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1. 1. Women's Health and Drug Utilization

   Författare :Annika Bardel; Mari-Ann Wallander; Kurt Svärdsudd; Birgitta Hovelius; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; women s health; epidemiology; drug utilisation; adherence; symptom prevalence; HRT; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Objectives. To study medication utilization and adherence to prescribed therapy in a female population in central Sweden. To study usage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in this population and to assess how HRT users compare to non-users regarding symptom reporting, general health and other variables. LÄS MER

3. 2. Psychoactive prescription drug use disorders, misuse and abuse : Pharmacoepidemiological aspects

   Författare :Micaela Tjäderborn; Staffan Hägg; Johan Ahlner; Anna Jönsson; Morten Andersen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychoactive prescription drugs; psychotropic drugs; prescription drug use disorders; prescription drug misuse; abuse; pharmacovigilance; drug utilization; pharmacoepidemiology;

   Sammanfattning : Background: There is a widespread and increasing use of psychoactive prescription drugs, such as opioid analgesics, anxiolytics, hypnotics and anti-epileptics, but their use is associated with a risk of drug use disorder, misuse and abuse. Today, these are globally recognized and emerging public health concerns. LÄS MER

4. 3. The influence of gender and depression on drug utilization : Pharmacoepidemiological research in Sweden

   Författare :Lena Thunander Sundbom; Göran Frenning; Kerstin Hedborg; Susanna Wallerstedt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adherence; anxiety; depression; drug utilization; gender; pharmacoepidemiology; prescription drugs; self-report; Farmakoepidemiologi; Pharmacoepidemiology; Health-Promoting Work;

   Sammanfattning : Background Drug use has increased over recent decades, and is especially great among women and among people with mental health problems. To take advantage of the full potential of drugs and to avoid drug-related problems, drug prescription needs to be correct and the drugs need to be taken according to the prescribed regimens. LÄS MER

5. 4. Quality, costs and the role of primary health care

   Författare :Sven Engström; Lars Borgquist; Ingvar Krakau; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Drug utilization review methods; Hospitalization statistics and numerical data; Outpatient clinics; hospital utilization; Primary health care; Quality of health care; Respiratory tract infections; drug therapy; Family practice; Cost-benefit analysis; Efficiency; Organizational; Health care costs; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of primary care in health care systems in terms of health, health care utilisation and costs, and to study the feasibility of retrieval of data from computerised medical records to monitor medical quality.The thesis includes five studies, a systematic literature review, a register study of utilisation of hospital and primary care, a study based on data from computerised medical records of individual patients cost for primary care, and two studies of management of respiratory infections in primary care based on data from computerised medical records of twelve health centres. LÄS MER

7. 5. Sex and gender aspects in drug utilization

   Författare :Desirée Loikas; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Drug prescribing is one of the most important processes in healthcare and drugs are also commonly used in the population. Drug use differs between men and women and descriptive reports of sex differences in drug use have been published with examples from different therapeutic areas. LÄS MER