This issue brief presents the findings of a national survey whose purpose was to describe the prevalence of evidence-based safe medication practices, including the use of voluntary medication error reporting, in the nation’s smallest hospitals. The survey included questions related to all phases of the medication use process— prescribing, documenting, dispensing by a pharmacist (medication acqu...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and incidence of ADHD medication prescribing, by age and gender, from 2005 to 2015 in Canadian primary care. METHOD A population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the prescribing of ADHD medications between 2005 and 2015 using electronic medical record data. Yearly prevalence and incidence of ADHD medicati...

Self-medication is a widespread behavior worldwide. It is defined as the practice of self-diagnosis and drug prescription without proper professional consultation. Aim: To determine the prevalence and predictors of self-medication for oral health problems among adults living in Riyadh city. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on a structured close-ended questionnaire was distributed among ad...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of self-medication in children and adolescents in the municipalities of Limeira and Piracicaba, state of São Paulo, and to correlate results with sociodemographic indicators and with the use of health care services (public or private). METHODS Descriptive population-based study of a simple random sample from the two municipalities, comprised of 772 inhabi...

background : the aim of this study was to identify factors affecting self-medication and its pattern among the students of tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 385 students of tabriz university of medical sciences in 2012. the data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. the validity of the questionnai...

Xerostomia (dry mouth perception) is a condition that affects mastication, swallowing and speech increases with age or can be the result of medication some systemic diseases. The purpose this exploratory study was to evaluate prevalence xerostomia in local elderly population its relationship medication. It verified most participants have xerostomia, from these, majority take Additionally, varie...

BACKGROUND Many of the studies have investigated the prevalence and nature of self-medication. It is a common type of self-care behavior among the populace of various countries. World Health Organization promotes the practice of self-medication for effective and quick relief of symptoms without medical consultations to reduce the burden on health-care services, which are often understaffed and ...

Methods: The study population consisted of communitydwelling adults aged 65 years and older admitted to the hospital with 1 of 9 selected conditions (n=375). A geriatric nurse practitioner performed a comprehensive medication assessment in the patient’s home within 24 to 72 hours after institutional discharge. The assessment focused on what older patients reported taking in comparison with the ...

medication error (me) is the most common preventable cause of adverse drug events which negatively affects patient safety. inadequate, low-quality studies plus wide estimation variations in me from developing countries including iran, decreases the reliability of me evaluations. to clarify sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures of mes, we reviewed iran current available literat...