Impact on hospital-wide antipsychotic prescribing practices through physician peer comparison letters [PDF]
Peer comparison is a behavioral strategy that provides feedback to individuals on how they compare with others. It is used to improve health care quality, reduce inappropriate prescribing, and improve physician performance.
Erica A. K. Davis, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
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Pharmaceutical care practice in patients with chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Introduction: The impact of chronic kidney disease in health is no longer just a patient-physician issue, not only in terms of the increase in the number of patients diagnosed, but also regarding the human and economic cost for health systems.
Dadier Antonio Arroyo Monterroza +1 more
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Comparison of droperidol and haloperidol for acute agitation in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Introduction To compare the effectiveness of droperidol and haloperidol for acute agitation in the emergency department. Methods Data from electronic health records were collected from January 1, 2022, to August 25, 2023, across 6 emergency departments ...
Francesca DiGuglielmo, PharmD +4 more
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Asthma is one of the most common chronic, non-communicable diseases affecting children worldwide. The estimated prevalence of pediatric asthma in Iraq is 15.8%.
Mohammed Al-Musawi, Zinah M. Anwer
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Impact of traditional versus nontraditional initiation dosing schedule of paliperidone palmitate on 30-day readmission and safety [PDF]
Introduction: Paliperidone palmitate (PP), a second-generation long-acting injectable antipsychotic, requires 2 injections upon initiation. Due to the fast-paced nature of the inpatient setting, the second dose may be administered earlier than ...
Erika Kim, PharmD, BCPP +4 more
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The increasing pressure on healthcare systems (HCSs) is a cause for concern worldwide. Rising costs, uncertainty about sustainability, and aging populations are the main issues that make it challenging to allocate scarce resources to the needs of HCSs ...
Luis A. Martínez +2 more
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Pharmacists in clozapine clinics improving physical health monitoring [PDF]
Introduction: People living with schizophrenia have a higher rate of comorbid physical health diseases and compared with the general population die earlier due to these diseases.
Greg Spann, BPharm, GCert Psychiatric Therapeutics +2 more
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Background: Breast tumor is the most well-known type of cancerous growth in ladies of Pakistan. The effect of the underlying diagnosis, treatment conventions, chemotherapeutic agents in contrast with culture, social and psychological parts of the ...
Ali Hassan +2 more
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Impact of Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists on improving urinary tract infection antibiotic appropriateness at an acute psychiatric hospital [PDF]
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic use; patients with psychiatric disorders have a greater risk for UTI compared with patients without these disorders.
Hamad Mohammad Adam PharmD, BCPS +3 more
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Pharmacy Travel Health Services in Canada: Experience of Early Adopters [PDF]
open access articleSince 2007, community pharmacists in Canada have become increasingly involved in delivering Travel Health services, including the recommendation and administration of vaccines.
Goodyer, Larry, Thidrickson, Doug
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