Download TI: Drug utilization patterns in Israel

TI: Drug utilization patterns in Israel
AU: Yosselson-S; Superstine-E
AD: School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Med., Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Israel
SO: Drug-Intell-Clin-Pharm; 1977; 11(Nov); 678-680
CO: DICPBB
PY: 1977
LA: English
RF: 6 Refs.
AB: The drug use patterns and abuse of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs and the extent to which
finance plays a role in the home storage of drugs in Israel are discussed. One hundred families were
visited and an inventory of medications found in the home was done. A total of 2,412 drugs was found
with a value of $1,961. Topical preparations accounted for 30% of the total and analgesics accounted for
another 16%. An average of 4 analgesic preparations were found per family. Inadequate storage of many
drugs was also found. The role of the pharmacist in correcting problems of over use and storage is
discussed.
DE: Drug-utilization-Israel; Israel-drug-utilization; Storage-drugs;
Pharmacists-consultation; Patients-education; Drug-abuse-Israel;
Drugs,-over-the-counter-drug-utilization; Economics-drug-utilization
SC: 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics)
AN: 15-4384
UD: 7808
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TI:Computer based system for screening outpatient drug utilization
AU: Braunstein-ML; James-JD
AD: Dept. of Family Practice, Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, South
Carolina
SO: J-Am-Pharm-Assoc; 1976; NS 16(Feb); 82-85
IS: 0003-0465
CO: JPHAA3
PY: 1976
LA: English
RF: 7 Refs.
AB: A computer based system for monitoring outpatient drug utilization is described. As prescriptions
are entered and processed, a patient profile is built with information about the original prescription and
about its renewal history. Data from the stored patient profile simplifies the prescription renewal process
and can alert the pharmacist to patient noncompliance and possible therapeutic incompatibilities when
several prescriptions are being used concurrently.
DE: Drug-utilization-monitoring; Automation,-data-processing,-computers-drug-utilization; Patientsoutpatients; Errors,-medication-omission
HU: Human
SC: 25 (Information-Processing-and-Literature)
AN: 14-2176
UD: 7704
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TI: Drug consumption in the Netherlands: differences from other countries
AU: Bakker-A
AD: Vakgroep Praktische Farmacie, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Croesestraat 79, 3522 AD Utrecht,
Netherlands
SO: Pharm-Weekbl (Pharmaceutisch-Weekblad); 1989; 124(Nov 24); 950-955
IS: 0031-6911
CO: PHWEAW
PY: 1989
CP: Netherlands
LA: Dutch
LS: English
RF: 3 Refs.
AB: A study to compare the consumption of drugs in the Netherlands with that in other western European
countries is described. Preliminary results showed that the consumption of drugs in the Netherlands is
low compared to other countries. A strong relationship was found between drug consumption and patient
age and sex. This relationship differed from one pharmacotherapeutic group to the next.
DE: Netherlands-drug-utilization; Drug-utilization-Netherlands;
Europe-drug-utilization; Sex-patients; Age-patients
SC: 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics)
AN: 27-10751
UD: 9008
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TI: Drug consumption statistics-method for comparing studies
AU: Schaefer-M
AD: Sektion Chem., Wissenschaftsbereich Pharm., Humboldt-Univ., Berlin, GDR
Reprints: Goethestr. 54, 1120 Berlin, GDR
SO: Pharmazie (Pharmazie); 1989; 44(Jun); 390-393
IS: 0031-7144
CO: PHARAT
PY: 1989
CP: Germany
LA: German
DE: Drug-utilization-statistics; Statistics-drug-utilization;
Methodology-drug-utilization
SC: 18 (Methodology); 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics)
AN: 27-05906
UD: 9005
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TI: Experience in predicting drug consumption
AU: Honzakova-L; Fikr-V; Svihovec-J; Stika-L
AD: Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague 10, Czechoslovakia
SO: Cesk-Farm (Ceska-a-Slovenska-Farmacie); 1988; 37(8); 341-343
IS: 0009-0530
CO: CKFRAY
PY: 1988
CP: Czechoslovakia
LA: Czech
DE: Drug-utilization-Czechoslovakia; Czechoslovakia-drug-utilization
SC: 6 (Drug-Evaluations)
AN: 26-10737
UD: 8909
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TI: Methodological
principles of predicting drug consumption for geriatric care
AU: Khmelevskaya-SS; Syatynya-AL; Rachmatulina-GI
SO: Farmatsiya-Moscow (Farmatsiya); 1988; 37(4); 15-19
IS: 0367-3014
CO: FRMTAL
PY: 1988
CP: USSR (Moscow)
LA: Russian
LS: English
RF: 17 Refs.
