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James Mcelnay - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Non Prescription Drug use by elderly patients
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2011Co-Authors: James Mcelnay, Rosaleen C MccallionAbstract:Non-Prescription Drug use by patients aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland was assessed. Sixteen community pharmacists collected data on 515 elderly patients who purchased Non-Prescription Drugs, using a short structured interview. The patients most commonly purchased oral analgesics (17.5 per cent), cough preparations (14.8 per cent) and laxatives (11.5 per cent). Almost one quarter (23.9 per cent) were already taking a prescribed medication for the same condition. Only one half of the latter patients (49.6 per cent) discussed NonPrescription Drug use with their general medical practitioner. Patients' main reasons for the purchase of Non-Prescription medicines were: symptoms were not severe enough to visit their doctor, convenience of the pharmacy and the product had been used before. Patients who presented to their pharmacist with either gastrointestinal or pain symptoms were found to be twice as likely as patients with other symptoms to be taking a prescribed Drug for the same condition(s) (P<0.001). Since elderly patients are more susceptible to adverse Drug reactions, health care professionals must endeavour to obtain a complete medication history from them.
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Non-Prescription Drug use by elderly patients
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 1996Co-Authors: James Mcelnay, C. Rosaleen MccallionAbstract:Non-Prescription Drug use by patients aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland was assessed. Sixteen community pharmacists collected data on 515 elderly patients who purchased Non-Prescription Drugs, using a short structured interview. The patients most commonly purchased oral analgesics (17.5 per cent), cough preparations (14.8 per cent) and laxatives (11.5 per cent). Almost one quarter (23.9 per cent) were already taking a prescribed medication for the same condition. Only one half of the latter patients (49.6 per cent) discussed NonPrescription Drug use with their general medical practitioner. Patients' main reasons for the purchase of Non-Prescription medicines were: symptoms were not severe enough to visit their doctor, convenience of the pharmacy and the product had been used before. Patients who presented to their pharmacist with either gastrointestinal or pain symptoms were found to be twice as likely as patients with other symptoms to be taking a prescribed Drug for the same condition(s) (P
Christopher A. Loffredo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Use of Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs in pregnancy
Journal of clinical epidemiology, 1993Co-Authors: Judith D. Rubin, Charlotte Ferencz, Christopher A. LoffredoAbstract:We analyzed use of therapeutic Drugs during pregnancy by 2752 mothers of infants without major congenital malformations. During pregnancy, 68% of the women used at least one Prescription or Non-Prescription Drug. Drug use in pregnancy was significantly more common for women who were white, older, married, better educated, of higher income and occupational status, receiving private prenatal care and not living in urban areas. Number of maternal illnesses, higher socioeconomic status, white race, multiparity and use of recreational Drugs explained 26% of reported Drug use. The mean number of Drugs reported (1.2) underestimates total Drug exposure due to exclusion of some Drug categories including multivitamins and illicit Drugs. Since the majority of women giving birth to normal infants report use of at least one pharmacologic agent during pregnancy, attribution of adverse outcome to Drug use in an individual case is rarely justified.
William C. Reeves - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Use of medications by people with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy persons: a population-based study of fatiguing illness in Georgia
Health and quality of life outcomes, 2009Co-Authors: Roumiana S. Boneva, Jin-mann S. Lin, Elizabeth M. Maloney, James F. Jones, William C. ReevesAbstract:Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition of unknown etiology and no definitive pharmacotherapy. Patients are usually prescribed symptomatic treatment or self-medicate. We evaluated Prescription and Non-Prescription Drug use among persons with CFS in Georgia and compared it to that in Non-fatigued Well controls and also to chronically Unwell individuals not fully meeting criteria for CFS.
C. Rosaleen Mccallion - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Non-Prescription Drug use by elderly patients
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 1996Co-Authors: James Mcelnay, C. Rosaleen MccallionAbstract:Non-Prescription Drug use by patients aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland was assessed. Sixteen community pharmacists collected data on 515 elderly patients who purchased Non-Prescription Drugs, using a short structured interview. The patients most commonly purchased oral analgesics (17.5 per cent), cough preparations (14.8 per cent) and laxatives (11.5 per cent). Almost one quarter (23.9 per cent) were already taking a prescribed medication for the same condition. Only one half of the latter patients (49.6 per cent) discussed NonPrescription Drug use with their general medical practitioner. Patients' main reasons for the purchase of Non-Prescription medicines were: symptoms were not severe enough to visit their doctor, convenience of the pharmacy and the product had been used before. Patients who presented to their pharmacist with either gastrointestinal or pain symptoms were found to be twice as likely as patients with other symptoms to be taking a prescribed Drug for the same condition(s) (P
Rosaleen C Mccallion - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Non Prescription Drug use by elderly patients
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2011Co-Authors: James Mcelnay, Rosaleen C MccallionAbstract:Non-Prescription Drug use by patients aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland was assessed. Sixteen community pharmacists collected data on 515 elderly patients who purchased Non-Prescription Drugs, using a short structured interview. The patients most commonly purchased oral analgesics (17.5 per cent), cough preparations (14.8 per cent) and laxatives (11.5 per cent). Almost one quarter (23.9 per cent) were already taking a prescribed medication for the same condition. Only one half of the latter patients (49.6 per cent) discussed NonPrescription Drug use with their general medical practitioner. Patients' main reasons for the purchase of Non-Prescription medicines were: symptoms were not severe enough to visit their doctor, convenience of the pharmacy and the product had been used before. Patients who presented to their pharmacist with either gastrointestinal or pain symptoms were found to be twice as likely as patients with other symptoms to be taking a prescribed Drug for the same condition(s) (P<0.001). Since elderly patients are more susceptible to adverse Drug reactions, health care professionals must endeavour to obtain a complete medication history from them.