Publications by authors named "Katherine Vargas-Diaz"
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- The study focuses on the pharmacological management of acne, revealing that a significant portion of patients are treated with systemic antibiotics, particularly doxycycline, which goes against recommended guidelines.
- About 17.2% of acne patients received potentially inappropriate prescriptions that could worsen their condition, with female patients and those with certain underlying health issues being at higher risk.
- Limitations include the lack of access to detailed medical records, which prevented a thorough verification of the patients' acne characteristics.
Animal bites have a high probability of becoming infected. In high-risk wounds, the use of antibiotics that kill the associated microorganisms is recommended. The aim of this study was to determine the use of inappropriate antibiotics in patients in different regions of Colombia who were attacked in 2020 by animals that can transmit rabies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The treatment of osteoporosis involves medications that reduce the risk of fractures, but some medications can decrease bone density. The aim was to identify the treatments, comorbidities, and prescriptions related to reducing bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis.
Research Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study that identified patterns of anti-osteoporotic drug prescriptions for outpatient use and potentially inappropriate prescriptions for patients with osteoporosis based on the drug-dispensing database of 8.
The objective was to determine the prevalence of the potentially inappropriate antipsychotics and anticholinergics used in patients with Parkinson's disease. A cross-sectional study identified the prescription of antipsychotics, anticholinergics and drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The anticholinergic burden was evaluated, and quetiapine and clozapine were considered to be adequate antipsychotics.
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