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Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review
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Springer
, 2023 , Article Review)
Background: Several guidelines support polypharmacy management in individual patients. More organisational-level focus is needed on the use of implementation frameworks. Aim: To characterise the peer reviewed literature ...
Nano-vitamin C: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article Review)
Vitamin C is an important nutrient implicated in different physiological functions in humans. Despite its important biological functions, therapeutic applications of vitamin C are rare and its use is further impacted by ...
Applications of polydopaminic nanomaterials in mucosal drug delivery
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article Review)
Polydopamine (PDA) is a biopolymer with unique physicochemical properties, including free-radical scavenging, high photothermal conversion efficiency, biocompatibility, biodegradability, excellent fluorescent and theranostic ...
The Role of p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK) in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI)-Induced Cardiotoxicity
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Springer
, 2023 , Article Review)
Targeted therapy, such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), has been approved to manage various cancer types. However, TKI-induced cardiotoxicity is a limiting factor for their use. This issue has raised the need for ...
Percutaneous Mitral-Valve Intervention for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Data From Real-Life
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article Review)
Many questions were raised due to the divergent results between cardiovascular outcomes assessment of the MitraClip percutaneous therapy for heart failure patients with functional mitral regurgitation (COAPT) and multicenter ...
Inappropriate polypharmacy management versus deprescribing: A review on their relationship
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2023 , Article Review)
Medication burden and polypharmacy are highly prevalent among patients with multimorbidity. There have been multiple initiatives to overcome polypharmacy and medication burden in patients with multimorbidity. These initiatives ...
Deciphering the complexities of cancer cell immune evasion: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article Review)
Cancer immune evasion is one of the principal mechanisms leading to the progression and metastatization of the disease. Despite the migration and infiltration at the tumor site of immune cells, multiple factors can influence ...
Prescribing patterns of antihypertensive medications: A systematic review of literature between 2010 and 2020
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article Review)
Background: Hypertension has affected over 1.13 billion people worldwide in 2015 and it's one of the most preventable risk-factors for morbidity and mortality. Antihypertensives significantly reduce cardiovascular risks. ...
Metabolomics Approaches for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Better Disease Management of Viral Infections
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article Review)
Metabolomics is an analytical approach that involves profiling and comparing the metabolites present in biological samples. This scoping review article offers an overview of current metabolomics approaches and their ...
Prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions to reduce medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory settings: a systematic review
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2023 , Article Review)
Background
Medication errors are common events that compromise patient safety. Outpatient and ambulatory settings enhance access to healthcare which has been linked to favorable outcomes. While medication errors have been ...