Prevalence of self-medication among pregnant Women: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2019 Background: Self-medication is prevalent among pregnant women. It can cause adverse effects such as fetal anomalies. Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-medication among Iranian pregnant women.
Azam Rahmani +4 more
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Plan B Contraceptive and the Role of Politics in Medicine: A Comparative Analysis of the Switch of Emergency Contraception from Prescription to Non-Prescription in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Canada [PDF]
, 2006 Of the approximately 6 million pregnancies in the United States each year, almost half are unintended. Of these unintended pregnancies, approximately four in ten will end in abortion. Plan B emergency contraception is a drug that has the potential to
Armstrong, Mary E.
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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. +8 more
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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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Expenditures of Urban and Rural Households in 2011 [PDF]
, 2013 The United States is a nation of great diversity. Large houses and big red barns are found on the open farmlands of the Midwest while apartments and coffee shops occupy rs of busy city streets.
Hawk, William
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Health Care Expenditures in the National Health Expenditures Accounts and in Gross Domestic Product: A Reconciliation [PDF]
This paper provides a most detailed reconciliation to date of the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), the official estimates of health care spending in the United States from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the ...
Aaron Catlin +2 more
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Spartan Daily, May 7, 2004 [PDF]
, 2003 Volume 122, Issue 63https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/9997/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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, 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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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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The Economic Impact of a Switch From Prescription-Only to Non-prescription Drugs in Italy
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 The paper analyses the potential economic impact of switching drugs from prescription-only to over the counter status, using Italy as a case-study. The study assumes a societal perspective, investigating the effects of switches (and consequent delisting)
Monica Hildegard Otto +4 more
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