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Illegible handwriting and other prescription errors on prescriptions at National District Hospital, Bloemfontein

South African Family Practice, 2017
Background: It is generally accepted that doctors have illegible handwriting. The writer usually knows what is written, but other parties often have problems with reading and interpreting.
H Brits, A Botha, L Niksch, R Terblanché, K Venter, G Joubert   +5 more
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Occurrence of medication errors and comparison of manual and computerized prescription systems in public sector hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The knowledge of medication errors is an essential prerequisite for better healthcare delivery. The present study investigated prescribing errors in prescriptions from outpatient departments (OPDs) and emergency wards of two public sector hospitals in ...
Muhammad Kashif Riaz, Furqan Khurshid Hashmi, Nadeem Irfan Bukhari, Mohammad Riaz, Khalid Hussain   +4 more
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Use of a Molecular Signature Response Classifier to Inform Treatment Selection Improves Clinical Disease Activity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie, Timothy Beukelman, Nicholas P. McCormick, Jeffrey R. Curtis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge and opinions of postgraduate resident doctors regarding promotional drug literature: A cross-sectional study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020
Background: Pharmaceutical companies develop, introduce, and sell many novel drugs on a regular basis. For the manufacturers and distributors of these drugs, the sole important focus remains promoting them to prescribers, who are their target audience ...
Miti Ravin Gandhi, Savita Shahani, Noopur Ajaykumar Vyas   +2 more
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myositis and Associated Triad Overlap Syndrome

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) myositis is a rare but a highly morbid condition, particularly with the ICI myositis triad syndrome of myositis, myocarditis, and myasthenia gravis. We report the clinical characteristics of ICI myositis and all‐cause mortality in these patients.
Selene Rubino, Grant W. Cannon, Brian C. Sauer, Jorge Rojas, Gregory J. Stoddard, Gary A. Kunkel, Jessica A. Walsh, Bryant R. England, Joshua F. Baker, Tawnie J. Braaten   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug utilization in selected health facilities of South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, 2015
Mengistu Kebede, Dereje Kebebe Borga, Eshetu Mulisa Bobasa Department of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Background: Sustaining the availability and rational use of safe and effective drugs is a major problem in developing countries ...
Kebede M, Kebebe Borga D, Mulisa Bobasa E   +2 more
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The effect of prescription patterns on the performance of the pharmacy department of a Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background: Poor drug prescription patterns (PP) result in irrational medicine use, avoidable stock outs and drug expiries.Objective: This study primarily assessed the effects of PP on the performance of the pharmacy department (PD) of Mbarara Regional ...
Gerald Manzi Mbabazize, Vedaste Kagisha, Kato J. Njunwa, Joseph Oloro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Implementing a Dashboard With or Without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates Among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and African American/Black patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. However, testing rates remain low at many health care facilities.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, Gabriela Schmajuk, Sristi Sharma, Colleen P. Flanagan, Sara Faghihi‐Kashani, Ning Zhang, Mary A. Whooley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moderators of the Effects of Exercise and Manual Therapy for People With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate potential moderators influencing the effects of manual therapy and exercise therapy on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, using data from the MOA trial. This is a secondary analysis of data from the MOA trial that compares the clinical effectiveness of manual ...
Daniel Cury Ribeiro, Sarah E. Lamb, J. Haxby Abbott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug utilization pattern using WHO prescribing, patient care and health facility indicators in a primary and secondary health care facility

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2016
Background: Incorrect prescribing practices result in ineffective and insecure treatment, exacerbation or continuation of illness, damage to patient, increased cost, and development of drug resistance.
Zahida Parveen, Seema Gupta, Dinesh Kumar, Shahid Hussain   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source