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A drug utilization study in post-operative patients of obstetrics and gynecology of a tertiary care teaching hospital

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2022
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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Industry Payments to Physicians and Prescribing of Brand-name Drugs [PDF]

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2016
Under the Open Payments program (the Physician Payment SunshineAct,which ispartof theAffordableCareAct), theCenters forMedicareM clearly theybelieve that billions of dollars of investments will have good returns. In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, DeJong and colleagues,1 using 2013 data from the Open Payments programandprescribingdata for ...
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Evaluation of the quality of prescription orders in a tertiary health-care facility in Southeastern Nigeria

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2018
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, Chibueze Anosike, Onyinye Blessing Ukoha-Kalu, Ebere Emilia Ayogu   +3 more
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Irrational drug use and its associated factors at Debre Markos Referral Hospital’s outpatient pharmacy in East Gojjam, Northwest Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
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, Muluken Wubetu, Bekalu Dessie   +2 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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A quantitative insight of the interactions of prescribers with pharmaceutical organization’s representatives in clinical settings of Karachi

, 2019
Objectives: The study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the prescribers’ approach of interaction with medical representatives for drug promotion. Methods: An explanatory, cross-sectional design was used to evaluate prescribers’ interactions with ...
Fatima, Bilqees, Iffat, Wajiha, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Shakeel, Sadia, Nesar, Shagufta, Maqbool, Tahmina   +5 more
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Difference in rural and urban Medicare prescription pattern for Parkinson’s disease in Hawai‘i

Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2022
Background: Medical management of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is becoming complex. Increasing evidence suggests that patients have better outcomes when they are managed by neurologists. However, access to neurologists can be limited in rural areas. Analysis
Michiko K. Bruno, Gina Watanabe, Fay Gao, Todd Seto, Kazuma Nakagawa, Connie Trinacty, Stacy Brown, Deborah A. Taira   +7 more
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Association of Industry Payments to Physicians With the Prescribing of Brand-name Statins in Massachusetts [PDF]

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2016
Pharmaceutical industry payments to physicians may affect prescribing practices and increase costs if more expensive medications are prescribed.Determine the association between industry payments to physicians and the prescribing of brand-name as compared with generic statins for lowering cholesterol.Cross-sectional linkage of the Part D Medicare ...
James S, Yeh, Jessica M, Franklin, Jerry, Avorn, Joan, Landon, Aaron S, Kesselheim   +4 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between industry payments and prescribing costly medications: an observational study using open payments and medicare part D data

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background While many new medications may offer advantages over existing drugs, some newer drugs are reformulations of existing products that provide little innovation or incremental benefit while driving up drug costs.
Manvi Sharma, Aisha Vadhariya, Michael L. Johnson, Zachary A. Marcum, Holly M. Holmes   +4 more
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