Cost-effectiveness and Economic Benefit of Continuous Professional Development for Drug Prescribing
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44973
Abstract: Key Points Question What are the comparative costs and benefits of physician continuous professional development (CPD) for drug prescribing? Findings In this systematic review of 38 studies, CPD was associated with reduced health care costs… read more here.
Keywords: drug prescribing; cost; drug; continuous professional ... See more keywords
Rates of Antipsychotic Drug Prescribing Among People Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4448
Abstract: Importance Concerns have been raised that the use of antipsychotic medication for people living with dementia might have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective To examine multinational trends in antipsychotic drug prescribing for people living… read more here.
Keywords: drug prescribing; antipsychotic drug; living dementia; people living ... See more keywords
Association between cost-sharing and drug prescribing in Korean elderly veterans with chronic diseases: A real-world claims data study
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000030649
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cost-sharing and drug prescribing and its appropriateness in Korean elderly veterans with chronic conditions. This is a cross-sectional study using real-world claims data. Veterans with primary hypertension… read more here.
Keywords: drug prescribing; veterans chronic; elderly veterans; cost sharing ... See more keywords
Benzodiazepine and Z‐drug prescribing in Ireland: analysis of national prescribing trends from 2005 to 2015
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DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13570
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine prescribing trends for benzodiazepines and Z‐drugs to General Medical Services (GMS) patients in Ireland. read more here.
Keywords: prescribing ireland; drug prescribing; prescribing trends; ireland analysis ... See more keywords
Reducing potentially inappropriate drug prescribing in nursing home residents: effectiveness of a geriatric intervention
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DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13598
Abstract: Potentially inappropriate drug prescribing (PIDP) is frequent in nursing home (NH) residents. We aimed to investigate whether a geriatric intervention on quality of care reduced PIDP. read more here.
Keywords: nursing home; geriatric intervention; drug prescribing; inappropriate drug ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Drug Use Pattern in Pediatric Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital Using WHO Drug-Prescribing Indicators
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DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s362172
Abstract: Purpose The main aim of the study is to assess physicians’ prescribing patterns using the World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators among pediatric outpatient clinics, and to identify areas in need of intervention regarding the… read more here.
Keywords: drug prescribing; prescribing indicators; pediatric outpatient; outpatient clinics ... See more keywords