Castro-Manzanares, M do Pazo-Oubiña, F Rodríguez-Rincón, R M
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International journal of clinical pharmacy
Background As live expectancy and cancer incidence growing, polypharmacy in oncology patients is also increasing, raising the risk of developing potential drug-drug interactions.Objective To assess the prevalence of clinically relevant potential drug-drug interactions among cancer patients who receive parenteral treatment at our outpatient clinic. ...
Nusair, Mohammad B Cor, M Ken Roduta Roberts, Mary Guirguis, Lisa M
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International journal of clinical pharmacy
Background There are two fundamental approaches to clinical reasoning, intuitive and analytical. These approaches have yet to be well explored to describe how pharmacists make decisions to determine medication appropriateness. Objective (1) to identify the cognitive actions (i.e., operators) that pharmacists employ when they move from one cue (i.e....
van Mil, J W Foppe
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International journal of clinical pharmacy
Koch, Christian Schneck, Emmanuel Arens, Christoph Markmann, Melanie Sander, Michael Henrich, Michael Weigand, Markus A Lichtenstern, Christoph
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International journal of clinical pharmacy
Background Echinocandins are well-established agents for the treatment of patients with fungal infections, but growing evidence questions their safety in special patient populations prone to systemic inflammatory responses. Objective The study aimed to analyse early hemodynamic changes during echinocandin therapy in critically ill surgical patients...
Nugraheni, Gesnita Sulistyarini, Arie Zairina, Elida
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Background Many studies examine the use of medicines among pregnant women, however few studies report the pregnant women's belief for taking medication during pregnancy. Individual factors such as patients' beliefs about their medications have been known to influence medication adherence. Objective This study aimed to examine beliefs about medicine...
Sirois, Caroline Lunghi, Carlotta Berthelot, William Laroche, Marie-Laure Frini, Anissa
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International journal of clinical pharmacy
Background Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are common in older people. Despite the existence of quality criteria for medication use among this population, there is little guidance for managing the complex pharmacological arsenal in a multimorbidity context. Objective To establish consensus on benefits, risks and impacts on quality of life of medica...
Saleem, Zikria Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Godman, Brian Hashmi, Furqan Khurshid Saleem, Fahad
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International journal of clinical pharmacy
Background Understanding physicians' perception about antimicrobial use and resistance is essential to ensure that the objectives of the Pakistan national action plan on antimicrobial resistance are met. Little is currently known about physicians' perceptions in Pakistan. Objective Assess physicians' perception surrounding antibiotic use and resist...
Revuelta-Herrero, José Luis García-Sánchez, Raquel Anguita-Velasco, Javier de Lorenzo-Pinto, Ana Ortega-Navarro, Cristina Sanjurjo-Sáez, María
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Background Severe non-chemotherapy drug-induced neutropenia is a rare idiosyncratic drug reaction that is considered potentially fatal. Objective To report, in terms of drug safety surveillance, the results of an institutional strategy for NCDIN. Method An observational and prospective study including all adult patients who received filgrastim for ...
Kalisch Ellett, Lisa M Pratt, Nicole L Apajee, Jemisha Roughead, Elizabeth E
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Background Internationally, antipsychotics are frequently initiated during hospital admission for older patients and use often continues post-discharge without indication. We located no Australian studies on this topic. Objective to identify the hospital admissions (excluding psychosis) associated with antipsychotic initiation and continuation in o...
Kua, Kok Pim Saw, Pui San Lee, Shaun Wen Huey
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Understanding older adult and caregiver attitudes towards deprescribing will contribute to medication optimization in clinical practice. The objectives of this study were to explore quantitatively the attitudes and beliefs of older adults and caregivers towards deprescribing and identify participant characteristics that were associated with willing...
