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The effect of education regarding treatment guidelines for schizophrenia and major depressive disorders on psychiatrists' hypnotic medication prescribing behavior: a multicenter study
BackgroundTo examine whether the "Effectiveness of Guideline for Dissemination and Education in psychiatric treatment (EGIUDE)" project affects the...
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History of suicidal behavior and clozapine prescribing among people with schizophrenia in China: a cohort study
BackgroundClozapine is an off-label drug used in most countries to prevent suicide in individuals with schizophrenia. However, few studies have...
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Determinants of appropriate antibiotic and NSAID prescribing in unscheduled outpatient settings in the veterans health administration
BackgroundDespite efforts to enhance the quality of medication prescribing in outpatient settings, potentially inappropriate prescribing remains...
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Incorporating clinician insight and care plans into an audit and feedback initiative for antipsychotic prescribing to Medicaid-enrolled youth in Philadelphia
BackgroundAudit and feedback (A/F), which include initiatives like report cards, have an inconsistent impact on clinicians’ prescribing behavior....
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Exploring physicians’ prescribing behavior in patients with multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods
BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological disease in young adults worldwide with majority of patients manifest...
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Physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and prescribing behavior regarding stress ulcer prophylaxis in China: a multi-center study
BackgroundPerioperative patients are at risk of develo** stress ulcers (SU), which can cause clinically important bleeding. Stress ulcer...
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Can peer effects explain prescribing appropriateness? a social network analysis
BackgroundOptimizing prescribing practices is important due to the substantial clinical and financial costs of polypharmacy and an increasingly aging...
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Investigating physicians’ views on non-formulary prescribing: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework
BackgroundWell-designed and well-maintained drug formularies serve as a reliable resource to guide prescribing decisions; they are associated with...
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Utilization of a National Registry to influence opioid prescribing behavior after hernia repair
PurposeDespite progress toward curtailing opioid prescribing, physicians are often slow to adopt new prescribing practices. Using the Abdominal Core...
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Latent Class Analysis of Prescribing Behavior of Primary Care Physicians in the Veterans Health Administration
BackgroundBenzodiazepines, opioids, proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), and antibiotics are frequently prescribed inappropriately by primary care...
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Intervention elements and behavior change techniques to improve prescribing for older adults with multimorbidity in Singapore: a modified Delphi study
PurposePotentially inappropriate prescribing among older adults is a rising concern, attributed mainly by polypharmacy and multimorbidity. We aimed...
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Electronic Advisories Increase Naloxone Prescribing Across Health Care Settings
BackgroundNaloxone is a life-saving, yet underprescribed, medication that is recommended to be provided to patients at high risk of opioid overdose.
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Co** with ‘the grey area’ of antibiotic prescribing: a theory-informed qualitative study exploring family physician perspectives on antibiotic prescribing
BackgroundUnnecessary antibiotic use is associated with adverse side effects and rising rates of resistance at the individual and population level....
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Effectiveness of de-implementation strategies for low-value prescribing in secondary care: a systematic review
Background/aimsConsiderable efforts have been made to improve guideline adherence in healthcare through de-implementation, such as decreasing the...
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Opioid prescribing patterns among oculofacial plastic surgeons
PurposeOculofacial plastic surgeons (OPS) prescribe narcotic pain prescriptions at a rate four times higher than that of other ophthalmologists. We...
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Determinants of and interventions for Proton Pump Inhibitor prescription behavior: A systematic sco** review
BackgroundProton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) are frequently prescribed. Long-term use is associated with side-effects and patients often lack a valid...
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Prescribing habits of Moroccan psychiatrists toward patients with schizophrenia: about 72 practitioners
BackgroundThe therapeutic decision toward patients with schizophrenia is very different from one psychiatrist to another when faced with potentially...
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Comparative Analysis of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Early Life: A Population-Based Study Across Birth Cohorts in Denmark and Germany
IntroductionComparing antibiotic prescribing between countries can provide important insights into potential needs of improving antibiotic...
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Determinants of prescribing decisions for off-patent biological medicines in Belgium: a qualitative study
BackgroundA competitive market for off-patent biologicals leads to more affordable and high-quality healthcare. In recent years, Belgium has been...
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Effect of Information Intervention on Prescribing Practice for Neuropathic Pain in Older Patients: A Nationwide Register-Based Study
IntroductionManagement of prescription medicines is challenging for older patients due to frail health and the prevalence of multiple chronic...
