A tool for screening potentially inappropriate prescribing in Chinese children [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Background: More than half of adverse drug events in pediatric patients are avoidable and blocking medication errors at the prescribing stage might be one of the most effective preventive measures.Objective: To form a tool (a series of criteria) for ...
Siyu Li +25 more
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Prevalence and Factors with Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing among Older Surgical Outpatients in China: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study in 100 Hospitals [PDF]
Journal of Epidemiology and Global HealthBackground Older outpatients face a heightened risk of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP). However, there is a paucity of evidence evaluating PIP in older outpatients attending surgical outpatient departments in China using Chinese-specific ...
Fangyuan Tian +4 more
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in elderly patients with epilepsy at two referral hospitals in Ethiopia [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineIntroductionThe prevalence of drug therapy problems in patients with epilepsy has been reported to be as high as 70–90%. Moreover, elderly patients with epilepsy are highly vulnerable to inappropriate therapies.
Tamrat Assefa Tadesse +7 more
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Why Do Physicians Prescribe Antibiotics? A Systematic Review of the Psycho-Socio-Organisational Factors Related to Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Antimicrobials in Europe [PDF]
Infectious Disease ReportsPurpose: Effective antimicrobial use enhances care quality and combats antibiotic resistance. Yet, non-guideline factors influence potentially inappropriate prescribing. This study explores psycho-socio-organisational factors in antimicrobial prescribing
Chiara Lansink +4 more
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A Snapshot of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions upon Pediatric Discharge in Oman
Pharmacy, 2022 Background: Identifying and quantifying potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) practices remains a time-consuming and challenging task, particularly among the pediatric population.
Alaa M. Soliman +4 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of potentially inappropriate medications among Iranian older adults [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik, 2019 Aim Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older people are associated with the increased use of health care services. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of PIMs among the elderly being referred to pharmacies in Tehran using
Malihe Saboor +3 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is common in older adults and is associated with potential negative consequences, such as falls and cognitive decline.
Katharina Tabea Jungo +2 more
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Agreement between the 2009 STOPP Criteria and the 2003 Beers Criteria at the time of hospital admission [PDF]
Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2016 Potentially inappropriate prescription in elderly patients can be evaluated by different methods. The STOPP Criteria and Beers Criteria stand out among the explicit criteria most widely used. Objective: The main objective of this study is to identify the
María Muñoz García +4 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023 INTRODUCTION: Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) should be deprescribed when an indication is lacking or the dose is too high. Academic and media reports have tried to raise awareness and thereby reduce the inappropriate prescribing of PPIs.
Renata Vidonscky Lüthold +6 more
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İstanbul Medical Journal, 2023 Introduction:The population aged 65 years and older has the highest rates of drug use and is more sensitive to drug effects. Appropriate medication use among older adults is associated with poor clinical outcomes.
Ertaç Berker +2 more
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