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Rational prescribing, appropriate prescribing [PDF]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2004
‘I believe’, wrote Celsus in the proem to De Medicina, ‘that the art of medicine should be rational, drawing on evident causes.’ But rationality may not be enough. Consider prescribing. We all aspire to rational prescribing, forgetting perhaps that that is not the same as appropriate prescribing.
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The effects of electronic prescribing on the quality of prescribing [PDF]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2007
What is already known about this subject • Electronic prescribing has been shown to reduce prescribing errors in US hospitals.• However we know little about its effect on prescribing quality, or its effectiveness in UK hospitals where systems for medication prescribing and supply are very different.• Hospital pharmacists already review prescriptions ...
Donyai, P, O'Grady, K, Jacklin, A, Barber, N, Franklin, BD   +4 more
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Indicators of prescribing quality in drug utilisation research: report of a European meeting (DURQUIM, 13-15 May 2004) [PDF]

, 2005
An invitational expert meeting on indicators of prescribing quality was held on 13-15 May 2004, bringing together-from 19 European countries, the US, Canada, and Australia-40 researchers specialized in the development and application of indicators.
Vander Stichele, R.H., Vander Stichele, RH, Hoven, J.L., Vander Stichele, Robert, Haaijer-Ruskamp, F.M., HAAIJER-RUSKAMP, FM, HOVEN, JL   +6 more
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Antimicrobial Prescribing in the Emergency Department; Who Is Calling the Shots?

Antibiotics, 2021
Objective: Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing in the emergency department (ED) can lead to poor outcomes. It is unknown how often the prescribing clinician is guided by others, and whether prescriber factors affect appropriateness of prescribing ...
Laura M. Hamill, Julia Bonnett, Megan F. Baxter, Melina Kreutz, Kerina J. Denny, Gerben Keijzers   +5 more
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Evaluating an audit and feedback intervention for reducing antibiotic prescribing behaviour in general dental practice (the RAPiD trial):a partial factorial cluster randomised trial protocol [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Antibiotic prescribing in dentistry accounts for 9% of total antibiotic prescriptions in Scottish primary care. The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published guidance in April 2008 (2nd edition, August 2011) for Drug ...
Ramsay, Craig R, Clarkson, Jan E.; id_orcid, Maria Prior, Elders, Andrew, Treweek, S, Elouafkaoui, P., Prior, M, Jan E Clarkson, Ramsay, CR, Translation Research in a Dental Setting (TRiaDS) Research Metho, Rumana Newlands, Ramsay, Craig, Bonetti, D, Stirling, D, Ramsay, C. R., Michie, S, Clarkson, J. E., Francis, J., Clarkson, Jan E, Vale, L, Elders, A., Clarkson, JE, null null, Pitts, N, Walker, A, Duncan, E. M., Clarkson, Jan, Francis, JJ, Prior, M., Grimshaw, JM, Young, Linda, Andrew Elders, Duncan, Eilidh M., Duncan, Eilidh, Black, I, Elders, A, Newlands, R., Duncan, EM, Linda Young, Young, L., Duncan, Eilidh M, Eldridge, S, Young, L, Torgerson, C, Ramsay, Craig R., Tilley, C, Translation Research in a Dental Setting (TRiaDS) Research Methodology Group, Newlands, R, Eilidh M Duncan, Paula Elouafkaoui, Elouafkaoui, Paula, Craig R Ramsay, Newlands, Rumana, Elouafkaoui, P, Prior, Maria, McKee, L   +55 more
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To prescribe or not to prescribe? Guidelines for spectacle prescribing in infants and children [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2011
This paper discusses the considerations for prescribing a refractive correction in infants and children up to and including school age, with reference to the current literature. The focus is on children who do not have other disorders, for example, binocular vision anomalies, such as strabismus, significant heterophoria or convergence excess.
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Building the social prescribing student movement in Canada

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
IntroductionSocial prescribing is defined as “a means for trusted individuals in clinical and community settings to identify that a person has nonmedical, health-related social needs and to subsequently connect them to nonclinical ...
Caitlin Muhl, Le-Tien Bhaskar, Michelle Ruhigisha, Ellen McGarity-Shipley   +3 more
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An international survey of daily disposable contact lens prescribing

, 2013
Free to read\ud \ud Purpose\ud \ud The aim was to determine the extent of daily disposable contact lens prescribing worldwide and to characterise the associated demographics and fitting patterns.\ud \ud Methods\ud \ud Up to 1,000 survey forms were sent ...
Morgan, Philip B., Efron, Nathan, Woods, Craig A., The International Contact Lens Prescribing Survey Consortium,   +3 more
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Survey of general practitioners’ awareness, practice and perception of social prescribing across Europe

European Journal of General Practice
Background Social prescribing (SP) is a patient pathway by which healthcare professionals connect patients with other sources of support, groups, or activities within their community.
Sinah Evers, Joyce Kenkre, Thomas Kloppe, Donata Kurpas, Juan M. Mendive, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Josep Vidal-Alaball   +6 more
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Adherence and persistence of subcutaneous biologics delivered through homecare services to a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives Biologics are a class of medicines recommended by UK and international guidelines for treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are unresponsive, intolerant or who have contraindications to conventional therapies.
Samantha Alvarez-Madrazo, Kim Kavanagh, Yvonne Semple, Norman Lannigan, Kevin Milne, Brian Godman, Alessandra Maciel Almeida, Francisco Assis Acurcio, Stefan Siebert, Marion Bennie   +9 more
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