Incorporating pharmacists into kidney care model may reduce inappropriate prescription rates
1. Ninety percent of older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease were found to have inappropriate prescriptions (i.e. medications contraindicated ...
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Academic medical center detailing policies impact physician prescribing
1. Implementation of detailing policies at academic medical centers led to modest but significant changes in prescribing behavior by physicians ...
Behavioral intervention improved antibiotic prescribing appropriateness
1. In this prospective stepped-wedge participatory intervention study, implementation of a behavioral antimicrobial stewardship program which maintained prescriber autonomy resulted ...
Pharmaceutical industry sponsored meals linked to increased prescribing of promoted medications
1. In this cross-sectional analysis of Medicare data, physicians who received a sponsored meal from pharmaceutical industries were more likely ...
Behavioral interventions reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescription
1. Behavioral interventions, particular accountable justification and peer comparison, reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescription among primary care physicians to a greater ...
Free drug samples may alter prescription habits of dermatologists
Image: PD 1. For treatment of acne vulgaris, 79% of nationwide prescriptions were written for brand-name generic and brand-name drugs, ...
Clinical impression not reliable in identifying drug-seeking behavior
Image: PD Neuronal growth cone 1. Emergency providers’ clinical impression was moderately sensitive and specific in identifying drug-seeking behavior, as ...
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