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Logistic Stewardship: Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Based on Antibiotics Goods Flow

open access: yesAntibiotics
Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to safe health care, and a reduction in antibiotic consumption seems to be an appropriate preventive measure.
Bianca Leistner   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health and cost impact of stepping down asthma medication for UK patients, 2001-2017: A population-based observational study.

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2020
BackgroundGuidelines recommend stepping down asthma treatment to the minimum effective dose to achieve symptom control, prevent adverse side effects, and reduce costs. Limited data exist on asthma prescription patterns in a real-world setting.
Chloe I Bloom   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pregabalin Prescription for Neuropathic Pain and Fibromyalgia: A Descriptive Study Using Administrative Database in Japan

open access: yesPain Research and Management, 2018
Objective. To assess dose, characteristics, and coprescribed analgesics in patients newly prescribed pregabalin for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in Japan. Methods.
Mikito Hirakata   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of new, once-daily 5-aminosalicylic acid preparations in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Is there anything new under the sun? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) agents remain the mainstay treatment in ulcerative colitis (UC). A number of oral 5-ASA agents are commercially available, including azobond pro-drugs, as well as delayed- and controlled-release forms of mesalazine.
Lakatos, Péter László
core   +1 more source

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid prescribing and social deprivation: A retrospective analysis of prescribing for CNCP in Liverpool CCG.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundTreating Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (CNCP) with long-term, high dose and more potent opioids puts patients at increased risk of harm, whilst providing limited pain relief.
Emma K Begley   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Failure of prescribers to adjust antibiotic dose to impaired renal function in daily clinical practice [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2002
Dose adjustment of antibiotics to renal function is recommended for many antibiotics, which are eliminated by the kidney. Avoiding dose adjustment to renal function leads to unnecessary high plasma concentrations, adverse drug reactions, costs and workload for the nurses.The aims were to evaluate adherence to hospital guidelines concerning dose ...
Vogtlander, N.P.J.   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety of opioid patch initiation in Australian residential aged care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Explores opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Abstract Objective: To explore opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Design:
Lisa Pont   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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