Evaluation of COVID-19 treatments in Iran in comparison with local therapeutic recommendations: A population-level study on utilization and costs of prescription drugs
Evaluation of COVID-19 treatments in Iran in comparison with local therapeutic recommendations: A population-level study on utilization and costs of prescription drugs

Amir Hashemi-Meshkini; Reza Koochak; Shekoufeh Nikfar; Ehsan Rezaei-Darzi; Saeed Yaghoubifard

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 1-7

Abstract
  In this study, we assess population-level data of COVID-19 treatments in Iran compared to Ministry of Health (MOH)-published guidelines to gain a better insight into the quality of ...  Read More
Strategic role and challenges of community pharmacists in SARS-CoV-2 outbreak
Strategic role and challenges of community pharmacists in SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Debjyoti Talukdar; Satish Jankie; Shyam Sundar Pancholi; Arindam Chatterjee; Parveen Kumar; Madan Mohan Gupta

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-9

Abstract
  This study highlights the importance of community pharmacists' strategic role in hindering the progression of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community setting and innovative measures to ...  Read More
Prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics in residents of aged care facilities
Prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics in residents of aged care facilities

Areej Numan Hussein; Lynne Emmerton

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-6

Abstract
   Optimal pain management in residents requires an understanding of prescribing and administration of opioid analgesics. This study aimed to describe opioid administration for elderly ...  Read More
Drug‑related problems among medical ward patients in Jimma university specialized hospital, Southwest Ethiopia
Drug‑related problems among medical ward patients in Jimma university specialized hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

. Bereket Molla Tigabu; . Daniel Daba; . Belete Habte

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 1-5

Abstract
  Objective: The increasing number of available drugs and drug users, as well as more complex drug regimens led to more side effects and drug interactions and complicates follow‑up. ...  Read More
Scientometric analysis: A technical need for medical science researchers either as authors or as peer reviewers
Scientometric analysis: A technical need for medical science researchers either as authors or as peer reviewers

. Izet Masic

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 1-6

Abstract
  The nature of performing a scientific research is a process that has several different components which consist of identifying the key research question(s), choices of scientific approach ...  Read More
Pharmacist interventions in improving clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus among the underrepresented population: A collaborative ambulatory care pharmacy practice (CAPP) approach
Pharmacist interventions in improving clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus among the underrepresented population: A collaborative ambulatory care pharmacy practice (CAPP) approach

Mok Thoong Chong

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 3-9

Abstract
   The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pharmacist's interventions through a collaborative ambulatory care pharmacy practice (CAPP) model in patients with type ...  Read More
A copmarative review of electronic prescription systems: Lessons learned from developed countries
A copmarative review of electronic prescription systems: Lessons learned from developed countries

Mahnaz Samadbeik; Maryam Ahmadi; Farahnaz Sadoughi; Ali Garavand

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 3-11

Abstract
  This review study aimed to compare the electronic prescription systems in five selected countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, England, and the United States). Compared developed countries ...  Read More
Chronopharmacokinetics of drugs in toxicological aspects: A short review for pharmacy practitioners
Chronopharmacokinetics of drugs in toxicological aspects: A short review for pharmacy practitioners

. Pinar Erkekoglu; . Terken Baydar

Volume 1, Issue 1 , August 2012, , Pages 3-9

Abstract
  A rough 24-hour cycle driven endogenously in biochemical, physiological or behavioral processes is called circadian rhythm. Chronobiology is the study of biological temporal rhythms. ...  Read More
The role of pharmacoeconomics in current Indian healthcare system
The role of pharmacoeconomics in current Indian healthcare system

. Akram Ahmad; . Isha Patel; . Sundararajan Parimilakrishnan; . Guru Prasad Mohanta; . HaeChung Chung; . Jongwha Chang

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 3-9

Abstract
  Phamacoeconomics can aid the policy makers and the healthcare providers in decision making in evaluating the affordability of and access to rational drug use. Efficiency is a key ...  Read More
The role of hydroxychloroquine as a steroid-sparing agent in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia: A review of the literature
The role of hydroxychloroquine as a steroid-sparing agent in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia: A review of the literature

Fatemeh Mohammadpour; Mona Kargar; Molouk Hadjibabaie

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 4-12

Abstract
  Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease in which platelet destruction causes thrombocytopenia. Due to the known steroid toxicities, alternative agents have been evaluated ...  Read More
Magnesium sulfate versus Lidocaine pretreatment for prevention of pain on etomidate injection: A randomized, double‑blinded placebo controlled trial
Magnesium sulfate versus Lidocaine pretreatment for prevention of pain on etomidate injection: A randomized, double‑blinded placebo controlled trial

