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Tackling Medication Non-Adherence in Portugal: The Boost of the ENABLE COST Action
Herdeiro, Maria; Roque, Fátima; Jácome, Cristina; Maricoto, Tiago; Teixeira, Pedro; Moreira, Paulo; Gregório, João; Correia-de-Sousa, JaimeVol. 34 No. 7-8 (2021): July-August
How Portuguese Health Entities Used Social Media to Face the Public Health Emer...
Azevedo, Daniela; Plácido, Ana; Herdeiro, Maria; Roque, Fátima; Roque, VítorBackground: During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media became an important and easily accessible source of information to keep the population informed. In this study, we explored how Portuguese health entities used social media during the public health emergency caused by COVID-19 disease. Methods: A retrospective study on Portuguese public health entities' communication with the public using social media platf...
Improving Pharmacists Awareness of Inadequate Antibiotic Use for URTIs through ...
Magalhães, Sandra; Estrela, Marta; Silva, Tânia; Costa, Tainá; Crexinski, Gabriella; Simões, Catarina; Almeida, Margarida; Figueiras, AdolfoThe inadequate use of antibiotics led to the development of multi-resistant bacteria that are now causing millions of deaths worldwide. Since most antibiotics are prescribed/dispensed to treat respiratory tract infections, it is important to raise awareness among health professionals to optimize antibiotic use, especially within the primary care context. Thus, this pilot study aimed to evaluate pharmacists' fee...
Developing a medication adherence technologies repository: proposed structure a...
Makovec, Urska Nabergoj; Goetzinger, Catherine; Ribaut, Janette; Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar; Haupenthal, Frederik; Herdeiro, Maria; Grant, Sean PatrickIntroduction: An online interactive repository of available medication adherence technologies may facilitate their selection and adoption by different stakeholders. Developing a repository is among the main objectives of the European Network to Advance Best practices and technoLogy on medication adherencE (ENABLE) COST Action (CA19132). However, meeting the needs of diverse stakeholders requires careful conside...
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 ...
Early Real-World Data to Assess Benefits and Risks of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Syst...
Ribeiro, Tatiane; Roque, Fátima; Ida, Fidelia; Plácido, Ana; Vu, Mai; Hernández-Muñoz, José; Herdeiro, MariaSince the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines in December 2020, multiple studies using real-world data (RWD) have been published to assess their effectiveness/safety profile. This systematic review aimed to characterize the methods and outcomes of studies using RWD for assessment of COVID-19 vaccines, four months after vaccine approval. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched to identify published studies unt...
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...
Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing in Older Adults According to E...
Rodrigues, Daniela; Plácido, Ana; Tavares, Ana; Azevedo, Daniela; Mateos-Campos, Ramona; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, Maria; Roque, FátimaBackground: Portugal has among the highest rates of dependency among older adults in Europe. Older adults with aging-related comorbidities are prone to the use of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM). Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze PIM prescriptions in older Portuguese adults, as well as the change rate of PIM prescriptions over time, and assess the geographical variability between the di...
Validation of the eHealthResp online course for pharmacists and physicians: A D...
Estrela, Marta; Roque, Fátima; Silva, Tânia; Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa; Figueiras, Adolfo; Herdeiro, MariaFramework: The inappropriate use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections is dispersed worldwide, thus being a strong contributor to antibiotic resistances. As the use of educational interventions among health practitioners is shown to have an impact on judicious antibiotic use, an online course (eHealthResp) has been developed, especially targeted to pharmacists and physicians. Thus, the main goal of th...
Hospitalizations of older people in an emergency department related to potentia...
Raso, Júlia; Santos, Lincoln; Reis, Débora; Frangiotti, Marília; Zanetti, Ariane; Capucho, Helaine; Herdeiro, Maria; Roque, Fátima; Pereira, LeonardoBackground Although delirium is one of the most common adverse drug reactions observed in hospitalized older people, it remains underdiagnosed. Aim To estimate the prevalence of hospitalization of older people with potential medication-induced hyperactive delirium in the emergency department (ED); to identify the risk factors and the medicines frequently associated with the occurrence of the syndrome. Method A ...