Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani +8 more
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Perceived role of pharmacists in managing home-based pharmaceutical services in Norway: An interview study with community pharmacists [PDF]
Pharmacists have the potential to address gaps in primary healthcare by providing pharmaceutical services in home care settings, particularly in response to the challenges faced by the Norwegian healthcare system.
Bustić Ivana +2 more
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PATIENTS’ EXPECTATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE IN PUSKESMAS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY [PDF]
For the last decade in Indonesia, pharmacist roles and responsibilities has been more expanding from medication dispensing to patient-focused care services (Pharmaceutical Care). This alteration consequently will affect pharmacist-patient professional
Herawati, Fauna +3 more
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Predicting Loss of Ambulation in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R9
ABSTRACT Background Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) results from biallelic variants in FKRP. There is limited data to predict loss of ambulation (LOA) among those with LGMDR9. Methods Participants in an ongoing dystroglycanopathy natural history study (NCT00313677) with FKRP variants who had achieved ambulation and were more than 3 ...
Chandra L. Miller +6 more
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Primary health care policy and vision for community pharmacy and pharmacists in Colombia
Colombia is a decentralized republic with a population of 50 million, constituted by 32 departments (territorial units) and 1,204 municipalities. The health system provides universal coverage and equal access to health care services to 95% of the ...
Pedro Amariles +2 more
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The pharmaceutical services to the elderly in the old aged homes in Hong Kong: a scope exercise [PDF]
Various models of pharmaceutical services have been provided by pharmacists to old aged home residents, however, these models have never been summarised and compared.
Chan, EW +4 more
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Conceptualising production, productivity and technology in pharmacy practice: a novel framework for policy, education and research. [PDF]
CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND: People and health systems worldwide face serious challenges due to shifting disease demographics, rising population demands and weaknesses in healthcare provision, including capacity shortages and lack of impact of healthcare ...
A Birenbaum +34 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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Challenges for health care development in Croatia [Izazovi razvoja zdravstvenog sustava Republike Hrvatske] [PDF]
The main aim of the research done in this paper was to establish key challenges and perspectives for health care development in the Republic of Croatia in the next two decades.
Bilas, Vlatka +2 more
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Towards a transparent, credible, evidence-based decision-making process of new drug listing on the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Drug Formulary: challenges and suggestions [PDF]
The aim of this article is to describe the process, evaluation criteria, and possible outcomes of decision-making for new drugs listed in the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Drug Formulary in comparison to the health technology assessment (HTA) policy ...
Cheung, Bernard M.Y. +2 more
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