News tagged with prescription data
Nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions for dialysis patients inappropriate
Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections, a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highlights the need to improve antibiotic use in outpatient ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Direct costs for low back pain care in U.K. are substantial
(HealthDay)—The financial burden of caring for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in the United Kingdom is twice that of caring for patients without CLBP, according to a study published in the Jan. ...
Health
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Kiwis missing out on free prescription medicines entitlement
Many New Zealanders are not getting free prescriptions when they should and these people are likely to include our most vulnerable, new findings from an ongoing University of Otago and Victoria University ...
Medications
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Study analyzes variations in antibiotic prescribing among older patients
A study of Medicare data suggests there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which the prescriptions for the medication were written, according to a report published ...
Medications
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Study finds doctor and pharmacy shopping are linked to prescription drug overdose deaths
(Medical Xpress)—A published study conducted by researchers at West Virginia University has found that doctor and pharmacy shoppers are at a greater risk for drug-related death.
Medications
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Unique program bringing electronic medical record data to ambulances lauded
The nation's first and only program linking paramedics in the field to patients' pre-existing health information -- enabling emergency workers to make more informed treatment decisions and to transport patients to the most ...
Health
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Drug costs, not volume, causes regional differences in Medicare drug spending
The cost of medications through Medicare's subsidized prescription drug program varies from region to region across the United States largely due to the use of more expensive brand-name drugs and not because of the amount ...
Health
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Report: 1 in 5 of US adults on behavioral meds
More than 20 percent of American adults took at least one drug for conditions like anxiety and depression in 2010, according to an analysis of prescription data, including more than one in four women.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Study hints at antibiotic overuse in home-care patients
A study of Canadian home-care patients suggests doctors may be overprescribing antibiotics for patients receiving ongoing medical care at home. The study, published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the jo ...
Health
Jun 15, 2011 |
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