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Prescription of benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and gabapentinoids and mortality risk in people receiving opioid agonist treatment: Observational study based on the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Office for National Statistics death records

PLoS Medicine, 2019
Background Patients with opioid dependency prescribed opioid agonist treatment (OAT) may also be prescribed sedative drugs. This may increase mortality risk but may also increase treatment duration, with overall benefit. We hypothesised that prescription
J. Macleod, C. Steer, K. Tilling, Rosie P. Cornish, J. Marsden, T. Millar, J. Strang, M. Hickman   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
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Prescription Drug Diversion: Predictors of Illicit Acquisition and Redistribution in Three U.S. Metropolitan Areas

AIMS 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, Valentina Nikulina, Camila Gelpí-Acosta, Cory Morton, Valerie Newsome, Alana Gunn, Heidi Hoefinger, Ross Aikins, Vivian Smith, Victoria Barry, Martin J. Downing Jr.   +10 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, Hannu Kautiainen, Mika Gissler, Pirjo Pennanen, Johan G. Eriksson   +4 more
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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 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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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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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
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Prescription Audit for WHO Prescribing Indicators and Prescription Errors in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023
Aim: Our study aimed to audit prescriptions for the prescription indicators given by WHO and to analyze prescription errors, evaluating the frequency and types of prescription errors. Methodology: Prospective study was done in Dr. D. Y.
Sarita Mulkalwar, Abhi Patel, Sudeep David, Krushal Pabari, Praveen Math, Abhijeet V. Tilak   +5 more
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Preventing prescription drug abuse

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2000
Prescription drug abuse is a problem with potentially grave consequences for patients and their families. Primary care physicians can play a major role in curbing prescription drug abuse by learning to recognize drug-seeking behavior and other warning signs, by educating patients about their drug regimens, and by setting firm but reasonable prescribing
W. S. WILKE, J. H. ISAACSON
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