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Impact of Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists on improving urinary tract infection antibiotic appropriateness at an acute psychiatric hospital [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2023
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, Williams Andrew PharmD, BCPP, Kneebusch Jamie PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, Butala Niyati PharmD, BCPP   +3 more
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Rural ambulatory care pharmacists providing in-clinic and home visit services improve adherence to long-acting injectable antipsychotics [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician
Patients with schizophrenia often experience symptoms such as poor insight and disorganized thought, which limit their ability to seek and receive care consistently.
Heng “Helen” Chang, PharmD, BCPS, Laura Michelle Vaughn, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, Danica Liu, PharmD   +2 more
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Analysis of cumulative antibiogram reports in intensive care units at an Egyptian University Hospital

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: Institutions must have access to antibiograms to monitor changes in antimicrobial resistance and direct empirical antibiotic therapy. The first facility-specific cumulative antibiogram was launched in the ICU in 2019.
Essamedin M. Negm, Eman S. Elgharabawy, Shahenda G. Badran, ALZahraa M. soliman, Aya M. el sayed, Aya O.N. Raafat, Sara T. Soliman, Heba M. Mahmoud, Ahmed E. Tawfik, Amr T. EL Hawary, Abeer El Hawary, Ahmed Elhewala, Rehab H. El-Sokkary   +12 more
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Prescribing Profile at a Pharmacy in Yogyakarta During the Period August-October 2024 [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
A drug prescription profile is a list of drugs prescribed or required by a service and is one of the bases for preparing a pharmacy's drug planning. This study aims to ascertain the prescribing habits of a Yogyakarta pharmacy over the August–October 2024
Putri Meilisa, Lutfyati Heni, Kartikawati Nurfina Dian, Yuliastuti Fitriana, Hastuti Dwi, Pribadi Stephen Yustianto, Yunaida Qoonita Dewi   +6 more
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Use of a trigger tool to detect adverse drug reactions in an emergency department

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2017
Background Although there are systems for reporting adverse drug reactions (ADR), these safety events remain under reported. The low-cost, low-tech trigger tool method is based on the detection of events through clues, and it seems to increase the ...
Silvana Maria de Almeida, Aruana Romualdo, Andressa de Abreu Ferraresi, Giovana Roberta Zelezoglo, Alexandre R. Marra, Michael B. Edmond   +5 more
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Preparation and Evaluation of Telmisartan Solid Dispersion as Sublingual Tablets

مجلة كلية الطب
Background: Telmisartan is an antihypertensive angiotensin II receptor antagonist drug commonly used to treat hypertension and renal disease. Based on the Biopharmaceutical Classification System.  It’s a Class II poorly soluble drug.
Hiba Ayad Aziz, Entidhar J. Al-Akkam
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine, Béliard Sophie, Renard Cécile, Caussy Cyrielle, Hamidou Zeinab, Romano David, Gacem Mélanie, Petit Arnaud, Saultier Paul, Borentain Patrick, Michel Gérard   +10 more
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Effectiveness of P3KU Mertion App on First Aid Drug Knowledge Among the Cadres of Nasyiatul 'Aisyiyah Gamping [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Improving community-level knowledge on emergency drug use is essential, particularly in settings with limited access to trained healthcare professionals. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the P3KU Mertion mobile application in enhancing knowledge
Damarwati Vella Lailli, Ghozali Muhammad Thesa, Kurniawan Nanang, Dini Riyanti Raf'al, Abidin Ghaida Rahmani Putri, Styawan Anita Agustina, Orbayinah Salmah, Lestari Ahdiana Yuni   +7 more
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