background: the inappropriate use of aminoglycosides has harmful effects such as the development of resistant pathogens and the incidence of nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. therefore, drug utilization evaluation of these drugs may improve their usage remarkably. the aim of this study was to assess the usage pattern of amikacin in an internal medicine ward. methods: this cross-sectional study wa...

background: antibiotics can be life saving if they are used correctly, and can have unwanted side effects specially resistance with incorrect use. unfortunately in fear of no response, physicians use broad spectrum antibiotics meticulously. in this drug utilization evaluation (due), improper use of vancomycin and five broad-spectrum antibiotics are studied to find faults and solution for this p...

the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between diabetes and depression and investigate the effects of comorbid diabetes and depression on healthcare utilization.the study sample included 10,179 korean adults aged ≥ 45 years. the presence of diabetes was assessed by asking participants if the participants had ever been diagnosed with diabetes. depression was measured using the 10-...

I . Twenty herbages at different stages of maturity containing from 0.77 to 5.23 g nitrogen/ 100 g organic matter were harvested, and green herbages were rapidly frozen and stored at 1.5’. Each herbage was offered at levels approximating to ad lib. to a group of three sheep, individually penned. Intake, digestion and retention of N were studied during a 10 d collection period after a 9 d prelim...

Gonochek II is a combination of three enzyme substrates in one tube which will give a rapid identification (30 min) of those pathogenic Neisseria spp. which can be isolated on Thayer Martin or similar selective media. Eighty isolates were tested by Gonochek II and a carbohydrate utilization method; total agreement was achieved between the two methods.

BACKGROUND To use any domestic remedy, specific knowledge and skills are required. Simple logic dictates that the use of wild plants in the context of limited interaction with nature requires prior identification, while in the case of non-plant remedies and cultivated plants this step can be omitted. This paper aims to document the current and past uses of non-plant remedies and cultivated plan...

Hypertension is a highly prevalent risk factor and a major contributor to a myriad of cardiovascular diseases. It is difficult to overestimate the overall impact of effective hypertension control on the cardiovascular disease burden in the population. Because of consistent efforts to increase the awareness and treatment of hypertension in the United States during the past several decades, the o...

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OBJECTIVES To describe drug utilization by Brazilian retirees with an emphasis on inappropriate use. METHODS Cross-sectional study with a simple random sample of 800 retirees of the Brazilian Institute of Social Security, 60 years of age and older, residing in Rio de Janeiro City, through face-to-face interviews. RESULTS Medication use in the 15 days before the study was reported by 85% of ...