Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing based on 2019 Beers criteria and the impact of pharmacist intervention in elderly patients with kidney diseases: A report from Iran by Yasaman Nader Babaei, Zahra Niazkhani, Khadijeh Makhdoomi, Ayda Esmaeili

“…Conclusion High prevalence of PIMs was detected in our study population. Preventing medication‐associated harms in the elderly can reduce the financial burden imposed on healthcare systems. …”
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Recent progresses in natural based therapeutic materials for Alzheimer's disease by Tayebeh Zivari-Ghader, Ferzane Valioglu, Aziz Eftekhari, Immi Aliyeva, Ozal Beylerli, Soodabeh Davran, William C. Cho, Aferin Beilerli, Rovshan Khalilov, Sabzali Javadov

“…The blood-brain barrier prevents medications from entering the brain, challenging AD treatment. …”
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MARKERS OF RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE by N. H. Bashirov

“…Biochemical and clinical studies were carried out in two groups of patients, 15 people in each group (the first main group - in addition to bad habits, there is an obesity factor, the second control group - bad habits are detected, but in the absence of obesity) as part of preventive medical examinations.The results of research. …”
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Nurses’ knowledge to pressure ulcer prevention in public hospitals in Wollega: a cross-sectional study design by Werku Etafa Ebi, Getahun Fetensa Hirko, Diriba Ayala Mijena

“…Abstract Background Pressure ulcer is a preventable medical complication of immobility. It has psychological, economic and social impact on individual and family. …”
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Impact of comorbidity on patients with COVID-19 in India: A nationwide analysis by Priya Singh, Yogendra Bhaskar, Pulkit Verma, Shweta Rana, Prabudh Goel, Sujeet Kumar, Krushna Chandra Gouda, Harpreet Singh

“…Patients in the elderly age group with underlying medical conditions are recommended for preventive medical care or medical resources and vaccination against COVID-19.…”
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Administration of prophylactic levetiracetam in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hiba Butt, Rafia Naeem, Ahya Aziz, Areeba Rizvi, Eman Izhar, Muhammad Arham Bin Kashif, Jaleed Gilani, Kainat M. Hamid, Abdullah Malik, Maryam Tariq, Suraksha Rani, Shayan Marsia

“…Levetiracetam (LEV) is not frequently recommended as a preventative medication for seizures after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). …”
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Efficacy and safety of eptinezumab in patients with chronic migraine and medication-overuse headache: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Shengyuan Yu, Jiying Zhou, Guogang Luo, Zheman Xiao, Anders Ettrup, Gary Jansson, Ioana Florea, Kristina Ranc, Patricia Pozo-Rosich

“…This cycle of increasing headache days, and in turn AHM use, can lead to a secondary headache disorder called medication-overuse headache (MOH). Preventive medications can prevent migraine from occurring and reduce reliance on AHMs, thereby preventing the cycle of MOH. …”
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Patient-derived monoclonal antibody neutralizes HCV infection in vitro and vivo without generating escape mutants. by Hiroshi Yokokawa, Midori Shinohara, Yuji Teraoka, Michio Imamura, Noriko Nakamura, Noriyuki Watanabe, Tomoko Date, Hideki Aizaki, Tomokatsu Iwamura, Hideki Narumi, Kazuaki Chayama, Takaji Wakita

“…It is important to develop neutralizing anti-HCV antibodies to prevent medical and accidental infection, such as might occur via liver transplantation of chronic HCV patients and needle-stick accidents in the clinic. …”
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Measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic and the permissibility of human rights restrictions by Mariya Mendzhul

“…Implemented measures in most countries have restricted: freedom of movement and peaceful assembly of citizens; the right to private and family life; protection of personal data; freedom of religion (most European countries and Ukraine have banned services and other religious ceremonies with gatherings); the right to medical care (in many countries, citizens have limited access to non-life-saving medical services, including dental, preventive medical services, non-urgent operations, etc.) and others. …”
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Gender inequalities in cardiovascular risk factor assessment and management in primary healthcare by Hyun, K, Redfern, J, Peiris, D, Sullivan, D, Harris, M, Usherwood, T, MacMahon, S, Lyford, M, Woodward, M

“…For those with, or at high risk of, CVD, the prescription of appropriate preventive medications was more frequent in older women, but less frequent in younger women, compared to their male counterparts. …”