. Mohammadreza Safavi; . Azim Honarmand; . Ashraf Sadat Sahaf; . Seyyed Mohammad Sahaf; . Mohammadali Attari; . Mahsa Payandeh; . Alireza Iazdani; . Nilofarsaddat Norian

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2015, , Pages 4-8

Abstract
  Objective: Etomidate is an imidazole derivative and formulated in 35% propylene glycol. When given without a rapid lidocaine injection, etomidate is associated with pain after ...  Read More
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of extended‑spectrum β‑lactamase‑producing bacteria causing nosocomial urinary tract infections in an Iranian referral teaching hospital
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of extended‑spectrum β‑lactamase‑producing bacteria causing nosocomial urinary tract infections in an Iranian referral teaching hospital

. Rasool Soltani; . Mohsen Ehsanpoor; . Farzin Khorvash; . Dariush Shokri

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 6-11

Abstract
  Objective: Gram‑negative bacilli are the most important cause of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs). The production of extended‑spectrum β‑lactamase (ESBL) enzymes is ...  Read More
Early effects of atorvastatin on Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone serum levels following acute myocardial infarction
Early effects of atorvastatin on Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone serum levels following acute myocardial infarction

Batool Zarei; Maryam Mousavi; Saeideh Mehdizadeh; Hassan Mehrad-Majd; Maryam Zarif; Zahra Erfanian; Ali Moradi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 7-12

Abstract
  High Vitamin D serum level after acute myocardial infarction (aMI) has shown to increase cardiac reconstruction by increasing cell survival and enhancing angiogenesis. Atorvastatin ...  Read More
A review of Vitamin D effects on common respiratory diseases: Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and tuberculosis
A review of Vitamin D effects on common respiratory diseases: Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and tuberculosis

. Mohammad Esmaeil Hejazi; . Faezeh Modarresi-Ghazani; . Taher Entezari-Maleki

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 7-15

Abstract
  Despite the classic role of Vitamin D in skeletal health, new aspects of Vitamin D have been discovered in tissues and organs other than bones. Epidemiological and observational studies ...  Read More
Perception of health professionals and the general population regarding the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Puducherry, South India
Perception of health professionals and the general population regarding the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Puducherry, South India

Priyadharsini Raman Palanisamy; Vimala Ananthy; Umamaheswari Subramanian

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 8-12

Abstract
  The present study aims to evaluate the awareness of a sample of the general population and health-care professionals regarding the use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance and identify ...  Read More
Resource allocation and purchasing arrangements to improve accessibility of medicines: Evidence from Iran
Resource allocation and purchasing arrangements to improve accessibility of medicines: Evidence from Iran

. Peivand Bastani; . Gholamhossein Mehralian; . Rasoul Dinarvand

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2015, , Pages 9-17

Abstract
  Objective: The aim of this study was to review the current methods of pharmaceutical purchasing by Iranian insurance organizations within the World Bank conceptual framework model ...  Read More
Adherence to lipid-lowering medication in people living with HIV: An outpatient clinic drug direct distribution experience
Adherence to lipid-lowering medication in people living with HIV: An outpatient clinic drug direct distribution experience

Gianluca Cuomo; Alessandro Raimondi; Marianna Rivasi; Giovanni Guaraldi; Vanni Borghi; Cristina Mussini

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 10-16

Abstract
  Adherence to lipid-lowering drugs could be challenging in our patients as it is in the general population, which is described as low as 25%. Our aim was to evaluate adherence to statins ...  Read More
Recurrence rate and clinical outcome of amniotic membrane transplantation combined with mitomycin c in pterygium surgery: Two-year follow-up
Recurrence rate and clinical outcome of amniotic membrane transplantation combined with mitomycin c in pterygium surgery: Two-year follow-up

Hasan Razmjoo; Seyed-Abolfazl Kashfi; Majid Mirmohammadkhani; Mohsen Pourazizi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 10-15

Abstract
   To evaluate the recurrence rate and outcome of pterygium surgery with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) and intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC). Methods: This prospective ...  Read More
Rational use of medicine in the pediatric age group: A summary on the role of clinical pharmacists
Rational use of medicine in the pediatric age group: A summary on the role of clinical pharmacists

. Roya Kelishadi; . Firoozeh Mousavinasab

Volume 1, Issue 1 , August 2012, , Pages 10-13

Abstract
  Medication errors (ME) and adverse drug reactions still continue to be the important factors for out- and in-patient treatments. MEs are critical troubles in all hospitalized populations ...  Read More