AB: A discussion of interrelated factors which determine drug consumption by the elderly, which would
provide a basis for a methodical study of the drug needs of geriatric patients, is presented.
DE: Drug-utilization-geriatrics; Geriatrics-drug-utilization;
Methodology-drug-utilization
SC: 18 (Methodology); 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics); 6 (Drug-Evaluations)
AN: 26-07903
UD: 8907
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Problem of pharmacotherapy of elderly people. Part 2. Analysis of drug
consumption from the view of age and sex
TI:
AU: Springer-V; Kotouckova-M; Brslicova-J; Holubanska-K
AD: Katedra Farmaceutickej Prevadzky Farmaceutickej Fakulty UK, Kalinciakova 8,
832 32 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
SO: Farm-Obz (Farmaceuticky-Obzor); 1988; 57(Jul); 293-300
IS: 0014-8172
CO: FAOBAS
PY: 1988
CP: Czechoslovakia
LA: Czech
LS: English; German; Russian
RF: 17 Refs.
AB: Drug consumption statistics for more than 50,000 patients over the age of 60 were compiled by
therapeutic category in Czechoslovakia. Linear increases in prescribing with age were noted for all of the
most frequently used therapeutic categories. Vasodilating agents were used more often by men than by
women, while male use was higher for vitamins and psychotherapeutic agents only in the highest age
category.
DE: Geriatrics-patients; Sex-patients; Czechoslovakia-drug-utilization;
Data-collection-drug-utilization; Drug-utilization-Czechoslovakia;
Vasodilating-agents-drug-utilization; Vitamins-drug-utilization;
Psychotherapeutic-agents-drug-utilization; Classification-therapeutic
PC: Vasodilating-agents (24.12, 24); Vitamins (88.00, 88);
Psychotherapeutic-agents (28.16, 28)
SC: 6 (Drug-Evaluations); 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics)
AN: 26-06799
UD: 8906
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TI: Drug consumption by persons covered by Social Security
AU: Prieto-Yerro-I
AD: Serv. de Prestaciones Farmaceuticas del INSALUD, Inst. Natl. de la Salud,Madrid, Spain
SO: Info-Ter-Segur-Soc; 1987; 11(Sep); 170-175
CO: ITSLD9
PY: 1987
LA: Spanish
RF: 2 Refs.
AB: An analysis of drug use by therapeutic categories of Social Security beneficiaries in Spain during
April and October, 1986 is presented.
DE: Drug-utilization-Spain; Spain-drug-utilization;
Data-collection-drug-utilization
SC: 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics)
AN: 25-10777
UD: 8809
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TI: Wastage of drug from nebulisers: review
AU: Clay-MM; Clarke-SW
AD: Dept. of Thorac. Med., Royal Free Hosp., London NW3, England
SO: J-R-Soc-Med (Journal-of-the-Royal-Society-of-Medicine); 1987; 80(Jan);
38-39
IS: 0141-0768
CO: JRSMD9
PY: 1987
CP: England
LA: English
RF: 10 Refs.
AB: Aerosol generating devices are widely used but are usually ineffective and only a small portion of the
reservoir solution reaches the lung. This may be due to large droplets which are refiltered out by the
baffles and are not recirculated. Using a 4 ml fill (instead of the usual 2 ml charge) the nebulizer releases
some 60% of the solution as an aerosol. Triggering devices controlled by the patient to divert the
compressed air also prevent solution wastage and the nebulizer should be tapped to increase the return of
condensed solution. Manufacturers of respirator solutions should indicate whether the preparation
requires a particular type of nebulizer giving a specific aerosol size and rate of formation. Metered-dose
inhalers and nebulizers do not give equivalent doses. There is a 10-fold difference between 2 puffs (0.5
mg) from a terbutaline metered dose inhaler and one inhalation treatment from a nebulizer. Patients
should be warned against the indiscriminate use of nebulizers without
supervision.
DE: Terbutaline-aerosols; Inhalation-therapy-devices;
Dosage-inhalation-therapy; Nebulizers-dosage; Aerosols-devices; Wastage-drugs;
Devices-nebulizers; Sympathomimetic-agents-terbutaline; Inhalers-metered-dose
PC: Devices (94.00, 94); Sympathomimetic-agents (12.12, 12)
SC: 1 (Pharmaceutical-Technology); 6 (Drug-Evaluations)
RN: 23031-25-6 (Terbutaline)
AN: 25-02663
UD: 8803
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TI: Drug consumption in chronic pain patients
AU: Coote-JC; Hughes-AM; McKane-JP; Green-LM; Bond-MR
AD: Pain Unit, Gartnavel Gen. Hosp., Glasgow, Scotland
SO: Br-J-Pharm-Pract (British-Journal-of-Pharmaceutical-Practice); 1986;
8(Jul); 193-194, 198
IS: 0144-8803
CO: BJPPDT
PY: 1986
CP: England
LA: English
RF: 19 Refs.
