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SELF-TREATMENT VS. RECREATIONAL MOTIVES: DIFFERENTIATING NONMEDICAL USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AMONG YOUTH

International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2013
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs has become a serious social problem among American youth. Two general categories of motives for the nonmedical use of prescription drugs include self-treatment and recreational use.
Whitney D. Gunter, Erin J. Farley, Daniel J. O'Connell   +2 more
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Beyond unequal access: Acculturation, race, and resistance to pharmaceuticalization in the United States

SSM: Population Health, 2018
Trends toward pharmaceuticalization in Western countries have led to increased research and theorizing about the roles macro-level institutions, structures, and collective actors play in contributing to patients’ reliance on prescription drugs ...
Crystal Adams, Anwesa Chatterjee, Brittany M. Harder, Liza Hayes Mathias   +3 more
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Prescription drugs that are not dispensed [PDF]

Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2020
The summary care record receives a copy of all electronic prescriptions and their dispensing by Norwegian pharmacies. Some electronic prescriptions expire without being dispensed, in whole or in part. The purpose of the study was to ascertain how many electronic prescriptions passed their expiry date without being dispensed, and what type of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Predictors of Antibiotics Co-prescription with Antimalarials for Patients Presenting with Fever in Rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Successful implementation of malaria treatment policy depends on the prescription practices for patients with malaria. This paper describes prescription patterns and assesses factors associated with co-prescription of antibiotics and artemether ...
Mbaraka Amuri, Rashid Khatib, Dodoo, Alexander N, Mustafa Njozi, Alexander N Dodoo, Kajungu, Dan, Dan Kajungu, Njozi, Mustafa, Amuri, Mbaraka, Selemani, Majige, Kigahe, Brown, Abdula, Salim, Khatib, Rashid, Salim Abdula, Masanja, Irene, Brown Kigahe, Irene Masanja, Majige Selemani   +17 more
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Adulterations within illicit drugs: Forensic Prospection [PDF]

Records of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
Addiction is a complex and global problem. Its profound impacts don’t include the addicts only, but also family, and whole society such as homelessness, unemployment, relational conflicts, and psychiatric comorbidity.
Mohamed Elgawish, Hala Hegazy, Samia Mostafa, Khaled Darwish   +3 more
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Prescription and use of “equivalent” drugs

Clinical Management Issues, 2007
Three case reports, where an “equivalent” drugs is prescribed, are described: a patient treated with lanzoprazole, a man with acute myocardial infarction and a young man with epilepsy.
Mario Eandi
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Rational Use of Herbal Products in Pediatric Patients Treated With Anticancer Drugs in the European Union

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot, Mathieu Corvaisier, Laurence Spiesser‐Robelet, Mylène Duplan, Isabelle Pellier, Delphine Bourneau‐Martin, Séverine Derbré   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescription Patterns of Antihypertensive Drugs at Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study

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, Keshav Raj Neupane, Rajati Sharma Kafle   +2 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescription drug spending by payer: Implications for managed care

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Background: 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, Rajesh Balkrishnan, Joel E. Segel   +2 more
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