Search for dissertations about: "patient drug lists"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words patient drug lists.

2. 1. eMedication – improving medication management using information technology

   Author : Tora Hammar; Göran Petersson; Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; eMedication; eHealth; medication; ePrescribing; electronic prescribing; information technology; drug-related problems; clinical decision support system; health care; pharmacy; patient; Health Informatics; Hälsoinformatik;

   Abstract : Medication is an essential part of health care and enables the prevention andtreatment of many conditions. However, medication errors and drug-relatedproblems (DRP) are frequent and cause suffering for patients and substantial costsfor society. READ MORE

4. 2. Drug therapy - a challenge in primary care

   Author : Veronica Milos; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Drug therapy; elderly; guidelines; primary care; potentially inappropriate medications; fall risk increasing drugs; antibiotics; upper respiratory tract infections; attitudes; adherence; general practitioners; Sweden;

   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

5. 3. Drug-drug interactions : from knowledge base to clinical impact

   Author : Marine Andersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Drug usage has increased steadily, and the more drugs used, the higher the risk for adverse effects or loss of effect due to drug-drug interactions. For drug prescribers it is difficult to know what drugs a patient is taking and whether they interact. READ MORE

6. 4. Doctors and drugs : how Swedish emergency and family physicians understand drug prescribing

   Author : Pia Bastholm Rahmner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Drug prescribing; understanding; competence; patient drug lists; emergency room physicians; general practitioners; qualitative methods; Sweden;

   Abstract : Background: Drug prescribing is increasing, making prescribing one of the most common interventions in healthcare. The beneficial effects of drugs are manifold, but drug use also involves risks of drug-drug interaction (DDI), side effects and other drug-related problems. READ MORE

7. 5. Information transfer and medication safety for elderly patients in care transitions

   Author : Gabriella Caleres; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged; Primary Health Care; General Practitioners; Patient Discharge Summaries; Patient Transfer; Pain Management;

   Abstract : Introduction: Accurate discharge summaries counteract drug-related problems due to insufficient information transfer in care transitions, but require optimal transfer and use. Careful follow-up is often essential after hospital discharge, for example when it comes to pain management in elderly patients; a common and challenging task in primary care. READ MORE