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Rachel Howard

Research Pharmacist
Verified email at onwight.net
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Which drugs cause preventable admissions to hospital? A systematic review

RL Howard, AJ Avery, S Slavenburg… - British journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Previous systematic reviews have found that drug‐related morbidity accounts for 4.3%
of preventable hospital admissions. None, however, has identified the drugs most commonly …

[HTML][HTML] A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness …

…, K Cresswell, M Eden, RA Elliott, R Howard… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Medication errors are common in primary care and are associated with
considerable risk of patient harm. We tested whether a pharmacist-led, information technology-…

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in cancer

R Howard, PA Kanetsky, KM Egan - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In cancer patients, a high pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated
with poorer survival outcomes. Significant variation in the magnitude of this association has …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in general practice: the PRACtICe study

…, S Armstrong, S Crowe, S Dhillon, A Freyer, R Howard… - 2012 - uhra.herts.ac.uk
Aim: To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing errors in general practice; to
explore the causes, and to identify defences against error. Methods: 1) Systematic reviews; 2) …

The prevalence and nature of prescribing and monitoring errors in English general practice: a retrospective case note review

…, B Serumaga, S Dhillon, A Freyer, R Howard… - British Journal of …, 2013 - bjgp.org
Background Relatively little is known about prescribing errors in general practice, or the
factors associated with error. Aim To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing and …

Effectiveness of fluticasone furoate plus vilanterol on asthma control in clinical practice: an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial

…, C Gibbons, L Gill, D Herron, B Hope, RE Howard… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Evidence for management of asthma comes from closely monitored efficacy
trials done in highly selected patient groups. There is a need for randomised trials that are …

[HTML][HTML] Considerations for treatment duration in responders to immune checkpoint inhibitors

…, J Zhang, T Bartkowiak, R Howard… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved overall survival for cancer patients,
however, optimal duration of ICI therapy has yet to be defined. Given ICIs were first used to treat …

The causes of prescribing errors in English general practices: a qualitative study

SP Slight, R Howard, M Ghaleb, N Barber… - British Journal of …, 2013 - bjgp.org
Background Few detailed studies exist of the underlying causes of prescribing errors in the
UK. Aim To examine the causes of prescribing and monitoring errors in general practice and …

Cancer patients at risk of herb/food supplement–drug interactions: a systematic review

…, EM Williamson, RL Howard - Phytotherapy …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Herbal medicines and dietary supplements are commonly taken by patients with cancer,
leading to concern over interactions with conventional medicines. A literature search was …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between brain glutamate levels and clinical outcome in individuals at ultra high risk of psychosis

…, GJ Barker, I Bonoldi, RM Howard… - …, 2014 - nature.com
Alterations in brain glutamate levels may be associated with psychosis risk, but the
relationship to clinical outcome in at-risk individuals is unknown. Glutamate concentration was …