Antibiotic Consumption and Deviation of Prescribed Daily Dose From the Defined Daily Dose in Critical Care Patients: A Point-Prevalence Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Background: The consumption of antibiotics is one of the metrics used to evaluate the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic consumption in Brazilian intensive care units ...
Patricia Helena Castro Nunes +11 more
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Prevalence of Antibiotics Prescription and Assessment of Prescribed Daily Dose in Outpatients from Mexico City [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2020 Pharmacoepidemiological research about antibiotics is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), but data regarding antibiotic prevalence based on actual prescriptions and dosing patterns are insufficient.
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Prescribed daily-dose–based metrics of oral antibiotic use for hospitalized children in Japan [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023 Objective: Defined daily-dose (DDD)–based metrics are frequently used to measure antibiotic consumption. However, they are unsuitable for the pediatric population because they are defined using the maintenance dose for 70-kg adults.
Wataru Mimura +3 more
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DiabetologyBackground/Objectives: Limited evidence is available regarding insulin total daily dose (TDD), or the factors associated with TDD, among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using multiple daily injections of insulin (MDI).
Eugene E. Wright, Jr. +6 more
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PLoS Medicine, 2022 Background Despite the rising number of older adults with medical encounters for opioid misuse, dependence, and poisoning, little is known about patterns of prescription opioid dose and their association with risk for opioid-related adverse events (ORAEs)
Yu-Jung Jenny Wei +4 more
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International Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences, 2022 Background: A major danger to the health care system is the rise in antibiotic resistance. The aim of current Study is to evaluate the comparison defined daily dose (DDD) and prescribed daily dose (PDD) of macrolide and to evaluate the prescribing ...
Misbah naz +7 more
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The outpatient use of beta lactam antibiotics in Montenegro before the introduction of new reform strategy on drug market [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2006 Introduction: The study represents the first investigation of outpatient use of beta lactam antibiotics in Montenegro carried out in accordance with internationally approved methodology (DDD/ATC).
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A Drug Utilization Study of Cognition Enhancers in Dementia in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Cognitive decline is one of the important factors undermining the quality of life in geriatric patients. Although the WHO has declared ‘Dementia’ as a priority health condition. Cognitive neuropharmacology is still in its infancy and there
Karan Thakkar +2 more
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Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2021 Antimicrobial agents are the most common group of drugs prescribed, especially in inpatients, as well as contribute highest in the drug-related expenses.
Alok Singh +4 more
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An Observational Study to Evaluate the Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and Prescribing Pattern of Drugs in Patients with ED Visiting an Andrology Specialty Clinic, Mumbai: 2012-14 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common occurrence and its incidence is expected to increase significantly along with the increase in various lifestyle diseases. The drug utilization for ED is very low.
Amit S. Mutha +4 more
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