VA Program Tackles Risky Combined Use of Steroids and NSAIDs in Older Veterans
A VA team developed and piloted the SLIM-D educational program to improve the safe concurrent use of glucocorticoids and NSAIDs ...
Tag: medication safety
Four-Week Education Program Boosts Psychiatric Nurses’ Medication Error Knowledge
A four-week structured educational program significantly improved medication error knowledge among 89 psychiatric nurses in Egypt, with reported errors declining ...
Survey Finds Major Gaps in Vancomycin Knowledge Among Chinese Healthcare Professionals
A cross-sectional survey of 400 healthcare professionals in China found low correct-response rates on vancomycin monitoring indicators and timing, with ...
Depression Severity Tied to Higher Odds of Self-Medication in Dhaka College Teens
A cross-sectional study of 450 Dhaka college students found that higher depression severity was associated with roughly two- to four-fold ...
ADHD medication unlikely to raise self-harm risk, five-country study finds
A five-country study of more than 460,000 people with ADHD found the risk of self-harm was highest in the 90 ...
Qatar EHR study maps pediatric psychotropic prescribing and potential polypharmacy, 2019-2022
A retrospective study of 2,221 children and adolescents in Qatar's public health records found that 14.5 percent had two or ...
Automated hospital records tool lifted adverse drug reaction reporting fortyfold
An automated reporting tool embedded in two Sydney hospitals' electronic medical records increased adverse drug reaction reports to Australia's regulator ...
Pharmacists Weigh In on Patients Turning to AI for Medication Advice
A qualitative study of ten pharmacists at a Chinese tertiary hospital finds cautious acceptance of AI medication consultation, with pharmacists ...
Severe obesity complicates ICU drug dosing, review concludes
A narrative review concludes that severe obesity can complicate ICU drug dosing and supports individualized regimens based on pharmacokinetic variability ...
Recent metoprolol use linked to modestly elevated acute kidney injury risk
A multicenter retrospective cohort study found a modest association between recent metoprolol exposure and incident acute kidney injury, with sensitivity ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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