A comparative study on the efficacy of levetiracetam and carbamazepine in the treatment of rolandic seizures in children: An open-label randomized controlled trial
A comparative study on the efficacy of levetiracetam and carbamazepine in the treatment of rolandic seizures in children: An open-label randomized controlled trial

Parisa Ahadi; Jafar Nasiri; Mohammad Reza Ghazavi; Toktam Mosavian; Vahid Mansouri

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 68-72

Abstract
  This study was performed to investigate whether levetiracetam should be preferred to carbamazepine as a treatment choice for benign childhood epilepsy with centro Temporal spikes (BCECTS), ...  Read More
Antidepressant prescribing patterns in heart failure patients at residential aged care facilities in Australia: A cross-sectional study
Antidepressant prescribing patterns in heart failure patients at residential aged care facilities in Australia: A cross-sectional study

Ruba A.M. Marashdeh; Richard Parsons; Tin Fei Sim

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 69-74

Abstract
  Depression is associated with poor outcomes following heart failure. Information regarding the use and effectiveness of antidepressants in heart failure patients is lacking. This study ...  Read More
Comparing the effect of immediate versus delayed initiation of tacrolimus on delayed graft function in Kidney transplant recipients: A randomized open-label clinical trial
Comparing the effect of immediate versus delayed initiation of tacrolimus on delayed graft function in Kidney transplant recipients: A randomized open-label clinical trial

Maryam Ghadimi; Simin Dashti-Khavidaki; Mohammad-Reza Khatami; Mitra Mahdavi-Mazdeh; Mansoor Gatmiri; Farzaneh Sadat Minoo; Neda Naderi; Atefeh Jafari; Mohammad-Reza Abbasi; Ali Ghafari

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 69-76

Abstract
   Delayed graft function (DGF) is an early complication after kidney transplantation with negative impact on allograft outcomes. This study assessed the effect of delayed initiation ...  Read More
Antibiotic sensitivity pattern and cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic therapy in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital
Antibiotic sensitivity pattern and cost-effectiveness analysis of antibiotic therapy in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital

. Shamungum Sriram; . Varghese Aiswaria; . Annie Eapen Cijo; . Thekkinkattil Mohankumar

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2013, , Pages 70-74

Abstract
  Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of microorganisms, to study the antibiotic usage pattern, and to conduct a cost‑effectiveness analysis ...  Read More
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome associated with Nitrofurantoin
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome associated with Nitrofurantoin

. Jitendra Singh; . Anju Dinkar; . Virendra Atam; . Kamlesh K. Gupta; . Krishna Kumar Sahani

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 70-73

Abstract
  Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) is a severe adverse drug‑induced reaction with a prolonged latency period which is characterized by a variety of ...  Read More
Effect of 2 mg versus 4 mg of intravenous zoledronic acid on bone mineral density at the lumbar Spine in Indian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: A Double-blind parallel-arm randomized controlled trial
Effect of 2 mg versus 4 mg of intravenous zoledronic acid on bone mineral density at the lumbar Spine in Indian postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: A Double-blind parallel-arm randomized controlled trial

Harsh Durgia; Sadishkumar Kamalanathan; Govindarajalou Ramkumar; Sonali Sarkar; Sagili Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy; Jayaprakash Sahoo; Rajan Palui; Henith Raj

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 71-77

Abstract
   The primary purpose was to compare the effect of 2 mg and 4 mg of intravenous zoledronic acid (ZA) on change in the lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) at the end of ...  Read More
Serum adenosine deaminase in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate
Serum adenosine deaminase in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate

. Mansour Salesi; . Rozita Aghaye Ghazvini; . Ziba Farajzadegan; . Mansoor Karimifar; . Hadi Karimzadeh; . Maryam Masoumi; . Bahareh Ebrahimi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , November 2012, , Pages 72-76

Abstract
  Objective: Recently, adenosine deaminase (ADA) is introduced as helpful marker in diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of ...  Read More
Ceftriaxone induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
Ceftriaxone induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms

. Vivek S. Guleria; . Mukesh Dhillon; . Shaman Gill; . Nardeep Naithani

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2014, , Pages 72-74

Abstract
  Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a drug reaction commonly occurring in association with aromatic anticonvulsants and allopurinol. It is characterized ...  Read More
Assessing the workplace cyberloafing behavior among pharmacists in Pakistan
Assessing the workplace cyberloafing behavior among pharmacists in Pakistan

Yun Jin Kim; Muhammad Shahzad Aslam; Ruolan Deng; Qurratul Ain Leghari; Dulmaa Lkhagvasuren; Muhammad Nehal Nadir; Linchao Qian; Saira Shahnaz

Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 73-79

Abstract
   After the commencement of the Internet and the popularity of various electronic devices, cyberloafing has become prevalent in the workplace regardless of professional type, demographic ...  Read More
A comparative study of the cost and uptake of community pharmacy “Stop Smoking and Emergency Contraception” services from the perspective of the National Health Service
A comparative study of the cost and uptake of community pharmacy “Stop Smoking and Emergency Contraception” services from the perspective of the National Health Service

