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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Over-prescription"”.
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Assessing and improving rational antimicrobial use in urban and rural health care facilities in Vietnam
… to poor knowledge about AMR are key drivers of over the counter dispensing of antimicrobials regardless the existence of regulations. Using a simple rapid blood test to identify customers who do not benefit from antimicrobial therapy would be a potential solution. Primary healthcare stations …
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Large-scale prediction of patient-level antibiotic resistance : towards clinical decision support for improved antimicrobial stewardship
… of resistance have been rising, exacerbated by over-prescription and misuse of antibiotics. One major reason for this inappropriate usage is that doctors often must decide treatment without the results of microbiologic testing, a setting known as the empiric treatment setting. Thus, this work …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Glycomaterials for Antibacterial Applications
… occurring bacterial strains, misuse and over-prescription of antibiotics have accelerated the process. To combat the ever-growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, antibacterial polymers have been developed. Antibacterial polymers prevent bacterial infections by either killing the …
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A study of the social causes of over-medication in China
This thesis seeks to examine the root causes of over-medication in China. I have applied Donald Light’s theoretical model of “Countervailing Powers” in the context of socio-economic transition in China, focusing on the important causes of over-medication (over-prescription) in the healthcare system …
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Issues in the prescribing of psychotropic and psychoactive medication for persons with learning disability: quantitative and qualitative perspectives
… behaviour has undergone much critical review over the past two decades. Assessment and diagnosis of mental illness in this population continues to be psychopharmacological treatment include polypharmacy, irrational prescription procedures and frequent over-prescription. It is clear that all …
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Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Investigations of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides containing Unnatural Amino Acids with Model Membrane Systems
With the over prescription and use of antibiotic drugs the evolution of drug resistant bacteria strains has become a world wide health crisis. In response to this crisis, the search for new drugs to kill bacteria via a novel mode of action has become of critical importance to modern medicine. …
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Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance among private sector patients and prescribers in South Africa
… One of the main causes of ABR is the misuse and over prescription of antibiotics. The primary objective of the study is to ascertain the level of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of appropriate antibiotic use and ABR, among prescribers and patients in private health care in South Africa. The …
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Energetics and mechanisms of substrate transport by the MATE transporter PfMATE
… the therapeutic outcomes. The misuse and over-prescription of antimicrobials contribute significantly to this problem, undermining the efficacy of treatments for routine infections and compromising the success of critical medical interventions. Additionally, the widespread occurrence of …