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Socioeconomic deprivation and its association with polypharmacy in England: results from a national cross-sectional survey
Socioeconomic deprivation and its association with polypharmacy in England: results from a national cross-sectional survey
Polypharmacy is a growing public health concern, yet its association with area-level socioeconomic deprivation in England ...
Does direct oral anticoagulant lead-in dosing following initial parenteral therapy affect clinical outcomes in acute venous thromboembolism?: A retrospective cohort study
Does direct oral anticoagulant lead-in dosing following initial parenteral therapy affect clinical outcomes in acute venous thromboembolism?: A retrospective cohort study
Initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) for the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) typically includes a le...
Community pharmacists’ practices and clinical reasoning towards hospital discharge prescription: a study using simulations and retrospective think-aloud methodology
Community pharmacists’ practices and clinical reasoning towards hospital discharge prescription: a study using simulations and retrospective think-aloud methodology
The roles of community pharmacists have evolved from dispensing medications to clinical decision makers. This shift requir...
Development of a machine learning-based risk prediction model and analysis of risk factors for docetaxel-induced bone marrow suppression in breast cancer patients
Development of a machine learning-based risk prediction model and analysis of risk factors for docetaxel-induced bone marrow suppression in breast cancer patients
Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy in women worldwide. Docetaxel-based chemotherapy is commonly used for treat...
Real-world safety profile of mitomycin: signal detection and time-to-onset analysis from FDA adverse event reporting system and VigiAccess databases
Real-world safety profile of mitomycin: signal detection and time-to-onset analysis from FDA adverse event reporting system and VigiAccess databases
Mitomycin, a cytotoxic antitumor antibiotic, has been approved for the treatment of low-grade upper tract urothelial carci...
Incidence and risk factors of acute kidney injury in patients with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Incidence and risk factors of acute kidney injury in patients with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Polypharmacy, typically defined as the use of five or more medications, has become increasingly common among older adults ...
Exploring the role of community pharmacists in perioperative management of antithrombotic agents: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators, and future directions
Exploring the role of community pharmacists in perioperative management of antithrombotic agents: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators, and future directions
Antithrombotic agents are considered as high-risk medications, particularly during the perioperative period, because of th...
Evaluating the quality, feasibility and patient satisfaction of medication history taking by telephone for patients with scheduled admissions: a pilot study
Evaluating the quality, feasibility and patient satisfaction of medication history taking by telephone for patients with scheduled admissions: a pilot study
Medication history taking at hospital admission is still prone to errors. Despite numerous quality improvement initiatives...
Experiences and challenges of implementing clinical medication reviews in daily practice: a mixed-methods study
Experiences and challenges of implementing clinical medication reviews in daily practice: a mixed-methods study
Organisational problems still prevent widespread implementation of clinical medication reviews. The Opti-Med2 method was d...
Optimising end-of-life geriatric pharmacotherapy: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study of deprescribing early in the care trajectory before hospice transition
Optimising end-of-life geriatric pharmacotherapy: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study of deprescribing early in the care trajectory before hospice transition
Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are common among terminally ill older people and often persi...
Tele-triaging: a qualitative study exploring pharmacists’ clinical decision-making in a Poisons Information Centre using interviews and a clinical vignette
Tele-triaging: a qualitative study exploring pharmacists’ clinical decision-making in a Poisons Information Centre using interviews and a clinical vignette
Specialists in Poisons Information (SPIs), most of whom are pharmacists, work in Australian Poisons Information Centres (P...
Model-informed precision dosing of vancomycin in clinical practice: an intervention development study
Model-informed precision dosing of vancomycin in clinical practice: an intervention development study
Current guidelines recommend dosing vancomycin based on the area under the concentration time curve (AUC) to maximise effi...
Disproportionality analysis of flutamide- or bicalutamide-induced liver injury with and without steroids by using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database
Disproportionality analysis of flutamide- or bicalutamide-induced liver injury with and without steroids by using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database
Although the mechanism underlying flutamide- or bicalutamide-induced liver injury may be immune related, the details remai...
Exploring the impact of baseline platelet count on linezolid-induced thrombocytopenia: a retrospective single-center observation study
Exploring the impact of baseline platelet count on linezolid-induced thrombocytopenia: a retrospective single-center observation study
Patients treated with linezolid (LZD) frequently develop thrombocytopenia, and previous studies have identified the risk f...
