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Characterization of pharmaceutical services in the prison system: cross-sectional study.
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Programa de Pós-Graduação em Assistência Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. R. São Luís 150, Santana. 90620-170 Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
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- The study assessed the organization and infrastructure of pharmaceutical services in the prison system of Rio Grande do Sul, identifying major deficiencies in the primary health care framework.
- Most prison units lacked designated pharmacy areas and standardized procedures, with 78.4% reporting no operational guidelines for pharmacy activities.
- Only a small percentage had a pharmacist on site, and many did not adequately monitor medication storage conditions or have proper medication dispensing processes in place, highlighting significant weaknesses in the system.
Criminal Offending and Incarceration in United States Adults With Early Phase Psychosis and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder.
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February 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Aim: Studies have shown that people experiencing early phase psychosis (EPP) are at increased risk for criminal conviction and incarceration. However, there is limited data looking at overall legal burden. To address these gaps in the literature, the goal of this study was to categorise criminal charges and convictions using the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uniform crime reporting (UCR) program, assess frequency of incarcerations, and describe the frequency of substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses and its relationship to criminal offending and incarceration in a well categorised EPP population.
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Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address:
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are estimated to be of the most prevalent infectious diseases in correctional settings worldwide. However, viral hepatitis services have not been routinely integrated into South African correctional facilities. We aimed to assess prevalence of HBV infection and HCV infection among people accessing HIV services and assess the feasibility of viral hepatitis service integration in a South African correctional centre.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.
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The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
In hospitals across the country, most patients admitted from jails or prisons receive their care in custodial restraints regardless of clinical concerns or public safety risk. Blanket restraint protocols are deemed necessary for public safety; however, the indiscriminate use of custodial restraints causes harm to patients physically, mentally, and through propagation of prejudice. Hospitals and correctional officials must create policies that allow for a case-by-case analysis of patients to develop an individualized custodial restraint plan that will balance public safety and patient care needs.
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