Predicting patient attitudes to asthma medication. by Osman, L, Russell, I, Friend, J, Legge, J, Douglas, J

“…BACKGROUND: Studies of patient attitudes to asthma and its control have focused on crisis action, and little attention has been paid to attitudes to regular preventive medication. It is not clear whether attitudes to regular medication are related to the degree of distress or interference with life perceived by patients as being caused by their asthma. …”

A systematic review of quality components of patients’ medical record in Iranian Hospital by Gommnami, Nasser, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah, Md Said, Salmiah, Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin, Arya, Eghbali

“…Good quality of patients’ medical record is essential for patient care and through preventing medical error. This review also revealed the importance of intervention to improve quality of patient medical record.…”
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Association between sense of coherence and health and well-being among older survivors of a natural disaster: a prospective outcome-wide study by Hiroyuki Hikichi, Koichiro Shiba, Jun Aida, Katsunori Kondo, Ichiro Kawachi

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Association between Bone Mineral Density and Oral Frailty on Renal Function: Findings from the Shika Study by Shingo Nakai, Fumihiko Suzuki, Shigefumi Okamoto, Sakae Miyagi, Hiromasa Tsujiguchi, Akinori Hara, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Yukari Shimizu, Koichiro Hayashi, Keita Suzuki, Tomoko Kasahara, Masaharu Nakamura, Chie Takazawa, Takayuki Kannon, Atsushi Tajima, Hirohito Tsuboi, Noriyoshi Ogino, Tadashi Konoshita, Toshinari Takamura, Hiroyuki Nakamura

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Predictors of life satisfaction in elders living at home in the Czech Republic. by Radka Bužgová, Radka Kozáková, Katka Bobčíková, Renáta Zeleníková

“…An initial depression screening is also required as part of preventive medical examinations to ensure early diagnosis and treatment of depression.…”
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Integral assessment of lipoperoxidation processes in women with ovarian hyperandrogenism by L. I. Kolesnikova, O. V. Krusko, L. V. Belenkaya, L. V. Sholokhov, L. A. Grebenkina, N. A. Kurashova, S. I. Kolesnikov

“…During an annual preventive medical examination at the Scientific Сentre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems, 92 women of reproductive age (18–45 years old) were divided into a group of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (n = 47) and a control group of healthy women (n = 45). …”
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Telemedicine efficacy and satisfaction of patients and headache specialists in migraine management by Qinlin Liu, Fang Liu, Xiran Yu, Jiali Zang, Ge Tan

“…The proportion of patients in the E-mail group who completed the follow-up and the proportion of patients in the telephone group who consistently took preventive medication were significantly lower than those in the outpatient group. …”
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The Reduction in Medical Errors on Implementing an Intensive Care Information System in a Setting Where a Hospital Electronic Medical Record System is Already in Use: Retrospective... by Yusuke Seino, Nobuo Sato, Masafumi Idei, Takeshi Nomura

“… BackgroundAlthough the various advantages of clinical information systems in intensive care units (ICUs), such as intensive care information systems (ICISs), have been reported, their role in preventing medical errors remains unclear. ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the changes in the incidence and type of errors in the ICU before and after ICIS implementation in a setting where a hospital electronic medical record system is already in use. …”
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Carers' Medication Administration Errors in the Domiciliary Setting: A Systematic Review. by Anam Parand, Sara Garfield, Charles Vincent, Bryony Dean Franklin

“…We aimed to review studies of how carers cause and/or prevent medication administration errors (MAEs) within the patient's home; to identify types, prevalence and causes of these MAEs and any interventions to prevent them.A narrative systematic review of literature published between 1 Jan 1946 and 23 Sep 2013 was carried out across the databases EMBASE, MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO, COCHRANE and CINAHL. …”
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Pediatricians’ experiences of managing outpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Germany by Julia von Sommoggy, Eva-Maria Grepmeier, Eva-Maria Grepmeier, Christian Apfelbacher, Christian Apfelbacher, Susanne Brandstetter, Janina Curbach, Janina Curbach

“…All pediatricians reported reduced utilization mainly due to a decline in acute infections. However, preventive medical check-ups and immunization appointments were reported to be mostly attended.ConclusionPositive experiences of reorganizing pediatric practice should be disseminated as “best practices” in order to improve future pediatric health services. …”
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