Self-medication (SM) is a global and growing phenomenon. It represents a public health
problem due to antibiotic resistance, risk of adverse drug reactions, drug–drug interactions …

Background In palliative care, caring for spouses suffering from incurable diseases can
provoke a range of reactions in informal caregivers that are part of the grieving process, as …

Background Prescription medication sharing refers to the lending or borrowing of
prescription medications where the recipient is someone other than the person for whom the …

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hematological genetic disease affecting over 25
million people worldwide. The main clinical manifestations of SCD, hemolytic anemia and …

Multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been taken to scale in many
settings in sub-Saharan Africa with the benefits of improved client satisfaction and …

Background: Prescription medication sharing is an inappropriate medication use behavior
that can lead to medication errors and adverse drug events, posing a public health threat …

Introduction Retaining leftover prescription opioids poses the risks of diversion, misuse,
overdose, and death for youth and other family members. This study examined whether a …

Background The degree of pain caused by the implantation of cardiac electronic devices
(CEDs) and the type of anesthesia or perioperative pain management used with the …

Background Medicine-sharing behavior can be divided into two groups: borrowing medicine
from someone else and lending medicine to someone else without consulting a doctor or a …

Patient safety is at the heart of high quality health care. Without it, clinicians' best efforts and
most advanced skills may be ineffective. In addition, the complexity of the health care and …