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Prescribing behaviour of practitioners in public and private hospitals in Pakistan evaluated using the World Health Organization (WHO) indicators: A …
2017
Summary Introduction The non-rational use of medicines by medical practitioner in their prescribing practices might lead to therapeutic failure. The aim of this research was to evaluate medical prescriptions and to highlight differences in behaviour between prescribers of public and private hospitals in Karachi (Pakistan). Materials and methods This is a retrospective study conducted between November 2015 to October 2016 in 4 public hospitals and 4 private hospitals in Karachi. A total of 120,096 (n) prescriptions were collected from both public and private hospitals. The data were evaluated with WHO indicators for rational use of medicines. Results The average number of drugs per prescript…
Caracterización de la suplementación de folatos en el embarazo a partir de la combinación de sistemas de información sanitaria.
2012
ResumenObjetivosExplorar la utilidad de la combinación de los sistemas de información sanitaria de la Agencia Valenciana de Salud (AVS) para caracterizar la suplementación de folatos en la población de embarazadas de la Comunidad Valenciana.MétodosCohorte de todas las mujeres que parieron en hospitales de la AVS durante 2009, que fueron seguidas retrospectivamente en la historia clínica electrónica ABUCASIS y el sistema GAIA de gestión de la prescripción para identificar el consumo de folatos en los 3 meses previos y posteriores a la concepción.ResultadosDe los 38.069 partos realizados en 2009 en hospitales de la AVS, 37.040 (97,3%) pudieron incluirse en los análisis. Un 34,0% de las mujere…
A Rare Case of Water Intoxication in Unusual Chiropratic Prescription: A Medico-Legal Analysis Due to Alleged Malpractice.
2021
Introduction. Water intoxication is a well-recognized cause of symptomatic hyponatremia, whose often fatal consequences are described in a wide variety of conditions such as psychiatric disorders, metabolic dysfunctions, child abuse, drug abuse and several medical procedures. The case. We here report a rare case of a 67-year-old woman with severe acute hyponatremia due to an excessive voluntary water intake – 14 litres in two days – following a chiropractic prescription. The patient developed sudden severe symptoms, including water retention, sensory alteration, altered mental status and tonic-clonic seizures. She was thus admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a diagnosis of coma due to …
Fides integra, sana, non vaccilans: Mancio de corpus christi († 1576) on the (in)compatibility of doubt and good faith
2018
In his lecture notes, the Salamanca scholar Mancio de Corpus Christi († 1576) dealt extensively with the moral-theological question of whether a possessor in doubt as to his entitlement of a possession, lacks the necessary good faith for acquisitive prescription. Mancio discusses, evaluates and compares existing opinions of moral theologians of his time on the matter and expounds on his own teaching. The dialectical discourse reveals that opting for a more or less minimalistic concept of morality is one of the decisive factors.
Information Infrastructures for eHealth
2017
This chapter provides an introductory overview of healthcare information systems, followed by a more detailed discussion on two types of core components in a public eHealth infrastructure: e-prescription solutions and governmental patient-oriented platforms. E-prescription solutions support the electronic flow of information for prescribed medications between prescribers, pharmacies and insurers that handle related payments. E-prescription solutions aim for cost containment, enhancement of patient safety, control over doctors’ prescription patterns and process quality assurance. Governmental platforms for patient- or citizen-oriented eHealth services typically offer patients access to gener…
Singuliers généralistes. Sociologie de la médecine générale.
2010
International audience; Chacun de nous connaît un médecin généraliste, en qui il peut trouver un interlocuteur privilégié pour ses soucis de santé. En tant que groupe professionnel pourtant, les généralistes ont longtemps été peu considérés dans notre système de soins et restent méconnus : que sait-on des façons d'être généraliste ? de l'évolution de la profession ? Souvent passionnés par leur métier vécu comme un engagement personnel, les médecins généralistes sont-ils satisfaits de leurs conditions de travail et de leur place dans la société? À partir d'enquêtes récentes, des sociologues expliquent ce que sont et font les généralistes dans leur cabinet, ils analysent les "flous du métier"…
Psychotropic drugs and driving: prevalence and types
2013
Background Some psychotropic medications (e.g., benzodiazepines, sedative antidepressants, etc.) may impair cognitive and psychomotor functions and, therefore, endanger traffic safety (Ravera, Br J Clin Pharmacol, 72(3):505–513, 2011). They affect detection, registration, and information processing, problem solving, and decision-making processes, and they also affect emotional and social aspects. The objective of this research was to clarify three closely related issues that are significant for traffic safety: the prevalence of psychotropic drugs on driving, the most frequently used psychotropic drugs to treat depression, anxiety, insomnia, or any tranquilizers (whether it is a medical pres…
Psychopharmacological Drugs as Represented in the Press: Results of Systematic Analysis of Newspapers and Popular Magazines
1996
The representation of mental diseases and psychopharmacological drugs in the media, especially in the press, is thought to be of great impact on people's opinions on the subject. During the course of one year, all articles about psychopharmacological drugs and cardiac drugs published in nineteen German newspapers were collected. All statements, together with related aspects, reasons for prescription, individual details of the patient, effects and side-effects, were registered and classified according to a key. The results show that, in contrast to 13% of the articles about cardiac drugs, half of the reports about psychopharmacological drugs deal primarily with the problems of side-effects a…
P46 Frequency of COPD exacerbations in the German DACCORD Registry
2015
Introduction In patients with COPD, exacerbations are among the most relevant safety measures. In this analysis of data from the observational DACCORD study, we report the frequency of exacerbations in a COPD population. Methods To get insights into occurrence and frequency of exacerbations, data from 4,123 patients were obtained from 349 primary and secondary care centres in Germany. To be eligible for entry into DACCORD, all patients had to have a COPD diagnosis (consistent with the German Disease Management Programme definition), and had to have a change in bronchodilator maintenance medication, prior to entry. Data collected included history and treatment of exacerbations 6 months prior…
What drives inhaler prescription for asthma patients? Results from a real-life retrospective analysis
2020
Abstract Background The choice of inhaler device for asthma patients depends upon multiple attributes. We investigated factors that may drive general practitioners (GPs) and respiratory specialists in the prescription of inhaler devices for asthma patients who initiated inhalation therapy. Methods We retrospectively analysed prescriptions by GPs and respiratory specialists to asthma patients commencing inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist combination therapy available as both pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) and dry powder inhalers (DPIs). Patient characteristics were compared by device and multivariate analysis was used to model the likelihood of receiving a pMDI as oppos…