Clinical pharmacy services in Germany: a national survey.

Objectives: Clinical pharmacy services in German hospitals appear to be underdeveloped compared with other European countries. However, recent developments have increased the interest in expanding these services. Detailed data about the current state of clinical pharmacy services in Germany are lacking.

Impact of safety warnings for fluoroquinolones on prescribing behaviour. Results of a cohort study with outpatient routine data.

Purpose: The need for drug-related safety warnings is undisputed, but their impact on prescribing behaviour is not always clear. Safety warnings usually do not contain therapeutic alternatives. Based on German outpatient routine healthcare data, our cohort study investigated the impact of three warnings for fluoroquinolones on prescribing behaviour.

Do drug-related safety warnings have the expected impact on drug therapy? A systematic review.

Purpose: The need for drug-related safety warnings is undisputed, and their impact should also be evaluated. This systematic review investigates and assesses the impact of safety warnings on drug therapy.

Methods: Studies published in English between January 1998 and December 2018 were searched in EMBASE and MEDLINE, complemented by manual search.