Suspected inappropriate use of prescription and non-prescription drugs among requesting customers: A Saudi community pharmacists’ perspective [PDF]
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 Background: Inappropriate use of medications is a global health concern, and this is attributed to the increased accessibility to prescription and non-prescription (over-the-counter) drugs at community pharmacies. We investigated the inappropriate use of
Ayesha Yasmeen +6 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of non-medical use of prescription drugs among adolescents in secondary schools in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background The non-medical use of prescription drugs is a growing public health problem worldwide. Recent trends in Cameroon show that the use of psychoactive substances, among which are prescription drugs by adolescents is becoming a public health issue
Cyrille Nkouonlack +6 more
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Online Pharmacies Selling Prescription Drugs: Systematic Review [PDF]
Pharmacy, 2022 Introduction: The patronage of online pharmacies is rapidly growing, driven by the convenience and cheaper costs of purchasing prescription drugs electronically, especially under the lockdown situation.
Chiau Soon Long +9 more
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Food Chemistry: X, 2023 This study aimed to explore the differences in raw Angelica Sinensis (RAS), wine washing AS (WAS), and wine stir-frying AS (WSAS). The results showed there were differences among the three AS in color and aroma, and 34 aroma compounds were identified ...
Zhi-Tong Zhang +9 more
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Gambaran pelaksanaan swamedikasi dan pendapat konsumen apotek mengenai konseling obat tanpa resep di wilayah Bantul [PDF]
Pharmaciana, 2017 The use of non-prescription drugs of self-medication has been done by the community to treat various conditions of ailments. The drugs which are often used in self-medication generally belong to the class of non-prescription drugs.
Susan Fitria Candradewi +1 more
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A survey of perceptions and attitudes about direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs among college students in South Korea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs can be both beneficial and harmful to healthcare consumers. Therefore, DTCA for prescription drugs is a topic that should be considered crucially, at this point, when the interests of patients ...
Young-Mo Yang +5 more
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Prescription pattern of drugs used in pediatric patients of a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2021 Background: Irrational prescription of drugs leads to increased occurrence of adverse drug reactions, prolonged hospitalization, and increases the economic burden for the patients.
Venkata Naveen Kumar P +4 more
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National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2013 Healthcare cost is one of the major obstacles for healthcare providers. One of the major components of this increased cost of healthcare related expenses is cost of Medicines. Medicines consume major chunk of total money spent on healthcare.
Mayur Chaudhari, Jaykaran Charan
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Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Background and aims. The improper use of drugs due to irrational prescriptions is a common problem in Libya. This study aimed to investigate the prescribing pattern and predictors of antibiotic prescription in primary health care facilities in three ...
Ahmed Atia, Nouran Gzllal, Malak Gharibe
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Drug prescriptions preceding opioid-related deaths-a register study in forensic autopsy patients.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Background/aimOpioid overdose deaths have increased in Sweden and other developed countries in recent decades, despite increased treatment efforts and harm-reduction interventions. Further knowledge in this field is needed if this trend is to be reversed.
Jonatan Walde +3 more
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