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Implications of a defined daily dose fixed database for drug utilization resear...
Abrantes, C; Tonin, FS; Reis Pardal, J; Castel Branco, M; Furtado, C; Figueiredo, IV; Fernandez Llimos, FAims Given the discrepancies between PDDs (prescribed daily doses) and DDDs (defined daily doses), we aimed to assess the extent of error in the results of an 18-year population-level study on statin utilization in Portugal. Methods The Portuguese regulatory agency provided data for the period 2000-2018 on statin dispensing (C10AA). The DDDs were gathered from the ATC/DDD database. DDDs were calculated by the D...
Effects of Economic Recession on Elderly Patients’ Perceptions of Access to Hea...
Costa, FA; Teixeira, I; Duarte-Ramos, F; Proença, L; Pedro, AR; Furtado, C; Silva, JA; Cabrita, JBackgroundIn view of the current financial and demographic situation in Portugal, accessibility to health care may be affected, including the ability to adhere to medication. Objective To evaluate the perceived effects of the crisis on elderly patient’s access to medicines and medical care, and its implications on medicine-taking behaviour. Setting Community pharmacy. Method: A cross-sectional study was undertak...
Using the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score based on erythrocyte sedime...
Mourão, AF; Santos, MJ; Melo-Gomes, J; Martins, FM; Costa, JA; Ramos, F; Brito, I; Duarte, C; Figueira, R; Figueiredo, G; Furtado, C; Lopes, AOur aims were to evaluate the correlation between Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 27-joint reduced count (JADAS27) with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and JADAS27 with C-reactive protein (CRP) scores and to test the agreement of both scores on classifying each disease activity state. We also aimed at verifying the correlation of the 2 scores across juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) categories ...