Appropriateness of intravenous fluid prescriptions in hospitalised patients: a point prevalence study
Appropriateness of intravenous fluid prescriptions in hospitalised patients: a point prevalence study
Inappropriate use of intravenous (IV) fluids results in fluid overload, electrolyte disturbances, and increased costs. To ...
Addressing the second victim phenomenon among community pharmacists and its impact on clinical pharmacy practice: a consensus study
Addressing the second victim phenomenon among community pharmacists and its impact on clinical pharmacy practice: a consensus study
The second victim phenomenon, denoting the harmful effects of patient safety incidents on healthcare practitioners, remain...
Pharmacists’ empathy after a postgraduate course in narrative medicine: an observational study
Pharmacists’ empathy after a postgraduate course in narrative medicine: an observational study
Narrative medicine is a recent cross-disciplinary approach which through aesthetic activities such as reading fiction and ...
Pharmacist-led interventions at hospital discharge: a scoping review of studies demonstrating reduced readmission rates
Pharmacist-led interventions at hospital discharge: a scoping review of studies demonstrating reduced readmission rates
Substantial numbers of hospital readmissions occur due to medication-related problems. Pharmacists can implement different...
Patterns, circumstances and risk factors associated with non-fatal substance overdose in a cohort of homeless population: an observational study
Patterns, circumstances and risk factors associated with non-fatal substance overdose in a cohort of homeless population: an observational study
Non-fatal overdoses frequently precede fatal overdoses, thus identifying risk factors for non-fatal overdoses could help d...
A cross-sectional study of recent patterns of psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents in Ireland
A cross-sectional study of recent patterns of psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents in Ireland
There has been a global rise in prescribing of psychotropic medications. Variations in patterns of use, according to age, ...
Impact of artificial intelligence on the academic performance and test anxiety of pharmacy students in objective structured clinical examination: a randomized controlled trial
Impact of artificial intelligence on the academic performance and test anxiety of pharmacy students in objective structured clinical examination: a randomized controlled trial
The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has led to its increased application acro...
Barriers and enablers to medicine-taking behaviours in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative interview study
Barriers and enablers to medicine-taking behaviours in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative interview study
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is associated with low health-related quality of life and high costs to healt...
Comment on “Association of polypharmacy with clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization in older adults with cardiometabolic diseases: a retrospective cohort study”
Comment on “Association of polypharmacy with clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization in older adults with cardiometabolic diseases: a retrospective cohort study”
Conflicts of interest K-HT-N reported receiving travel reimbursement from Pierre...
Preadmission medications and recent falls in older inpatients: an observational study
Preadmission medications and recent falls in older inpatients: an observational study
Falls in older adults might increase due to polypharmacy. This study aimed to explore the association between preadmission...
Clinical pharmacy key performance indicators for hospital inpatient setting: a systematic review
Clinical pharmacy key performance indicators for hospital inpatient setting: a systematic review
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable measures used to monitor the quality of health services. Implementation...
Polypharmacy and medication regimen complexity in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients: a cross- sectional study
Polypharmacy and medication regimen complexity in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients: a cross- sectional study
Medication burden and complexity have been longstanding problems in chronically ill patients. However, more data are neede...
Intervention for a correct medication list and medication use in older adults: a non-randomised feasibility study among inpatients and residents during care transitions
Intervention for a correct medication list and medication use in older adults: a non-randomised feasibility study among inpatients and residents during care transitions
Medication discrepancies in care transitions and medication non-adherence are problematic. Few interventions consider the ...
Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders’ recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique
Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders’ recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique
Since 2022, patients with five or more medicines are eligible for a medication review (MR) in a community pharmac...
A qualitative study exploring the challenges and enablers of pharmacists with a recent background in community pharmacy transitioning into primary care
A qualitative study exploring the challenges and enablers of pharmacists with a recent background in community pharmacy transitioning into primary care
Pharmacists are an increasing part of the primary care health care team in Scotland. Recruitment to this expanding sector ...
Availability, price, and affordability of anti-hepatitis B virus drugs: a cross-sectional study in China
Availability, price, and affordability of anti-hepatitis B virus drugs: a cross-sectional study in China
The global prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) has presented a persistent challenge for public health prevention and tre...
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