Res Pract Thromb Haemost
March 2023
Background: Although there is increased recognition that many menstruating women commenced on anticoagulants experience heavy menstrual bleeding, little research has been published describing what women go through and actually experience.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to understand the "" experience of menstruating women commencing anticoagulants.
Methods: We undertook a qualitative study using semistructured interviews.
Background: Digital technologies are widely used in healthcare. In the UK, Health Education England developed a framework on digital capabilities so that healthcare professionals could determine their health literacy, evaluate their competencies and identify their learning needs. For pharmacists, specific digital capabilities were developed - Digital Capabilities for the Pharmacy Workforce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvid Based Complement Alternat Med
December 2020
Complement Ther Clin Pract
May 2020
Background: and purpose: Adherence is an issue that affects Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and conventional medicine practitioners, whereby approximately half of the patients do not take their medicines or remedies as prescribed. The consultation is an opportune area where practitioners can have an impact on patient adherence to treatment. As such, research was undertaken to explore this in depth within one CAM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Robust human data on medication use during lactation is scarce. With increasing medication use in postpartum women, it is important to conduct clinical lactation studies measuring the excretion of drugs in human milk and generate evidence. We plan to conduct a clinical lactation study, involving the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence and impact of antimicrobial "allergy" labels and Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) on antibiotic usage and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives is ill defined. We sought to examine the rate of antimicrobial "allergy labels" at our tertiary referral centre and impacts on antimicrobial usage and appropriateness.
Methods: Two inpatient antimicrobial prevalence surveys were conducted over a 1-week period in November 2013 and 2014 as part of the prospective National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS).