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Assessing medication use patterns by clinical outcomes severity among inpatient...
Ferreira-da-Silva, Renato; Maranhão, Priscila; Dias, Cláudia Camila; Alves, João Miguel; Pires, Ligia; Morato, Manuela; Polónia, Jorge JunqueiraPurpose: This study assessed medication patterns for inpatients at a central hospital in Portugal and explored their relationships with clinical outcomes in COVID-19 cases. Methods: A retrospective study analyzed inpatient medication data, coded using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system, from electronic patient records. It investigated the association between medications and clinical sever...
Adverse Drug Reactions and Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Older Patien...
Gomes, Daniela; Herdeiro, Maria; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Ferreira, Pedro; Roque, FátimaCriteria have been developed to identify potentially inappropriate medications that can enhance adverse reactions, highly prevalent in older patient's therapy. This study aimed to identify potentially inappropriate medications within the adverse drug reactions reported in the Portuguese pharmacovigilance system, characterizing the reports where inappropriate medications were identified. INFARMED, I.P. provided ...
Descriptive Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions Reports of the Most Consumed Ant...
Ferreira, Joana; Plácido, Ana; Afreixo, Vera; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, MariaAdverse drug reactions (ADR) significantly impact mortality and morbidity and lead to high healthcare costs. Reporting ADR to regulatory authorities allows for monitoring the safety and efficacy profile of medicines on the market and for assessing the benefit-risk ratio. This retrospective study aims to characterize the ADR profile of the most consumed antibiotics in Portugal that are prescribed for upper airwa...
Adverse Drug Reactions and Potentially Inappropriate Medication in Older Patien...
Gomes, Daniel; Herdeiro, Maria Teresa; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Roque, FátimaCriteria have been developed to identify potentially inappropriate medications that can enhance adverse reactions, highly prevalent in older patient's therapy. This study aimed to identify potentially inappropriate medications within the adverse drug reactions reported in the Portuguese pharmacovigilance system, characterizing the reports where inappropriate medications were identified. INFARMED, I.P. provided ...
Descriptive analysis of adverse drug reactions reports of the most consumed ant...
Ferreira, Joana; Placido, Ana Isabel; Afreixo, Vera; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Roque, Fátima; Herdeiro, Maria TeresaAdverse drug reactions (ADR) significantly impact mortality and morbidity and lead to high healthcare costs. Reporting ADR to regulatory authorities allows for monitoring the safety and efficacy profile of medicines on the market and for assessing the benefit-risk ratio. This retrospective study aims to characterize the ADR profile of the most consumed antibiotics in Portugal that are prescribed for upper airwa...
The Role of Pharmacovigilance in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ferreira-da-Silva, Renato; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Morato, Manuela; Silva, Ana Marta; Junqueira Polónia, JorgeN/a.; N/a.
Pharmacovigilance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Pregnant and Lactating Women
Silva, Ana Marta; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Ferreira-da-Silva, Renato; Cruz-Correia, Ricardo; Polónia, Jorge; Bernardes, JoãoN/a.; N/a.
Burnout among Portuguese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Duarte, Ivone; Teixeira, Andreia; Castro, Luísa; Marina, Sílvia; Ribeiro, Carla; Jácome, Cristina; Martins, Vera; Ribeiro-Vaz, InêsDuring COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) have had high workload and have been exposed to multiple psychosocial stressors. The aim of this study was to evaluate HCWs in terms of the relative contributions of socio-demographic and mental health variables on three burnout dimensions: personal, workrelated, and client-related burnout. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using an online questio...
Burnout among Portuguese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Duarte, Ivone; Teixeira, Andreia; Castro, Luísa; Marina, Sílvia; Ribeiro, Carla; Jácome, Cristina; Martins, Vera; Ribeiro-Vaz, InêsDuring COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) have had high workload and have been exposed to multiple psychosocial stressors. The aim of this study was to evaluate HCWs in terms of the relative contributions of socio-demographic and mental health variables on three burnout dimensions: personal, work- related, and client-related burnout.
Type B adverse drug reactions reported by an immunoallergology department
Costa, Maria J.; Herdeiro, Maria T.; Polónia, Jorge J.; Ribeiro-Vaz, Inês; Botelho, Cármen; Castro, Eunice; Cernadas, JosefinaObjective: Characterization of the adverse drug reactions (ADR) reported by the immunoallergology department (IAD), Centro Hospitalar de São João (Porto), to the Northern Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC). Methods: An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted, based in a spontaneous report system. Participants were all the patients from the IAD, with suspected ADR, reported to NPC by special...