This article contributes to the continuing debate on professional dominance of medicine given rising number professions allied that now have legal authority prescribe and could potentially threaten this dominance. The key questions addressed are whether non-medical prescribers represent a threat if they do not, what has mediated doctors' response these newer such able retain dominance? Drawing ...

BACKGROUND Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) can potentially help prevent medication errors. As the use of e-prescribing increases across Canada, understanding the benefits and gaps of early e-prescribing can help inform deployment of future e-prescribing systems. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine the prevalence of, reasons for, and average time taken for p...

The objective of this cross-sectional evaluation study was to compare data generated through prescriber assessments, and data generated from independent direct contact with opiate-dependent patients in office-based practice to evaluate buprenorphine treatment for modality of buprenorphine absorption, benzodiazepine use, and depressive symptoms. A group of buprenorphine office-based practice pre...

BACKGROUND Sustaining the availability and rational use of safe and effective drugs is a major problem in developing countries. Irrational drug use affects quality of health care more than accessibility of drugs. OBJECTIVE To assess drug utilization in selected health facilities of South West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected healt...

BACKGROUND In 2010, the US Drug Enforcement Administration issued regulations allowing electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS), a practice previously prohibited. OBJECTIVE To carry out a survey of the experience of prescribers in the nation's first study of EPCS implementation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prescribers were surveyed in a community setting before and after implementat...

The rational construction of an essential drug list, considering the patient's need, drug safety, availability and the best cost-benefit ratio, is based on drug safety, efficacy and quality. However, in daily practice, the prescriber's decision is mostly influenced by drug effectiveness, following criteria that increase adherence to the treatment, such as relative drug toxicity, convenience, co...

Prescribing patterns amongst practising Australasian neurosurgeons regarding the use of prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in patients with newly diagnosed intrinsic brain tumours are not well established. This study aimed to determine the rate of prophylactic AED prescribing in this clinical context and to determine if there were some particular factors that influenced prescribers in thei...

BACKGROUND Nearly all health professional students and prescribers, regardless of specialty, will care for older adults who are enrolled in or eligible for the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. Given the growing numbers of older adults, the increased burden of chronic disease, and the escalating costs of health care, health professional students and prescribers across disciplines shoul...

Inappropriate prescribing for ARI and diarrhoea is a serious health problem in many developing countries including Bangladesh. A baseline retrospective prescribing survey for ARI and diarrhoea have been conducted in randomly selected 60 thana health complexes (THCs) of Dhaka division of Bangladesh. In the 38 of 60 THCs, the prescribers did not comply with the standard treatment guidelines (STG)...

Abstract Advanced practice providers are a diverse and established group of antimicrobial prescribers in both ambulatory inpatient settings. We outline important considerations for stewardship programs stewards to consider when engaging this providers.