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Pharmacovigilance data as a trigger to identify antimicrobial resistance and inappropriate use of antibiotics : A study using reports from the netherlands pharmacovigilance centre
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Habarugira, Jean Marie Vianney (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia) ;
Härmark, Linda (Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
(1) Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires urgent multidisciplinary so-lutions, and pharmacovigilance has the potential to strengthen current antimicrobial stewardship strategies. This study aimed to characterize AMR-relevant adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports submitted to The Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre; (2) Methods: We carried out a descriptive analysis of ADR reports submitted to Lareb, coded with AMR-relevant MedDRA Preferred Terms (PTs); (3) Results: Between 1998 and January 2019, 252 AMR-relevant ADR reports were submitted to Lareb. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/antibiotics10121512
Antibiotics, Vol. 10 Núm. 12 (december 2021) , p. 1512
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Impact of a system to assist in clinical decision-making in primary healthcare in Catalonia : prescription Self Audit
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Pons Mesquida, M. Àngels (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia) ;
Oms Arias, Míriam (Institut Català de la Salut. Unitat de Coordinació i Estratègia del Medicament) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia) ;
Diogène Fadini, Eduard (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
In 2008, in the context of a complete computerisation of medical records, the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS, Catalan Health Institute) implemented a system in its electronic clinical workstation (ECW) to assist decision-making at the prescription level. [...]
2022 - 10.1186/s12911-022-01809-6
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol. 22 (march 2022)
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The "Square Box" : Therapeutic Equivalence as a Foundation of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
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Cappello, Bernadette (Department of Health Products Policy and Standards, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland) ;
Moja, Lorenzo (Department of Health Products Policy and Standards, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia) ;
Magrini, Nicola (Italian Medicines Agency, Rome)
Every two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) updates its Model List of Essential Medicines, intended as a guide for countries to adopt or adapt in accordance with local priorities and treatment guidelines, for the development of national essential medicines lists. [...]
2020 - 10.3389/fphar.2020.578000
Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol. 11 (september 2020)
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Prescription of Levofloxacin and Moxifloxacin in Select Hospitals in Uganda : A Pilot Study to Assess Guideline Concordance
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Nambasa, Victoria (Directorate of Product Safety, Uganda) ;
Ndagije, Helen B. (Directorate of Product Safety, Uganda) ;
Serwanga, Allan (Directorate of Product Safety, Uganda) ;
Manirakiza, Leonard (Directorate of Product Safety, Uganda) ;
Atuhaire, Joanitah (Directorate of Product Safety, Uganda) ;
Nakitto, Diana (Directorate of Product Safety, Uganda) ;
Kiguba, Ronald (Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
Background : In Uganda, national tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines were revised to include the newer generation fluoroquinolones among the second-line treatment options for multidrug-resistant TB. [...]
2020 - 10.3390/antibiotics9080439
Antibiotics, Vol. 9 (july 2020)
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Patterns of Antibiotic Prescription in Colombia : Are There Differences between Capital Cities and Municipalities?
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Machado-Alba, Jorge Enrique (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (Colòmbia). Grupo de Investigación en Farmacoepidemiología y Farmacovigilancia) ;
Valladales-Restrepo, Luis Fernando (Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas (Pereira, Colòmbia). Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina) ;
Gaviria-Mendoza, Andrés (Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas (Pereira, Colòmbia). Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina) ;
Machado-Duque, Manuel Enrique (Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas (Pereira, Colòmbia). Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
The use of antibiotics is the most important modifiable risk factor for the development of microorganism resistance. A cross-sectional study of outpatients receiving antibiotic prescriptions registered in a population database in Colombia was conducted. [...]
2020 - 10.3390/antibiotics9070389
Antibiotics, Vol. 9 (july 2020)
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Safer prescription of drugs : impact of the PREFASEG system to aid clinical decision-making in primary care in Catalonia
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Pons-Mesquida, M. Àngels (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia) ;
Oms-Arias, Míriam (Institut Català de la Salut. Unitat de Coordinació i Estratègia del Medicament) ;
Diogène Fadini, Eduard (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
In 2008, the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS, Catalan Health Institute) implemented a prescription decision support system in its electronic clinical workstation (ECW), which automatically generates online alerts for general practitioners when a possible medication-related problem (MRP) is detected. [...]
2021 - 10.1186/s12911-021-01710-8
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol. 21 (december 2021)
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Substandard Quality of the Antimicrobials Sold in the Street Markets in Haiti
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Jean-Baptiste, Théodule (Groupe Haitien de Recherche, d'Innovation et de Créativité (GHRIC), Tabarre HT6124, Haiti) ;
Carpenter, John F. (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA) ;
Dahl, Kevin (KBI Biopharma, Boulder, CO 80301, USA) ;
Derameau, Wellington (Groupe Haitien de Recherche, d'Innovation et de Créativité (GHRIC), Tabarre HT6124, Haiti) ;
Veillard, Rosemela (Groupe Haitien de Recherche, d'Innovation et de Créativité (GHRIC), Tabarre HT6124, Haiti) ;
Jacquet, John Redford (Groupe Haitien de Recherche, d'Innovation et de Créativité (GHRIC), Tabarre HT6124, Haiti) ;
Osselyn, Pierre Ludens (Groupe Haitien de Recherche, d'Innovation et de Créativité (GHRIC), Tabarre HT6124, Haiti) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia)
This pilot study was conducted to analyze the quality of the antimicrobials sold in the street markets in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A total of 258 packs containing antimicrobials were bought in 28 street markets in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). [...]
2020 - 10.3390/antibiotics9070407
Antibiotics, Vol. 9 (july 2020)
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Adverse Drug Reactions in Selected Wards of the Yangon General Hospital and Yangon Specialty Hospital During the First Quarter of 2019 : An Active Pharmacovigilance Study in Myanmar
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May, Lwin Moe (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Figueras, Albert 1961- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia) ;
Linn, Ye Htut (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Htike, Maw Than (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
San, Mi Kun Kaw (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Pyae, Nyein Chan (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Aye, Khin Hnin (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Aung, Ei Ei (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Win, Nilar (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Thawda, Wine (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Linn, Zin Wah (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Kyaw, Yin Min (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Min, Ya (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Than, Zaw Win (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Khaing, Moe Pan (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Win, Thurein (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Htet, Pyi Phyo (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology) ;
Aye, Nu Nu (University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Department of Pharmacology)
Previous studies in Europe and the USA have reported a high prevalence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), but data on local ADRs in Myanmar are sparse. Our objective was to study ADRs in patients admitted to selected wards of Yangon General Hospital (YGH) and Yangon Specialty Hospital (YSH), Myanmar. [...]
2020 - 10.1007/s40801-020-00180-0
Drugs - Real World Outcomes, Vol. 7 (february 2020) , p. 109-117
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