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The Influence of Safety, Efficacy, and Medical Condition Severity on Natural v. Synthetic Drug Preference

, 2016
Research indicates that there is a preference for natural v. synthetic products, but the influence of this preference on drug choice in the medical domain is largely unknown.
Lappas, Courtney M., Meier, Brian P.
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Overruling the Food and Drug Administration: An Analysis of the 2011 Denial of Over-the-Counter Status for Plan B Placed within the Historical Context of Executive Influence on FDA Action [PDF]

, 2013
On December 7, 2011, newspaper headlines from coast to coast announced that Plan B One-Step, a form of emergency contraception, would not be made available to females under seventeen without a prescription.
Crovetto, Alisha Marie
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Individual and county-level factors associated with use of multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies to obtain opioid prescriptions in California. [PDF]

, 2012
Use of multiple prescribers and pharmacies is a means by which some individuals misuse opioids. Community characteristics may be important determinants of the likelihood of this phenomenon independent of individual-level factors. This was a retrospective
Han, Huijun, Kass, Philip, Li, Chin-Shang, Wilsey, Barth   +3 more
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Thromboembolic and neurologic sequelae of discontinuation of an antihyperlipidemic drug during ongoing warfarin therapy [PDF]

, 2017
Warfarin and antihyperlipidemics are commonly co-prescribed. Some antihyperlipidemics may inhibit warfarin deactivation via the hepatic cytochrome P450 system.
Bilker, Warren B., Brensinger, Colleen M., Hennessy, Sean, Kimmel, Stephen E., Leonard, Charles E., Whitaker, Heather J.   +5 more
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Benefits of a Compensating Dermocosmetic Routine as an Adjunct to Treatments in Patients With Mild to Very Severe Acne: Results From an Observational Multicenter Study

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 24, Issue 11, November 2025.
James Odeimi, Margot Broallier, Elena Sotiriou, Monika Heizerová, Adam Reich, Dominika Kwiatkowska, Samir Salah   +6 more
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Sweetening the Bitter Pill: Rx to OTC Switches Via a Third Class of Drugs [PDF]

, 2012
The United States faces a health care crisis in the years ahead. Spiraling costs are quickly outpacing the rate of inflation. Many people do not feel the immediate pressure as the true cost of America's health care is borne by employer or government ...
Price, L. L.
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Medicine reclassification processes and regulations for proper use of over-the-counter self-care medicines in Japan

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2016
Kaori Nomura,1 Yuki Kitagawa,2 Yasukatsu Yuda,2 Hiromi Takano-Ohmuro2 1Division of Molecular Epidemiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 2Faculty of Pharmacy, Musashino University, Shinmachi, Tokyo, Japan Objectives: Japan has actively ...
Nomura K, Kitagawa Y, Yuda Y, Takano-Ohmuro H   +3 more
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Predicting pharmacy naloxone stocking and dispensing following a statewide standing order, Indiana 2016 [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: While naloxone, the overdose reversal medication, has been available for decades, factors associated with its availability through pharmacies remain unclear.
Agley, J.D., Davis, A., Gassman, R., Hoss, A., Jayawardene, W., Meyerson, B.E., Ritchie, K., Ryder, P.T., Shannon, D.J.   +8 more
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Medication use practices and inspection of returned pills during follow-up attendance at a tertiary care hypertension clinic in Nigeria

Sahel Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Medication use practices in the treatment of hypertension (HTN) have been shown to determine outcomes. This study characterizes the profile of medication practices by hypertensive patients attending a tertiary health-care facility in Nigeria.
Abimbola O Olowofela, Ambrose O Isah
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Use of substance and non-prescription drugs by pregnant Nigerian women

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2003
Objective: To evaluate the problems of alcohol, other substance and non- prescription drugs use during pregnancy. Methods: The study was carried out at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
John E N. Okonkwo, R Uwakwe
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