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Prescribing Pattern and Associated Factors in Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study Using AWaRe Classification and WHO Antibiotic Prescribing Indicators in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
BackgroundAntimicrobials are drugs that are more likely to trigger the development of resistance naturally. Thus, they need to be prescribed,...
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Prescribing Patterns in Pediatric General Wards and Their Association with Prescribing Errors: A Retrospective Observational Study
PurposeThere are only limited data on drug utilization patterns in pediatric inpatients, especially on general wards. The aim of the study was to...
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Prescribing Pattern of Analgesics in Colombia. Are there Differences between Capital Cities and Municipalities? A Cross-Sectional Study
BackgroundAnalgesics provide multiple clinical benefits but they are not without risks.
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the outpatient...
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Relationship between facility number of clinicians and prescribing intensity of psychotropic medications, opioids, and antibiotics in ambulatory practice
BackgroundPromoting appropriate pharmacotherapy requires understanding the factors that influence how clinicians prescribe medications. While prior...
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Challenges and advantages of electronic prescribing system: a survey study and thematic analysis
IntroductionElectronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems can bring many advantages and challenges. This system has been launched in Iran for more...
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Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis (PSSA) to assess prescribing cascades: a step-by-step guide
Prescribing cascades occur when patients are prescribed medication to treat the adverse drug reaction of previously prescribed medication....
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Prescribing patterns for hyperopia: an insight of the optometrist perspective and practice
BackgroundTo investigate the current prescribing patterns for correcting hyperopia among optometrists in clinical practice in Saudi Arabia and...
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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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Pattern of utilization, disease presentation, and medication prescribing and dispensing at 51 primary healthcare centers during the Hajj mass gathering
BackgroundThe majority of pilgrims seeking healthcare during Hajj are seen at primary healthcare centers (PHCCs). Data on the utilization of these...
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Association between regulator inspection and ratings on primary care prescribing: an observational study in England 2014 to 2019
BackgroundHealthcare regulators in many countries undertake inspections of healthcare providers and publish inspection outcomes with the intention of...
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Factors contributing to the variation in antibiotic prescribing among primary health care physicians: a systematic review
BackgroundAntibiotic resistance is growing globally. The practice of health professionals when prescribing antibiotics in primary health care...
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Prescribing and Acceptance of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in VA Primary Care: Veteran and Provider Perspectives
BackgroundMedications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) such as buprenorphine/naloxone can effectively treat OUD and reduce opioid-related...
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Prescribing pattern of anti-psychotic medications in patients with dementia in Oman: a retrospective observational study
BackgroundAggression, agitation, psychosis, and sleep disturbances are common behavioral symptoms of people with dementia and they can be distressing...
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Burden of antimicrobial prescribing in primary care attributable to sore throat: a retrospective cohort study of patient record data
BackgroundReducing antibiotic use in Australia, and the subsequent impact on antimicrobial resistance, requires multiple, sustained approaches with...
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Survey of current maintenance intravenous fluids prescribing practices among Egyptian pediatricians
BackgroundRecent research has firmly linked the administration of hypotonic fluids with the incidence of hospital-acquired hyponatremia in pediatric...
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Ten-year trends of antibiotic prescribing in surgery departments of two private sector hospitals in Central India: a prospective observational study
BackgroundInappropriate antibiotic use contributes to the global rise of antibiotic resistance, prominently in low- and middle-income countries,...
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Outpatient prescribing pattern for acute bronchitis in primary healthcare settings in China
Inappropriate prescribing for acute bronchitis in primary healthcare settings (PHSs) is commonly seen worldwide. Here we describe the prescribing...
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Variation in Benzodiazepine and Antipsychotic Prescribing Among Hospice Agencies
BackgroundBenzodiazepines and antipsychotics are routinely prescribed for symptom management in hospice. There is minimal evidence to guide...
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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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ThinkCascades: A Tool for Identifying Clinically Important Prescribing Cascades Affecting Older People
Background and ObjectivePrescribing cascades occur when a drug is prescribed to manage side effects of another drug, typically when a side effect is...
