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Evaluation of out-patient prescriptions in rural part of central Gujarat
Background: The prescription error is a failure in the prescription writing process leading to wrong instructions about the identity of the recipient, the identity of the drug, the formulation, dose, route, timing, frequency, and duration of ...
Nitin Kothari +2 more
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Did you call me? : 5-month-old infants own name guides their attention [PDF]
An infant's own name is a unique social cue. Infants are sensitive to their own name by 4 months of age, but whether they use their names as a social cue is unknown.
Parise, Eugenio +2 more
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Natesto®. What Else? New Trends in Drug Naming
This paper is a lexicological study of the brand names of newly FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved drugs which aims at highlighting the new trends observed in drug naming.
Pascaline Faure
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The magnitude of prescribing medicines by brand names in a tertiary hospital, Mwanza, Tanzania
Background: Globally, one of the most common causes of irrational use of medicines is brand-name prescribing. The consequence of prescribing medicines using brand names is an economic burden on patients and society.
Stanley Mwita +5 more
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Prescribing trends in a teaching hospital in Nepal
Prescriptions of the patients at the time of admission to the college of Medical Sciences (CMS), Bharatpur, Nepal were collected for a period of 6 months to study the prescribing pattern in a teaching hospital.
Ranjib Ghosh +3 more
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Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common diseases in the elderly. Due to the presence of comorbid conditions, geriatric patients are usually on more than 1 drug and hence this vulnerable population requires frequent monitoring.
Pushpa V H, Nagesh H N, Ramesh H S
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Background: The accurate knowledge of generic medicine issues among future prescribers will enhance the prescribing of cost-effective medicines. This study aimed to explore the knowledge and perception of senior medical students about the generic ...
Sudesh Gyawali +2 more
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Background: After any kind of surgery, many drugs are prescribed for prevention of infection, analgesic purpose, nausea, vomiting, gastritis and to maintain the hemodynamic status.
Arthy S, Sakthibalan M
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Background: Prescription orders serve as a source of communication linking the physician, patient, and pharmacist. However, inappropriate prescriptions may result in medication errors, thus may worsen clinical outcome and economic burden of the patient ...
Nneka Uchenna Igboeli +3 more
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Objectives: Half of all drugs are used irrationally around the world, and about half of patients take their medications correctly. Inappropriate use of drugs leads to antibiotic resistance, medication therapy problems, and an increase in drug costs. This
Legese Melku +2 more
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