Sökning: "drug related problem"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 92 avhandlingar innehållade orden drug related problem.
1. Drug-related morbidity and mortality : Pharmacoepidemiological aspects
Sammanfattning : Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) constitute a significant health problem with consequences for the patient as well as for society. Suspected ADRs have been reported to occur in about 2-14% of hospitalised patients. In about 5% of deceased hospitalised patients suspected ADRs may have caused or contributed to the fatal outcome. LÄS MER
2. Drug-related problems with special emphasis on drug : drug interactions
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to address some aspects of drug related problems with special regard to drug-drug interactions. In paper I we aimed to describe the scenario and frequency of drug-related problems (DRPs) in in-patients and to determine whether a pharmacotherapeutic advisory intervention aiming at reducing DRPs could affect rates of re-hospitalisation and / or death within 6 months. LÄS MER
3. Drug-related problems. Identification, characteristics and pharmacy interventions
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Drug-related morbidity and mortality represent a major problem to patients, public health and society. Hence, there is a need to do more research in patients' medication practices and to find ways to improve the use of drugs. LÄS MER
4. Självmordsförsök bland narkotikamissbrukare
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to describe suicide attempts in a group of drug abusers who previously had received treatment of their addiction. Another aim is to interpret and analyse the life situations that the individual associates with the suicide attempt. LÄS MER
5. Medication-related problems and psychotropic drug use in vulnerable older populations : a focus on acute hospital admissions and cognitive impairment
Sammanfattning : The ageing process involves several physiological changes that affect both pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics and that, in combination with a heavier disease burden and more extensive use of medicines, put older people at higher risk of medication-related problems and associated clinical outcomes. The older population is often treated as a homogenous group, when in fact there are factors that render certain individuals more vulnerable to adverse drug effects and other types of medication-related problems. LÄS MER