Drug Prescriptions
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Use of aldosterone antagonists in heart failure.

19 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Aldosterone antagonists are recommended for patients with moderate to severe heart failure (HF) and systolic dysfunction. Prior studies suggest underuse of aldosterone antagonists in eligible patients as well as overuse in settings in which ... Read more...

[Benzodiazepine reduction does not imply an increased consumption of antidepressants. A survey of two medical practices]

3 Oct 2009 INTRODUCTION: The consumption of benzodiazepines (BZ) and cyclopyrrolones (CP) has attracted great interest in recent years due to the serious side-effects associated with these drugs. Two medical practices introduced a more restrictive approach to ... Read more...

Generic medicines: Greek physicians' perceptions and prescribing practices.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The penetration of generic drugs in the Greek pharmaceutical market is placed among the weakest in the EU. The Greek regulatory framework does not systematically support the development of this subsector and physicians are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Drug Prescriptions'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Going off-label without venturing off-course: evidence and ethical off-label prescribing. 24 Oct 2009
• Use of aldosterone antagonists in heart failure. 19 Oct 2009
• [Benzodiazepine reduction does not imply an increased consumption of antidepressants. A survey of two medical practices] 3 Oct 2009
• Generic medicines: Greek physicians' perceptions and prescribing practices. 29 Sep 2009
• Using National Drug Codes and drug knowledge bases to organize prescription records from multiple sources. 29 Sep 2009
• Rates of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy in male veterans prescribed phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. 29 Sep 2009
• Therapeutic options and patterns of prescription in chronic venous disorders: results of a 3-year survey in Italy. 29 Sep 2009
• Policy statement--guidance for the administration of medication in school. 26 Sep 2009
• An analysis of the association between parental acculturation and children's medication use. 26 Sep 2009
• [The ram and the oat bag] 22 Sep 2009
• [Communication about prescription interventions between pharmacists and general practitioners] 22 Sep 2009
• [Communication between general practitioners and pharmacies] 22 Sep 2009
• Risk of confusion in dosing Tamiflu oral suspension in children. 21 Sep 2009
• Regulatory colleges to set painkiller guidelines. 19 Sep 2009
• Opioid prescribing challenges doctors. 19 Sep 2009
• [Bureaucracy or knowledge-based practice?] 8 Sep 2009
• [Use of psychotropic medication among individuals with mental retardation] 8 Sep 2009
• A baseline study of drug prescribing practices in a Nigerian military hospital. 30 Aug 2009
• On how to improve drug use to minimise risks to patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Trends in prescription drug utilization and spending for the Department of Defense, 2002-2007. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Drug Prescriptions'

Definition: Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS.

Descriptor UI: D011307

Alternative terms: Drug Prescriptions; Drug Prescription;

Related Mesh Headings: Legislation, Drug;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; nursing; statistics & numerical data; standards; veterinary;

Tree Number: E02.319.307; N02.421.668.778.500;

History Note: 2009(1963)

Technical Notes: general; do not confuse the concept of "prescription" with the drug prescribed; do not index here routinely for every "prescribed" drug; do not confuse with DRUG COMPOUNDING: prescribing is by the MD, compounding is by the pharmacist or drug company; note category: do not confuse with PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; DRUG PPRESCRIPTIONS are the written directions for obtaining drugs; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS are the drugs that are prescribed