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Development of a High‐Risk Medication List for Australian Residential Aged Care: A Modified Delphi Study

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 45, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction High‐risk medications are medications associated with significant patient harm or death if misused or used in error. This study aimed to develop a national consensus high‐risk medication list for use in Australian residential aged care.
Amanda J. Cross, Madiha Chaudhry, Darshna Goordeen, Juanita L. Breen, Malcolm Clark, Stephanie Daly, Belinda Delardes, Bente Hart, Deborah Hawthorne, Peter J. Hayball, Sarah N. Hilmer, Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, MaryAnn Kulh, Kenneth Lee, David F. L. Liew, Stephen Macfarlane, Elizabeth Manias, Anthony Marinucci, Constance Dimity Pond, Helen Rawson, Susan Slatyer, Andrew Stafford, Amy B. Thomson, Kate Wang, Kirolos Wasef, Jonathan Zimmerman, Nadine E. Andrew, Gauri P. Godbole, Louise Lord, Atish Manek, Brigid McInerney, Michelle Steeper, Justin P. Turner, J. Simon Bell   +33 more
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Multi-centre Implementation of the SNAP Protocol for Paracetamol Overdose - reducing the length of stay

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine
Aim/Objective/Background: Paracetamol stands as one of the most prevalent drugs of overdose in the UK. The conventional treatment for Paracetamol toxicity involves intravenous administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), typically administered over 21 ...
Roshan Joseph, William Manning, Muniswamy Hemavathi, Richard Austin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Satisfaction With Medication Pricing in Community Pharmacy Settings: A Cross‐Sectional Study of Individuals With Comorbidities

AGING MEDICINE, Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 40-50, February 2026.
The majority of patients in Malaysia purchase medications at community pharmacies for simple medical conditions. One‐fourth of them are not satisfied with the pricing practices at these pharmacies. The majority rely on medical insurance to purchase routine medications.
Amelia Ravindran, Palanisamy Sivanandy, Sajesh Kalkandi Veettil, Priya Manirajan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-poisoning with paracetamol in England: short report of characteristics of individuals and their overdoses according to source of tablets

BJPsych Open
Self-poisoning with paracetamol is the most frequently used overdose method in the UK. Psychosocial assessments were conducted by mental health clinicians with 127 consecutive individuals who presented with pure paracetamol overdoses to a large general ...
Fiona Brand, Elizabeth Bale, Apostolos Tsiachristas, Keith Hawton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pregabalin dependence, withdrawal, suicidality and psychosis reports: A disproportionality analysis of the Australian adverse events database

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 2, Page 545-555, February 2026.
Aims Globally, Australia has the highest per capita consumption rate of pregabalin, commonly prescribed for neuropathic pain. Emerging evidence suggests pregabalin may be associated with the onset or recurrence of several potentially life‐threatening psychiatric events in some individuals.
Amy G. McNeilage, Ali Gholamrezaei, Bridin Murnion, Suzanne Nielsen, Claire E. Ashton‐James   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacogenetics of analgesic drugs [PDF]

, 2013
• Individual variability in pain perception and differences in the efficacy of analgesic drugs are complex phenomena and are partly genetically predetermined.
Branford, R, Cregg, R, Gubbay, A, Russo, G, Sato, H   +4 more
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Short communication: Dynamic chemical labelling allows the measurement of the paracetamol toxicity biomarker microRNA‐122 in hospital clinical laboratories

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 2, Page 612-618, February 2026.
MicroRNA‐122 (miR‐122) is a sensitive biomarker for paracetamol‐induced liver injury. This study assessed the diagnostic performance of dynamic chemical labelling (DCL) combined with an immunoassay platform to quantify miR‐122 in human serum, as a proof‐of‐concept for hospital use.
Samar Alzeer, Antonio Marin‐Romero, Bárbara López‐Longarela, Juan J. Guardia‐Monteagudo, F. Javier Lopez‐Delgado, Salvatore Pernagallo, Juan J. Diaz‐Mochon, Mavys Tabraue‐Chavez, Kathleen Scullion, James W. Dear   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ricinus Communis: Nutritional Importance, Health Benefits, and Industrial Applications

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
The current paper summarizes the nutritional composition, phytochemistry, health benefits, safety studies, and applications of castor beans and their oil. Moreover, the diverse bioactive compounds, including saponins, emodins, terpenoids, anthraquinones, flavonoids, steroids, and alkaloids, exhibit therapeutic properties such as antioxidant, anticancer,
Hassan Raza, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Asad Abbas, Aimen Mazhar, Ahmad Mujtaba Noman, Muhammad Imran, Muzzamal Hussain, Ehab M. Mostafa, Ahmed H. El‐Ghorab, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Samy Selim, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad, Anjuman Gul Memon, Entessar Al Jbawi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Childhood Drug and Non-Drug Poisoning in Nigeria: An Economic Appraisal

Annals of Global Health, 2019
Background: The dearth of information on the economic cost of childhood poisoning in sub-Saharan Africa necessitated this study. Objective: This study has investigated the prevalence of childhood drug and non-drug poisoning, treatment modalities and ...
Ifunanya Ikhile, Ifenyinwa Chijioke-Nwauche, Orish Ebere Orisakwe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out of the shadows : services for persons with epilepsy in Malta [PDF]

, 2000
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in clinical practice and it is a generic term used to define a variety of seizure disorders. A seizure is a disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain. There are more than 20 different epilepsies
Mifsud, Janet
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