Sökning: "Medication use"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 268 avhandlingar innehållade orden Medication use.
16. Epidemiological studies of medication use and effectiveness in bipolar disorder
Sammanfattning : In the last decades, new treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) have emerged, prompting a decrease in the use of lithium – the former “gold standard” for relapse prevention, and increasing the possibilities for individualized treatment. The aims of this thesis were to: 1) explore the use of relapse prevention in the early phases of bipolar illness, 2) add to the current knowledge concerning the comparative effectiveness of various pharmacological maintenance treatments, including combination therapies, and 3) explore the use of benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (so called Z-drugs) in BD. LÄS MER
17. Läkemedel och följsamhet - Studier ur ett allmänmedicinskt perspektiv
Sammanfattning : The thesis is based on four studies illuminating from different perspectives the problem of compliance with medication. The research arises from the fact that more and more drugs are prescribed to patients thereby leading to problems with compliance. LÄS MER
18. Pharmaceutical care in coronary heart disease
Sammanfattning : Background: In coronary heart disease (CHD), pharmaceutical care implies that health care professionals cooperate with the patient to optimize drug therapy primarily for secondary prevention. Low adherence and discontinuation of drugs are common among patients with CHD, and this is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. LÄS MER
19. On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this series of studies has been to examine palatal, buccal and labial minor salivary gland secretions in relation to age and gender and other factors and conditions that could have effects on the saliva. Further aims were to analyze minor salivary gland secretions in relation to feelings of oral dryness and dental plaque pH. LÄS MER
20. Interventions to improve medication use in elderly primary care patients
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