BACKGROUND Self-reported prescription medication use data is often used to measure differences across ethnic groups, but its accuracy may differ across ethnic groups. OBJECTIVE We compared ethnic groups' self-reported medication use to their administrative records for respondents with diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. METHODS We linked the Canadian Community Health Survey to administrativ...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a global public health problem. There are a range of treatments available with varying short and long term success rates. One option is the use of anti-obesity medication the prescription of which has increased dramatically in recent years. Despite this, little is known about the individual and GP practice factors that influence the prescription of anti-obesity medication....

OBJECTIVES To understand and classify causal factors linked to medication errors and to define opportunities for systematic changes to improve the safety of prescription medication use. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS All recipients of liver, kidney, and/or pancreas allografts followed up by an academic medical center and encountered in the acute care facility, outpatient clinic, or by tele...

OBJECTIVES There is evidence to suggest that noncompliant and nonpersistent behaviors have differing risk factors, clinical consequences, and responses to intervention. This has led to calls for these behaviors to be defined and measured separately to characterize medication-taking behavior comprehensively. Current prescription refill models of compliance are, however, unable to appropriately d...

UNLABELLED Drug utilization in the in-patient setting can provide mechanisms to assess drug prescribing trends, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of hospital formularies and examine sub-populations such as children for which prescribing habits are different from adults. OBJECTIVES The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze general medication utilization patterns and costs excluding anti...

BACKGROUND The aim of prescribing medication in palliative end-of-life care should be symptom control. Data are lacking regarding the prescription of medication at the end of life. AIM To investigate the prescription of medication in patients at the end of life in palliative care facilities. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS An observational multicenter study in 7 inpatient palliative care ...

INTRODUCTION Self medication is usually defined as intake of any type of drugs for treating oneself without professional supervision to relieve an illness or a condition. Self medication is an issue with serious global implications. In this study it was aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of self medication by the near coming physicians. METHODS A cross-sectional study wa...

Epidemiologic studies often rely on drug dispensation records to measure medication intake. We aimed to estimate correspondence between general practitioner (GP)-reported treatment and timing of prescription dispensation. From seven GPs in northern Denmark, we obtained 317 prescription records for 286 patients treated with ten commonly prescribed medication types for chronic diseases. We linked...

BACKGROUND: There is limited population-based data on diet and physical activity behaviors and weight loss among users of prescription weight loss medications. Most findings are from clinical settings or from research that includes organized behavioral programs. METHODS: We analyzed data from the 1998 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an annual telephone survey conducted in all fifty ...

www.pharmacypractice.org (ISSN: 1886-3655) 54 ABSTRACT Drug utilization in the in-patient setting can provide mechanisms to assess drug prescribing trends, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of hospital formularies and examine sub-populations such as children for which prescribing habits are different from adults. Objectives: The aim of this descriptive study was to analyze general medication ut...