Search for dissertations about: "Psychotropic drugs"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words Psychotropic drugs.
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16. Drug therapy - a challenge in primary care
Abstract : Introduction: Drug therapy in primary care is a broad field, with two areas previously identified as particularly challenging: treatment of the elderly and prescription of antibiotics against uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). General practitioners’ (GPs’) attitudes and adherence to evidence-based treatment guidelines might be influenced by different interventions and need to be studied. READ MORE
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17. Medication in older hip fracture patients. Falls, fractures, and mortality
Abstract : Background and aim: Due to an increasingly ageing population, the number of hip fracture patients, often with multiple chronic diseases and multiple pharmacotherapy, is set to rise. The high risk of adverse outcomes that hip fractures lead to in older individuals is well described, including high first-year mortality. READ MORE
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18. Off-label drug treatment and related problems in children : a register-based investigation
Abstract : Introduction: There is a lack of pediatric documentation concerning efficacy and safety of many drugs, which may contribute to off-label drug treatment and increase the risk for adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Aims: To; (I) analyse the frequency and characteristics of pediatric off-label prescribing; (II) investigate frequency of off-label drug prescribing in pediatric ADR reports; (III) analyse drug related problems, the extent of off-label drug treatment in pediatric questions to a Drug Information Centre (DIC) and pediatric literature information adding to the labelling of the drug in DIC answers. READ MORE
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19. Drug utilization studies as support to decisions in drug policy in Estonia
Abstract : The main purpose of the present studies was to describe the use of drugs in Estonia in an international perspective and to study factors determining changes in drug utilization. An important aim of evaluating drug utilization in Estonia was to use the data as a management instrument in areas where initiatives should be taken towards improved use of drugs. READ MORE
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20. Unequal drug treatment : age and educational differences among older adults
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate whether drug treatment is unequally distributed among older adults on the basis of age and socioeconomic position. All studies in this thesis are based on nationwide register data from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register (SPDR) record-linked to other registers in Sweden. READ MORE