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Prevalence of drug-herb and drug-supplement interactions in older adults : A cross-sectional survey [PDF]

, 2018
© British Journal of General PracticeBackground Polypharmacy is common among older adults, with increasing numbers also using prescription drugs with herbal medicinal products (HMPs) and dietary supplements.
Agbabiaka, Alsanad, Arcury, Batanero-Hernán, Blalock, Claire Goodman, Djuv, Farina, Ginter, Gonzàlez-Stuart, Ly, McLay, Neil H Spencer, Peklar, Porqueddu, Qato, Sabina Khanom, Schnabel, Steyn, Taofikat B Agbabiaka   +19 more
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Prevalence and correlates of prescription drug diversion and misuse among people living with HIV in the eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundPrescription drug diversion, and misuse has increased over the past decade and is notably in high-income-countries and significantly contributes to the opioid epidemic.
Buyisile Chibi, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson   +2 more
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Long working hours and psychiatric treatment: A Danish follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2021
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate prospective associations between long working hours and (i) redeemed prescriptions for psychotropic drugs and (ii) psychiatric hospital treatment due to mood, anxiety or stress-related disease, among full-time ...
Harald Hannerz, Karen Albertsen, Martin Lindhardt Nielsen, Anne Helene Garde   +3 more
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Risk markers for fatal and non-fatal prescription drug overdose: a meta-analysis

Injury Epidemiology, 2017
BackgroundDrug overdose is a public health crisis in the United States, due in part to the unintended consequences of increases in prescribing of opioid analgesics.
J. Brady, Rebecca E Giglio, K. Keyes, C. DiMaggio, Guohua Li   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Work–home interference and its prospective relation to major depression and treatment with antidepressants

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2014
OBJECTIVES: Few longitudinal studies have investigated if “work–home interference” (WHI), conflicts between work and home demands, predicts depressive disorders.
Linda L Magnusson Hanson, Constanze Leineweber, Holendro Singh Chungkham, Hugo Westerlund   +3 more
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Exploring the Etiologic Factors and Dynamics of Prescription Drug Abuse in Southwest Virginia [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2012
Background: Prescription drug abuse in Southwest Virginia is a serious problem affecting indi-viduals, families, and communities. The aim of this study was to characterize and understand the extent of the prescription drug abuse problem in Southwest ...
Kerry J Redican, Lydia I Marek, Donna JP Brock, Elinore F McCance-Katz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

What's Good for Washington: Fair Prescription Drug Pricing and the Biotechnology Industry [PDF]

, 2003
The rising cost of prescription drugs is consuming an ever-larger portion of limited funds for basic health care and other important services in Washington state.
Rebecca Kavoussi
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for the development of a consensus practice guideline To address clinical and regulatory barriers to buprenorphine dispensing in community pharmacy

Archives of Public Health
Background Less than half of community pharmacies in the United States stock buprenorphine products indicated for the treatment of opioid use disorder. This lack of access to buprenorphine in community pharmacies is a significant barrier to care.
Tyler J. Varisco, Hannah Fish, Joshua Bolin, David Dadiomov, Lucas G. Hill, Ekere J. Essien, Matthew A. Wanat, Diane Ginsburg, Jeanne Waggener, Sahar Yazdanfard, Juhyeon Song, Whanhui Chi, Douglas Thornton   +12 more
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Characterising incident opioid use among incident users of prescription sedative hypnotics: A national cohort study

BMJ Open
Objective To evaluate co-prescribing of sedatives hypnotics and opioids.Design Retrospective study evaluating the association of patient characteristics and comorbidities with coprescribing.Setting and participants Using the national Merative MarketScan ...
Hui Zhao, Harshil Patel, James Douglas Thornton, Eric Schaefer, Chan Shen, Douglas Leslie, Tyler Varisco, Mina Shrestha, Matthew Wanat, Randa Al Saadi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source