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Association between physician specialty and risk of prescribing inappropriate pill splitting. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Prescription errors that occur due to the process of pill splitting are a common medication problem; however, available prescription information involving inappropriate pill splitting and its associated factors is lacking.
Chia-Yu Chou   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Network Pharmacology–Based Identification of Key Mechanisms of Xihuang Pill in the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Stem Cells

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Xihuang pill, an approved Chinese medicine formula (state medical permit number. Z11020073), is a commonly used adjuvant drug for cancer patients in China.
Yu-Zhu Zhang   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usability Evaluation of an Image-based Pill Identification Application [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objective. To measure the accuracy and usability of an the image-processing based pill identifier application that we have developed. Methods. The subjects selected were medical residents and nurses. Five nurses and five physicians were randomly assigned
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core   +1 more source

Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation Study of a Predictive Algorithm to Evaluate Opioid Use Disorder in a Primary Care Setting

open access: yesHealth Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2017
Background: Opioid abuse in chronic pain patients is a major public health issue. Primary care providers are frequently the first to prescribe opioids to patients suffering from pain, yet do not always have the time or resources to adequately evaluate ...
Maneesh Sharma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adherence to triple‐component antihypertensive regimens is higher with single‐pill than equivalent two‐pill regimens: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesClinical and Translational Science, 2021
Using a single‐pill combination (SPC) for hypertension (HTN) treatment resulted in better adherence and persistence than a free‐equivalent combination in previous observational studies. The aim of this study is to confirm superior adherence with a triple‐
Jidong Sung   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shelf-life Prediction of Black Sesame Compound Honey Pill and the Effect of Packaging Method on its Storage Quality

open access: yesLiang you shipin ke-ji, 2022
Taking the black sesame compound honey pill as the research object, the acid value and peroxide value are used as evaluation indicators to investigate the influence of different storage temperatures on its quality; on this basis, the shelf life of the ...
YOU Jing   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Pregnancy Protective Impact of Scheduled Nonadherence to a Novel Progestin-Only Pill: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Crossover Study

open access: yesJMIR Research Protocols, 2021
BackgroundProgestin-only contraceptive pills (POP) are commonly reserved for women with medical comorbidities but in actuality, POPs can be safely used by anyone wanting to prevent pregnancy.
Edelman, Alison   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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