F Falcão
University of Lisbon
15 Papers
45 Citations
F Falcão is an academic researcher from University of Lisbon. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Pharmacist. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Medication errors in an internal medicine department. Evaluation of a computerized prescription system.
TL;DR: Computerized prescription order entry has demonstrated effectiveness in eliminating medication errors related to transcribing and patient identification still occur, Nevertheless, medication errorsrelated to prescription and monitoring still occur.
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Hospital pharmacist interventions in a central hospital
F Falcão,E Viegas,Carla Lopes,Rita Branco,Ana Parrinha,Marina Lobo Alves,Filipa Leal,Vanessa Pina,Brenda Madureira,P Cavaco,Sofia Santos,Sandra Carreira +11 more
TL;DR: Pharmacists’ recommendations entered in the electronic prescribing system with a short explanation are immediately available to the doctor, however, the relatively low acceptance rate suggests that a further study also evaluating verbal interventions is needed, since the most urgent recommendations are made verbally, and this would likely increase the acceptance rate.
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Analysis of riluzole's profile of use in a Central Hospital in Lisbon.
Ana Paróla,F Falcão,Helena Farinha,André Caetano,Luís M. N. B. F. Santos,Elmira Medeiros,Miguel Viana-Baptista +6 more
TL;DR: High adherence rates were observed, but 14% of patients discontinued riluzole, and Dyspnea and cough were the most common side effects, with roughly one third of patients experiencing each, followed by asthenia and hepatic effects.
Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up in oncology
TL;DR: The results show that cancer patients are one of the groups most at risk of DRPs, and pharmacist interventions stand out as individual contributions throughout the patient's cancer treatment, highlighting the role of the pharmacist as part of the multidisciplinary team.
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Remdesivir and corticosteroids in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Luis Coelho,F Falcão,Pedro Póvoa,E Viegas,Antonio Pais Martins,Eduarda Carmo,Candida Fonseca,Luís Campos,Kamal Mansinho,I. Carmo,Joana Soares,Mariana de Araújo Solano,Dina Mendes,Ana Cláudia Miranda,A. Carvalho,Ana Mirco,Helena Farinha,Isabel Aldir,José Manuel Correia +18 more
TL;DR: In this article , the effectiveness of remdesivir with and without corticosteroids in the treatment of COVID-19 patients was evaluated in a prospective observational study, and the primary outcome was the time to recovery in both treatment groups.