AB: Drug consumption in 71 patients admitted to a psychiatric pain clinic over a 4 month period was
investigated. The majority of patients were receiving analgesics (86%), over half were taking narcotics
(58%), and over 66% were taking psychotropic drugs. Drug abuse and dependency (41%) were common
problems, as was the use of contraindicated (27%) or adversely interacting drugs (51%).
DE: Toxicity-drugs; Pain-therapy; Analgesics-and-antipyretics-drug-utilization;
Narcotics-pain; Drug-abuse-analgesics; Dependence-analgesics;
Toxicity-analgesics; Drug-interactions-analgesics;
Psychotherapeutic-agents-pain; Drug-utilization-analgesics;
Contraindications-analgesics
PC: Analgesics-and-antipyretics (28.08, 28); Psychotherapeutic-agents (28.16, 28)
HU: Human
SC: 6 (Drug-Evaluations); 4 (Toxicity); 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics)
AN: 24-13307
UD: 8712
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TI: Tendencies of drug consumption by a rural population
AU: Cherniavsky-SV
SO: Farm-Zh-Kiev (Farmatsevtichnii-Zhurnal); 1986; 41(3); 65-68
IS: 0367-3057
CO: FRZKAP
PY: 1986
CP: USSR (Kiev)
LA: Ukrainian
LS: English
RF: 6 Refs.
AB: Drug utilization in a rural population was stratified according to sex, age, education and social status.
DE: Drug-utilization-sociology; Sex-patients; Age-patients; Patient-education-drug-utilization;
Sociology-drug-utilization; Patients-drug-utilization
SC: 22 (Sociology-Economics-and-Ethics); 6 (Drug-Evaluations)
AN: 24-10687
UD: 8709
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Effects of drug counseling and other educational strategies on drug utilization
of the elderly
TI:
AU: Hammarlund-ER; Ostrom-JR; Kethley-AJ
AD: School of Pharm., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
SO: Med-Care (Medical-Care); 1985; 23(Feb); 165-170
IS: 0025-7079
CO: MDLCBD
PY: 1985
CP: USA
LA: English
RF: 14 Refs.
AB: The medication behavior of 183 elderly apartment residents was assessed for problems in medication
regimen compliance, regimen comprehension, drug interactions, and drug storage. Following an initial
assessment, the residents were given instructions in drug utilization and access to drug counseling was
provided intermittently for almost 2 yr. Approximately one yr after the educational intervention by
pharmacists, a final assessment of a sample of 39 residents (who initially were found to have the greatest
number of problems)revealed a significant 11% decrease in the number of prescriptions taken and a
significant 39% decrease in the number of medication behavior problems.
DE: Pharmacists-consultation; Prescriptions-directions; Patient-information-consultation; Patienteducation-geriatrics; Drug-utilization-geriatrics; Geriatrics-drug-utilization; Rational-therapy-geriatrics;
Compliance-geriatrics; Comprehension-geriatrics; Drug-interactions-geriatrics; Storage-drugs
SC: 24 (Pharmacy-Practice); 23 (Pharmaceutical-Education)
AN: 23-01566
UD: 8602
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TI: Drug consumption in the elderly
AU: Ruud-M
AD: Solhellinga 29, 2300 Hamar, Norway
SO: Nor-Farm-Tidsskr (Norsk-Farmaceutisk-Tidsskrift); 1978; 86(3); 42-45
IS: 0029-1935
PY: 1978
CP: Norway
LA: Norwegian
AB: Drug prescribing in posthospitalized elderly patients is discussed in terms of frequency and drug
category. Cardiovascular therapy was the most common (50%) and only 20% of the patients were
without any medication. Medication errors were found in 35% of the cases and the possible causes are
briefly discussed. Some general rules for preventing medication errors in elderly patients are presented.
DE: Errors,-medication-geriatrics; Geriatrics-drugs; Cardiac-drugs-geriatrics;
Drug-utilization-errors,-medication
PC: Cardiac-drugs (24.04, 24)
SC: 6 (Drug-Evaluations)
AN: 15-3579
UD: 7807