OLDER ADULT AND FAMILY CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION LABELS AND THEIR SUGGESTIONS FOR LABEL IMPROVEMENT

Older adult and family caregiver experiences with prescription medication labels and their suggestions for label improvement

Background: Prescription medication labels (PMLs) are an important source of written medication information for patients.However, real-world PMLs do not entirely conform with available labelling best practices and guidelines.Given this disconnect, older adults remain particularly at risk of misinterpreting their PMLs.Past studies have commonly asse

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Evaluation of pre-hospital use of a valsalva assist device in the emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardia [EVADE]: a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Abstract Background The valsalva manoeuvre is an internationally recommended initial treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).The pre-hospital use of a valsalva assist device, to help deliver this manoeuvre, could improve cardioversion rates and reduce the need for patients to attend hospital.Methods We conducted a randomised controlled fea

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Analysis of Adverse Reactions in the Assessment of Coronary Microvascular Disease by Adenosine Load and Adenosine Disodium Triphosphate Load

Background The treatment of coronary microvascular disease (CMVD) has always been the focus of non-coronary obstructive ischemic heart disease.Adenosine injection and adenosine disodium triphosphate (ATP) injection, which are common clinical loading drugs to determine coronary flow reserve (CFR) and evaluate CMVD, are related but significantly diff

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