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Prescription drug monitoring programs [PDF]
The Nurse Practitioner, 2015 To help combat prescription drug misuse, most states have implemented Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs)-electronic databases that collect and track prescription data and flag suspected diversion activities. Equipped with expanding prescriptive authority, NPs are now poised to become vital change agents in expanding the potential ...
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Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2020 Background: Hypertension is leading cause of deaths in the world. It is a modifiable and major risk factor for cardiovascular, renal and brain diseases. This study was done to see the current trend of prescription patterns of antihypertensive drugs in a ...
Kamal Sharma Lamsal +2 more
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Use of Cognitive Enhancers by Portuguese Medical Students: Do Academic Challenges Matter?
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022 Introduction: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs and other substances for cognitive enhancement in the academic environment has been documented in several studies. However, the prevalence among Portuguese university students is unknown.
Miguel Miranda, Miguel Barbosa
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Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs among high-risk young adults in Los Angeles and New York
Journal of Public Health Research, 2012 Background. Prescription drug misuse among young adults is increasingly viewed as a public health concern, yet most research has focused on student populations and excluded high-risk groups.
Stephen E. Lankenau +6 more
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Prescription Drugs Online [PDF]
, 2004 Presents findings from a survey conducted in May and June 2004. Looks at issues of convenience and trust in purchasing prescriptions online, drug-related spam, and future ...
Susannah Fox
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Prescription drug spending by payer: Implications for managed care
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social PharmacyBackground: Brand-name prescription drugs are an important driver of prescription drug spending, but different payers may bear these costs differentially necessitating different policy goals for each payer.
Yousef Chavehpour +2 more
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Trends in opioid prescribing in Estonia (2011‐2017)
Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2020 Our objective was to examine the trends and variation in opioid prescribing in Estonia from 2011 to 2017. This retrospective cross‐sectional study is based on a nationwide prescription medicines database.
Anneli Uusküla +5 more
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Drug purchases prior to conception and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Objective Some drugs have adverse effects on glucose metabolism, but it is unknown whether prescription drugs used prior to conception influence the future risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Merja K. Laine +4 more
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Youth Marijuana and Prescription Drug Abuse in Anchorage [PDF]
, 2016 Complete issue of Alaska Justice Forum 33(1), Spring 2016 at https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/6883.This article examines results of the Adult Perceptions of Anchorage Youth: 2015 Survey (APAYS) to examine perceptions and concerns of Anchorage
Lepage, Cory R., Rivera, Marny
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