scholarly journals Calgary Regional Health Authority (CRHA) Department of Anaesthesia

1996 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. N1-N1
Keyword(s):  
Health Authority ◽  
Regional Health Authority ◽  
Regional Health

Patterns of Triptans Use: A Study Based on the Records of a Community Pharmaceutical Department

Cephalalgia ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1000-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Pavone ◽  
R Banfi ◽  
M Vaiani ◽  
A Panconesi
Keyword(s):  
Health Authority ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Dosage Forms ◽  
Regional Health Authority ◽  
Oral Dosage ◽  
Prescription Database ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Oral Dosage Forms

Studies performed in selected populations show that the use of triptans for migraine is low. Our study was aimed at establishing patterns of triptan utilization in a large community using the drug prescription database of a regional Health Authority in Italy. In a population of 224 065 residents, 0.55% received at least one prescription of triptans in 1 year: 77.9% were female and 22.1% male. Oral dosage forms accounted for 94% of prescriptions. About 60% of patients received a single prescription (containing one or two packages) of one triptan in 1 year. Age distribution showed that 7% of patients were aged >65 years. They received 14% of packages, prevalently sumatriptan and zolmitriptan (the two triptans with the longest commercialization in Italy); 5.7% of patients received 40% of packages. Moreover, 3.2% of triptans users received >120 dosage units in the year in the form of tablets (>10 single doses/month), and were potential triptan abusers. Our data indicate suboptimal treatment of migraine patients and also incorrect treatment of some patients (potential triptans abusers, the elderly).

The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Memorandum on the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy

1977 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-272 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Health Authority ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
Regional Health Authority ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Regional Authority ◽  
Regional Medical

A Special Committee of the College was appointed in May 1976 after the President had received a request from Dr Porter, the Regional Medical Officer of the SE Thames Regional Health Authority, for the College's advice on the problems of administration of ECT, especially when consent is withheld or given reluctantly. Although the Regional Authority had been concerned earlier with the problem, the situation which prompted further action was the publication in March of the Report of the Inquiry on St Augustine's Hospital, pages 63–71 of which dealt with the administration of ECT and recommended that the College ‘should give urgent consideration to these problems and issue clear guidance’.

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