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Interventions of the clinical pharmacist in an Intermediate Care Unit for elderly patients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To discuss the role of the clinical pharmacist in hospital care of critical elderly patients. Methods Critical patients aged 60 years and over admitted by the clinical staff to an Intermediate Care Unit were followed-up for 4 months regarding their drug therapies. Medical prescript...

Prescripción de metildopa en el tratamiento de pacientes con enfermedad hipertensiva en el embarazo
Methyldopa prescription in patients with hipertensive disease during pregnancy

Medisan; 21 (8), 2017
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal, de utilización de medicamentos, de tipo indicación-prescripción, de 67 gestantes con enfermedad hipertensiva en el embarazo, atendidas en el Hospital Materno Sur Mariana Grajales Coello de Santiago de Cuba, desde julio de 2015 hasta junio de 2016, con ...

Análise da qualidade de prescrições de antimicrobianos comercializados em uma drogaria da Região Norte do Rio Grande do Sul
Analysis of the quality of the prescriptions for antimicrobials marketed in a drugstore in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul

HU rev; 43 (1), 2017
como: uso abusivo de antimicrobianos, automedicação, falta de conhecimento e/ou descumprimento por parte dos profissionais envolvidos no tratamento. Frente a isso, a Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) criou a Resolução de Diretoria Colegiada (RDC) 20/2011 com a finalidade de facilit...

Prescripción de ciprofloxacino por vía parenteral en pacientes ingresados en los servicios de Medicina Interna y Caumatología de un hospital general
Parenteral prescription of ciprofloxacin in patients admitted to the Internal Medicine and Caumatology services of a general hospital

Medisan; 21 (7), 2017
Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo y transversal de 76 pacientes ingresados en los servicios de Medicina Interna y Caumatología del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba durante el 2012, para evaluar los conocimientos, el desempeño y la satisfacción de ...

Prescription medication by physiotherapists: a Brazilian view of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Abstract Many health systems (HS) have adopted novel models of care which have included non-medical prescription (NMP) by physiotherapists. The aim of this study was to verify in the literature the existence of this practice and its possible benefits. A literature review was carried out through search on...

Metilfenidato y modafinilo: justicia igualitaria y políticas de acceso al mejoramiento cognitivo farmacológico

Acta bioeth; 23 (1), 2017
Resumen: El artículo investiga criterios de acceso a tecnologías de mejoramiento cognitivo farmacológico, especialmente modafinilo y metilfenidato, en caso de adultos sanos. Desde la perspectiva de la justicia igualitaria, tomando como referencia la teoría de justicia de Rawls, se argumenta a favor d...

Conformity of nurse prescribing to care needs: nurses' understanding

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the understanding of nurses on nurse prescribing conformity to the care needs of hospitalized patients and factors associated with that conformity. Method: a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, was conducted at 20 in-patient units of a teaching hospital in t...

Evaluación de la prescripción de glibenclamida en diabéticos tipo 2

RESUMEN Introducción: Las sulfonilureas permanecen junto con la metformina como el tratamiento farmacológico más usado para los pacientes diabéticos tipo 2, y continúan siendo los antidiabéticos más prescritos en algunas regiones del mundo. Objetivo: Evaluar la prescripción de glibenclamida e...

Impact of coronary intensive care unit in treatment of myocardial infarction

Summary Introduction: The mortality rate attributed to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has decreased in the world. However, this disease is still responsible for high costs for health systems. Several factors could decrease mortality in these patients, including implementation of card...