Swiss Study Maps Opioid Risks in Hospitalized Adults
A multicenter observational study in Switzerland identified that 14.5% of non-cancer hospitalized adults met predefined criteria for opioid deprescribing, with ...
Tag: Medication safety
Study Finds High Drug Interaction Rates Among Hospitalized Respiratory Inpatients in Nepal
A cross-sectional study in a Nepalese tertiary care hospital revealed that over 37 percent of admitted pulmonary patients were exposed ...
VA Program Tackles Risky Combined Use of Steroids and NSAIDs in Older Veterans
A VA team developed and piloted the SLIM-D educational program to improve the safe concurrent use of glucocorticoids and NSAIDs ...
Four-Week Education Program Boosts Psychiatric Nurses’ Medication Error Knowledge
A four-week structured educational program significantly improved medication error knowledge among 89 psychiatric nurses in Egypt, with reported errors declining ...
Survey Finds Major Gaps in Vancomycin Knowledge Among Chinese Healthcare Professionals
A cross-sectional survey of 400 healthcare professionals in China found low correct-response rates on vancomycin monitoring indicators and timing, with ...
Depression Severity Tied to Higher Odds of Self-Medication in Dhaka College Teens
A cross-sectional study of 450 Dhaka college students found that higher depression severity was associated with roughly two- to four-fold ...
ADHD medication unlikely to raise self-harm risk, five-country study finds
A five-country study of more than 460,000 people with ADHD found the risk of self-harm was highest in the 90 ...
Qatar EHR study maps pediatric psychotropic prescribing and potential polypharmacy, 2019-2022
A retrospective study of 2,221 children and adolescents in Qatar's public health records found that 14.5 percent had two or ...
Automated hospital records tool lifted adverse drug reaction reporting fortyfold
An automated reporting tool embedded in two Sydney hospitals' electronic medical records increased adverse drug reaction reports to Australia's regulator ...
Pharmacists Weigh In on Patients Turning to AI for Medication Advice
A qualitative study of ten pharmacists at a Chinese tertiary hospital finds cautious acceptance of AI medication consultation, with pharmacists ...
Severe obesity complicates ICU drug dosing, review concludes
A narrative review concludes that severe obesity can complicate ICU drug dosing and supports individualized regimens based on pharmacokinetic variability ...
Recent metoprolol use linked to modestly elevated acute kidney injury risk
A multicenter retrospective cohort study found a modest association between recent metoprolol exposure and incident acute kidney injury, with sensitivity ...
Polypharmacy common in older adults and linked to prescribing cascades
A retrospective cohort study of 250 older outpatients in Riyadh found that 82.8% experienced polypharmacy, which was strongly associated with ...
Survey identifies barriers to care for hyperemesis gravidarum
A survey of 189 women identified missed diagnoses, inadequate clinician training, misinformation and medicine-access barriers affecting care for hyperemesis gravidarum.
Research report: Reconfiguring clinical pharmacists’ roles under China’s DRG payment system: perspectives from clinical pharmacists and physicians in multidisciplinary teams
A qualitative study in two Nanjing hospitals found that China’s DRG payment reform is expanding clinical pharmacists’ involvement in expenditure ...
Saudi Survey Finds Most Caregivers Unprepared for Child Poisoning Emergencies
A survey of 1,917 Saudi caregivers found that while attitudes and practices toward household product safety were largely positive, only ...
Dysphagia Feeding Advice on Chinese Short-Video Apps Falls Short on Safety, Study Finds
A systematic review of 278 Chinese short videos finds that feeding guidance for people with dysphagia is often low quality, ...
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Found in Most Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, Landmark Study Reveals
A new study found that nearly two-thirds of older adults with type 2 diabetes are prescribed at least one potentially ...
Inside the IV bag: pharmacists reveal how parenteral nutrition really works in Baghdad hospitals
A qualitative study of 27 pharmacists in Baghdad's government hospitals maps how parenteral nutrition is prepared, monitored, and managed, revealing ...
Pregnant women in China know their medicines but still need counseling, survey finds
A cross-sectional survey of nearly 500 pregnant and postpartum women in Taiyuan, China found generally favorable medication knowledge and behavior ...
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