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Quantitative Survey on Prevalence of Prescription Pain Medications and Stimulants Use in Young Adults

open access: yesSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2023
Background: Prescription drug use including pain relievers and stimulants has been a growing problem in young adults and the issue has been a public health concern for years.
Sreelekha Prakash   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

CURRENT TRENDS IN PRESCRIBING PATTERN OF ANTI-MIGRAINE DRUGS IN PATIENTS OF MIGRAINE AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 2022
Background. An inappropriate prescribing pattern of antimigraine drugs by doctors may often encourage inappropriate self-medication by patients because of the asymmetry of medical information. Objective.
G. Soni, S. Jain, P. Rathi, P. Goswami
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs and Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents.

open access: yesJAMA pediatrics, 2016
Importance Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death worldwide, and previous cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) was associated with suicidality.
Lan Guo   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Youth Marijuana and Prescription Drug Abuse in Anchorage [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Semi‐automated hippocampal avoidance whole‐brain radiotherapy planning

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hippocampal avoidance whole‐brain radiotherapy (HA‐WBRT) is designed to spare cognitive function by reducing radiation dose to the hippocampus during the treatment of brain metastases. Current manual planning methods can be time‐consuming and may vary in quality, necessitating the development of automated approaches to streamline ...
Dong Joo Rhee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older people's attitudes towards their regular medicines [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Primary Health Care, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Many qualitative studies examine older people's attitudes towards their medicines. Often these studies focus on the topic of medicines adherence. In contrast, this study aims to explore the attitudes of older people, aged 75 years and older,
Bagge M, Tordoff J, Norris P, Heydon S
doaj  

Prescription Drug Diversion: Predictors of Illicit Acquisition and Redistribution in Three U.S. Metropolitan Areas

open access: yesAIMS Public Health, 2015
Objective: Prescription drug diversion, the transfer of prescription drugs from lawful to unlawful channels for distribution or use, is a problem in the United States.
Shana Harris   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Branding of prescription and non-prescription drugs [PDF]

open access: yesACTA Pharmaceutica Sciencia, 2018
It is worthwhile to note that, while health related products are mostly function driven categories, health in itself is an emotive and personal subject. With this perspective, pharmaceutical companies need to focus on understanding the importance of branding in this rapidly changing social behaviour, competitive landscape, communication tools and ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Expenditures and Public Prescription Drug Programs [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2003
Canadian household prescription drug expenditures are studied using different years of the Statistics Canada Family Expenditure Survey. Master files are used, expanding the number of available years and permitting provincial rather than regional identifiers. Nonparametric Engel curves are estimated.
Sule Alan   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Prescription Drugs Online [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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