Adolfo Figueiras

ORCID: 0000-0002-5766-8672
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Research Areas
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare Systems and Technology
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2016-2025

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2016-2025

Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago
2018-2025

Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2020-2025

Departamento de Salud
2024

Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
2016-2022

University of Aveiro
2009-2022

Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
2011-2022

Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases
2011-2021

Ibero American University
2015-2019

ContextData on the adverse effects of newly marketed drugs are limited. Voluntary reporting is an important part postmarketing surveillance but underused by physicians.ObjectiveTo evaluate effectiveness educational outreach visits for improving drug reaction (ADR) physicians.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsA cluster-randomized controlled trial covering all National Health System physicians in north Portugal, with intervention March 2004 through July 2004, 13 to 16 months follow-up. A total...

10.1001/jama.296.9.1086 article EN JAMA 2006-09-05

Background : Oral pancreatic enzyme supplements should be properly administered in order to ensure an adequate gastric mixing with the food and simultameous emptying chyme. Aim To evaluate, a prospective, randomized, open, comparative, three-way, crossover study, effect of administration schedule on efficacy oral enzymes for treatment exocrine insufficiency. Methods Twenty-four consecutive chronic pancreatitis patients maldigestion secondary insufficiency were treated 40 000 U lipase form...

10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02390.x article EN Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2005-04-01

Resistance to antibiotics is a public health threat. A number of studies confirm the relationship between antibiotic use and resistance rate. As whole, physicians represent large proportion professionals involved in this therapeutic group. Our study therefore sought ascertain opinions attitudes GPs Spain with respect resistance.We used focus group (FG) method, each comprising 4-12 primary care moderator. Based on previous systematic review, we drew up an agenda be followed during holding...

10.1093/fampra/cmr084 article EN cc-by-nc Family Practice 2011-10-19

The seventh pandemic of Vibrio cholerae unexpectedly reached the coast Peru in 1991, causing an explosive emergence infections throughout American continents. origin and routes dissemination are as yet unknown. A new epidemic arose 1997 South America (northern Chile) when clone parahaemolyticus was for fist time detected outside Asia. These 2 cases were concurrent with episodes El Niño.We carried out a survey records V. infection strains existing Instituto Nacional de Salud between 1994...

10.1097/ede.0b013e3181883d43 article EN Epidemiology 2008-10-09
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