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 +3 more
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Adherence to the combination of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and artesunate in the Maheba refugee settlement, Zambia. [PDF]
, 2004 Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is one strategy recommended to increase cure rates in malaria and to contain resistance to Plasmodium falciparum. In the Maheba refugee settlement, children aged 5 years or younger with a confirmed diagnosis of
Balkan, S +6 more
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Long-term evaluation of a UK Community Pharmacy-Based Weight Management Service [PDF]
, 2020 Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer, reducing both the quality and quantity of life. Consequently, government healthcare costs are significant. A greater than 5% reduction in weight has been shown to result in
Evans, Gareth, Wright, David
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Prescribing Profile at a Pharmacy in Yogyakarta During the Period August-October 2024 [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesA 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 +6 more
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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 +12 more
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The four or more medicines (FOMM) support service:results from an evaluation of a new community pharmacy service aimed at over-65s [PDF]
, 2015 Background: 57% of all prescriptions dispensed in the UK in 2003 were for people aged ≥60, where ≥20% of them were prescribed ≥ five medicines. Inappropriate prescribing and non-adherence have a significant impact on hospital admissions and patient ...
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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 +5 more
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Evaluation of a pharmacist-led medication assessment used to identify prevalence of and associations with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use among ambulatory senior adults with cancer. [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: The use of multiple and/or inappropriate medications in seniors is a significant public health problem, and cancer treatment escalates its prevalence and complexity.
Andrel-Sendecki, Jocelyn +4 more
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Preparation and Evaluation of Telmisartan Solid Dispersion as Sublingual Tablets
مجلة كلية الطبBackground: 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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How Do Pharmacists Construct, Facilitate and Consolidate Their Professional Identity? [PDF]
, 2016 The pharmacy profession has, and continues to experience change regarding roles and responsibilities. The supply of medicines still remains a central function but patient facing, clinical roles are now becoming more common place where pharmacists use ...
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