Use of metamizole and other non-opioid analgesics in Switzerland between 2014 and 2019: an observational study using a large health insurance claims database.

Objective: To investigate claims patterns for metamizole and other non-opioid analgesics in Switzerland. To characterise users of these non-opioid analgesics regarding sex, age, comedications and canton of residence.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective descriptive study using administrative claims data of outpatient prescribed non-opioid analgesics of the Swiss health insurance company Helsana between January 2014 and December 2019.

Automated Quantitative Pupillometry in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Objective: A systematic literature search has been performed to identify potential confounders for outcome prediction using pupillary light reflex in adult critically ill patients, as measured by handheld automated pupillometry devices.

Methods: Three digital databases (PubMed, EmBase, Cochrane) were systematically searched. Articles published between 1990 and 2019 in adult patients using monocular automated handheld devices were considered.

Medication Safety in Oncology Care: Mapping Checking Procedures From Prescription to Administration of Chemotherapy.

Purpose: To increase medication safety in oncology, checking procedures are increasingly applied by nurses, physicians, and pharmacists. However, little is known about the number, types, and consistency of implemented checks. The aim of the study was to assess the number and types of different checking procedures that are performed along the lifecycle of a chemotherapy prescription across three hospitals, different care settings, administration routes, and professional groups.