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Drug prescription support in dental clinics through drug corpus mining [PDF]

, 2018
The rapid increase in the volume and variety of data poses a challenge to safe drug prescription for the dentist. The increasing number of patients that take multiple drugs further exerts pressure on the dentist to make the right decision at point-of ...
Goh, Wee Pheng, Tao, Xiaohui, Zhang, Ji, Yong, Jianming, Zhang, Wenping, Xie, Haoran   +5 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, Mait Raag, Katrin Kurvits, Ott Laius, Maia Uusküla, Kersti Oselin   +5 more
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Agreement on the prescription of antimicrobial drugs [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2015
There is universal awareness of the difficulties faced by doctors when prescribing antimicrobials.Over a six-month period patients hospitalized in the ICU and under treatment with antibiotics and/or antifungals were eligible to participate in the study. The data were assessed by two infectious diseases specialists.
Oscar Fernando Pavão dos Santos, Carlos Eduardo Saldanha de Almeida, Ana Rita Araújo de Souza, Alexandre R. Marra, Thiago Zinsly Sampaio Camargo, Michael B. Edmond, Alexandre Holthausen Campos, Elizia Piassi Pedroti, Eduardo Casaroto, Elivane da Silva Victor   +9 more
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Off-label prescription of drugs at hospital [PDF]

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2016
Objectives: To develop a procedure for management of off-label medications, and to analyze the treatments, indications, and hospital units which will request them more frequently, as well as which variables will have an impact on the authorization ...
Vicente Arocas Casañ, Jaime Mateo Carmona, Olga García Molina, Mº Ángeles Fernández de Palencia Espinosa, Mª José Blázquez Álvarez Espinosa, Mª Amelia de la Rubia Nieto, Jesús del Río García   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonmedical use of prescription drugs in the European Union

BMC Psychiatry, 2016
BackgroundNonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU) refers to the self-treatment of a medical condition using medication without a prescriber’s authorization as well as use to achieve euphoric states.
S. Novak, A. Håkansson, J. Martínez-Raga, J. Reimer, K. Krotki, S. Varughese   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Hannu Kautiainen, Mika Gissler, Pirjo Pennanen, Johan G. Eriksson   +4 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
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying target areas of medicines information efforts to pregnant and breastfeeding women by reviewing questions to SafeMotherMedicine: A Norwegian web-based public medicines information service

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Online information about safety of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding is shown to be conflicting, resulting in anxiety and abstaining from use.
Tina Bakkebø, Kristine Heitmann, Kamilla Vågsvoll, Hilde Erdal, Jan Schjøtt   +4 more
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Prescription drug dependence with and without concurrent illicit drug use: a multicenter cross-sectional survey among an addiction treatment seeking population

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundDependence on prescription drugs and illicit drugs imposes a global health and social burden. Despite accumulating evidence of prescription drugs and illicit drugs dependence, none of the systematized studies has explored the magnitude of this ...
Asma Nawaz, Suzanne Nielsen, Tahir Mehmood, Abdullah Abdullah, Ali Ahmed, Waseem Ullah, Ahmad Khan   +6 more
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Effect of Prescription Drug Coverage on the Elderly's Use of Prescription Drugs

INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2009
This paper evaluates the effect of prescription drug insurance coverage on prescription drug use among the elderly. Estimates were obtained using multivariate regression and a fixed-effects (within-person) research design that controls for unmeasured person-specific effects that may confound the relationships of interest. Estimates showed prescription
Nasreen Khan, Robert Kaestner
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