Publications by authors named "Barbara M C Sodre- Alves"
Background: The treatment strategy for latent tuberculosis infection is to reduce the number of tuberculosis cases and consequently reduce the transmission of pathogenic bacteria. This study aimed to determine the safety, effectiveness, and adherence of isoniazid use for latent tuberculosis infection treatment.
Methods: To identify studies on isoniazid use for latent tuberculosis infection, five electronic databases were searched.
The quality of research on judicialization and its influence on public policies on access to medicines in Brazil: a systematic review.
Cien Saude Colet
November 2021
Patients without access to medicines often resort to the judicial system. However, no systematic review has discussed the quality of studies and the factors that may influence the access to medicines from judicialization. This study aimed to characterize the quality of research on access to judicialized medicines and their influence on public policies in Brazil.
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- The study aimed to identify how common harm from high-alert medications (HAM) is after medication errors in hospitals, finding varied prevalence rates from 3.8% to 100%, with an average of 16.3%.
- Research revealed that only 0.01% of these medication errors led to patient death, while the severity of errors varied significantly among studies.
- Most harm was linked to errors involving potassium chloride, insulin, and epoprostenol, while anticoagulants showed the least harm; the analysis was complicated by differing methodologies in the studies reviewed.
What Is Known And Objective: Qualified dispensing is fundamental for the promotion of the rational use of medicines. Documentation is an indicator of quality and one of the essential steps in the care process. However, in Brazil, there are no models of clinical documentation applicable to dispensing practices.
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