My talk will focus on the use of the new ECNP nomenclature system to explain the mechanisms of actions of drugs for anxiety and insomnia so that prescribers have a better understanding of their modes of actions and adverse effects

Background: In Sweden, supply of assistive devices is a municipal/county council responsibility. Earlier research has mainly focused the matching of person and device. In contrast, this study concerns the process before the actual supply is initiated. Aim: Discuss the experience among persons who, for the first time, seek municipal information on assistive devices and the provision thereof thro...

OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of physician awareness to promote the prescription and the dispensing of generic drugs at hospital discharge. METHODS The study consisted in a Before/After Study design including the analysis of medical prescriptions at hospital discharge, after a pharmaceutical intervention to physicians in a geriatric ward. Each drug was classified according to its terms of p...

OBJECTIVE To assess nurse practitioners' interactions with pharmaceutical industry promotional activities and their perception of information reliability and self-reported prescribing behaviors. STUDY DESIGN Self-administered online survey. METHODS A nationally randomized sample of nurse practitioner prescribers was surveyed. Eligibility criteria included current clinical practice and licen...

The New Ways of Working Programme (NWW) supports the ongoing modernisation of the NHS by encouraging existing staff to evaluate their roles and responsibilities with a view to the full utilisation of skills across the workforce. Non-medical prescribing provides an example of workforce change and role development by which NWW can be critiqued. The introduction of non-medical prescribing within m...

PURPOSE Consumption of fish oil has been shown to reduce mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aims to determine the frequency and associations of dietary fish prescribing by family physicians. METHODS A 22-item survey mailed to randomly selected Washington State family physicians. RESULTS Nearly all agreed that nutrition is important in CVD prevention (99%) an...

Irrational drug use is associated with adverse consequences including drug resistance and avoidable adverse drug reactions. Studies of rational drug use in psychiatric facilities are scanty. This study evaluated prescription practices and perception of health care professionals regarding causes of irrational drug use. A retrospective study conducted at the outpatient clinic of Federal Neuropsyc...

BACKGROUND With the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, widespread adoption of certain health information technologies, such as electronic health records (EHRs) and electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), is imminent. Drug-drug interaction (DDI) screening and medication history information are commonly incorporated into health information ...