information about it with other pharmacists to prevent the error from happening again. Twenty years later, he founded the Institute for Safe
Eugene Myers, Michael R Cohen
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Medication safety in children [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The issue of medication safety has received considerable attention in the last few years. Especially drug related problems (DRP) are a major safety issue.
Glanzmann, C, Glanzmann, Corina
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Patient Engagement Interventions to Enhance Medication Safety in Long-Term Care : A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2022
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of patient engagement interventions tested in randomized controlled trials (RCT) to enhance medication safety in long-term care.
Olsen, Rose Mari, Sletvold, Hege
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Exploring medication safety structures and processes in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2023
BACKGROUND Medication safety is important to limit adverse events for nursing home residents. Several factors, such as interprofessional collaboration with pharmacists and medication reviews, have been shown in the literature to influence medication ...
Carla Meyer-Massetti, Meyer‑Massetti, Carla, Favez, Lauriane, Zúñiga, Franziska, Meyer-Massetti, Carla, Lauriane Favez, Franziska Zúñiga   +6 more
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Research progress on gas signal molecular therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Open Life Sciences, 2023
The pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. Among the pathological manifestations is the progressive degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway, leading to massive loss of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ...
Wang Linlin, Dan Qing, Xu Bingxuan, Chen Yun, Zheng Tingting   +4 more
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The safety of osteoporosis medication

South African Medical Journal, 2013
Osteoporosis is a common, costly and serious disease, which is still too often regarded as an inevitable part of the normal ageing process and therefore sub-optimally treated, especially in the elderly--in fact, only two out of every 10 patients who sustain a hip fracture receive any form of assessment or prophylactic therapy for osteoporosis.
Hough, F S, Brown, S L, Cassim, B, Davey, M R, de Lange, W, de Villiers, T J, Ellis, G C, Lipschitz, S, Lukhele, M, Pettifor, J M   +9 more
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Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care [PDF]

, 2011
Background Older people in long-term residential care are at increased risk of medication errors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a computerised barcode medication management system designed to improve drug administrations in residential and ...
Nelson Sara, Szczepura, Ala, Wild, Deidre, Sara Nelson, Nelson, S. (Sara), Nelson, Sara, Wilde, P, Nelson, Sarah, Szczepura Ala, Ala Szczepura, Deidre Wild, Wild Deidre, Szczepura, Ala; id_orcid   +12 more
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Mapping the Theoretical Domain Framework to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: do multiple frameworks add value?

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background Implementation researchers often combine the Theoretical Domain Framework (TDF) and Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in their studies.
B. O’Donovan, C. Kirke, M. Pate, S. McHugh, K. Bennett, C. Cahir   +5 more
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Evaluation of a guided continuous quality improvement program in community pharmacies

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2017
Background The importance of creating and sustaining a strong culture of patient safety has been recognized as a critical component of safe medication use.
Chanadda Chinthammit, Michael T. Rupp, Edward P. Armstrong, Tara Modisett, Rebecca P. Snead, Terri L. Warholak   +5 more
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Treatment Patterns, Effectiveness, and Safety of Originator Insulin Glargine versus Insulin Glargine-yfgn within the Veterans Health Administration

Pharmacoepidemiology
We described insulin glargine (originator) and insulin glargine-yfgn (biosimilar) treatment patterns, assessed effectiveness and safety outcomes, and identified reasons for switching back to the originator product from the biosimilar.
Samantha Walczuk, Francesca E. Cunningham, Xinhua Zhao, Diane Dong, Peter A. Glassman, Donald R. Miller, Deborah Khachikian, Anthony Au, Cedric Salone, Kelly Bryan, Qoua Her, Sherrie L. Aspinall   +11 more
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