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Prescribers' views and experiences of using direct acting oral anticoagulants in the management of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A survey in remote and rural Scotland.
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article)
A recent systematic review highlighted the lack of robust studies on prescribers' perspectives of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. The aim was to determine prescribers' views ...
Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
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Springer
, 2019 , Article)
© 2019, The Author(s). Purpose: The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, ...
An evaluation of mental health clinical pharmacist independent prescribers within general practice in remote and rural Scotland
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Background A 12-month pilot was implemented in two general practices in remote and rural Scotland, with patients referred by general practitioners to specialist mental health pharmacist independent prescribers. Objective ...
General public's perspectives of issues relating to misuse of medicines: a cross-sectional survey in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Article)
Background Misuse of prescription medicines is a global issue potentially resulting in severe consequences including adverse drug reactions, dependence, tolerance, increased healthcare utility and mortality. Objective To ...
Multimorbidity and emergency department visits by a homeless population: a database study in specialist general practice.
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Royal College of General Practitioners
, 2019 , Article)
Estimating healthcare needs of the homeless is associated with challenges in identifying the eligible population. To explore the demographic characteristics, disease prevalence, multimorbidity, and emergency department ...
Mixed-methods approach to determine adherence, knowledge and behavioral determinants associated with medication wastage.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
While literature quantifying medication wastage and assessing public's knowledge and practices about medication disposal is substantial, less attention is given to the public's knowledge and behavior pertaining to medication ...
Key stakeholders' views on the potential implementation of pharmacist prescribing: A qualitative investigation.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
An accumulation of international evidence demonstrates that pharmacist prescribing is effective, safe and well-accepted. While there is potential for such development in the Middle East, the majority of published studies ...
Human Factors approaches to evaluating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services: A systematic review.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The expansion in terms of available treatment options and models of care has led to a growing global momentum for outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. A systematic review was undertaken to explore Human Factors ...