Wail Chalati; Philip Crilly; John Fletcher; Reem Kayyali

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 73-78

Abstract
  The objective was to explore if the community pharmacy (CP) stop smoking service (SSS) and emergency hormonal contraception patient group direction (EHC PGD) meet the needs of the English ...  Read More
Severity of gastrointestinal side effects of metformin tablet compared to metformin capsule in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Severity of gastrointestinal side effects of metformin tablet compared to metformin capsule in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Mansour Siavash; Majid Tabbakhian; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee; Niloufar Razavi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 73-76

Abstract
  This study was designed to compare the severity of gastrointestinal (GI) side effects in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients receiving tablet or capsule forms of metformin. Methods: In ...  Read More
Usefulness of Danaparoid sodium in patients with Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiac surgery
Usefulness of Danaparoid sodium in patients with Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiac surgery

. Farzaneh Foroughinia; . Fariborz Farsad; . Kheirollah Gholami; . Somayeh Ahmadi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 73-78

Abstract
  Objective: Thrombocytopenia is a common problem in cardiovascular surgery patients. However, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare but life-threatening complication of ...  Read More
Potential role of Vitamin C intracoronary administration in preventing cardiac injury after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Potential role of Vitamin C intracoronary administration in preventing cardiac injury after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Negar Shafaei-Bajestani; Azita Hajhossein Talasaz; Mojtaba Salarifar; Hamidreza Pourhosseini; Farshad Sadri; Arash Jalali

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 75-82

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of intravenous (IV) and intracoronary administration of Vitamin C on the incidence of periprocedural myocardial injury in patients ...  Read More
Remifentanil for endotracheal intubation in premature infants: A randomized controlled trial
Remifentanil for endotracheal intubation in premature infants: A randomized controlled trial

. Zohreh Badiee; . Mazyar Vakiliamini; . Majid Mohammadizadeh

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2013, , Pages 75-82

Abstract
  Objective: Endotracheal intubation is a common procedure in neonatal care. The objective of this study was to determine whether the premedication with remifentanil before intubation has ...  Read More
Dispensing of antimicrobials in Kenya: A cross-sectional pilot study and its implications
Dispensing of antimicrobials in Kenya: A cross-sectional pilot study and its implications

Mwasi Mary Ann Mukokinya; Sylvia Opanga; Margaret Oluka; Brian Godman

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 77-82

Abstract
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent of self-medication of antibiotics and dispensing practices in Kenya. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out ...  Read More
Evaluation of the interaction of intravenous and oral voriconazole with oral cyclosporine in iranian HSCT patients
Evaluation of the interaction of intravenous and oral voriconazole with oral cyclosporine in iranian HSCT patients

Hamidreza Taghvaye Masoumi; Molouk Hadjibabaie; Mohammad Vaezi; Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 77-82

Abstract
  Voriconazole as a triazole antifungal agent is widely used for prophylaxis or treatment of fungal infections in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). It can increase ...  Read More
Drug interactions in cancer patients: A hidden risk?
Drug interactions in cancer patients: A hidden risk?

Rachel Riechelmann; Daniel Girardi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 77-78

Abstract
  Drug combinations with the potential to interact comprise an important but rather neglected topic in clinical cancer research. While several studies have evaluated drug interactions ...  Read More
The effect of pseudocatalase/superoxide dismutase in the treatment of vitiligo: A pilot study
The effect of pseudocatalase/superoxide dismutase in the treatment of vitiligo: A pilot study

. Farahnaz Fatemi Naini; . Alireza Vaez Shooshtari; . Bahareh Ebrahimi; . Razieh Molaei

Volume 1, Issue 2 , November 2012, , Pages 77-80

Abstract
  Objective: Pseudocatalase/superoxide dismutase (PSD) is a topical gel considered having therapeutic effects in vitiligo. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of this ...  Read More
Vitamin C may have similar beneficial effects to Gemfibrozil on serum high‑density lipoprotein‑cholesterol in type 2 diabetic patients
Vitamin C may have similar beneficial effects to Gemfibrozil on serum high‑density lipoprotein‑cholesterol in type 2 diabetic patients

. Mansour Siavash; . Masoud Amini

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2014, , Pages 77-82

Abstract
  Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM‑T2) is commonly associated with increased triglycerides (TG), low‑density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‑C) and low high‑density lipoprotein ...  Read More
Consumer's satisfaction with community pharmacies in Sindh, Pakistan
Consumer's satisfaction with community pharmacies in Sindh, Pakistan

Yun Jin Kim; Muhammad Shahzad Aslam; Syed Muhammad Fahim; Waris Ali Khan; Linchao Qian

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 78-82

Abstract
   The present research is the first comprehensive cross-sectional study of consumer satisfaction with community pharmacies in Sindh, Pakistan. Moreover, the study has also designed ...  Read More
Use of antioxidants in urinary tract infection
Use of antioxidants in urinary tract infection

Zahra Allameh; Jamshid Salamzadeh

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 79-85

Abstract
  Pyelonephritis is an inflammatory process, and oxidative stress plays a major role in it. Anti-inflammatory or antioxidant therapy given concomitantly with antibiotics should lower ...  Read More
Different doses of intravenous Magnesium sulfate on cardiovascular changes following the laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation: A double-blind randomized controlled trial
Different doses of intravenous Magnesium sulfate on cardiovascular changes following the laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

. Azim Honarmand; . Mohammadreza Safavi; . Sajad Badiei; . Neda Daftari-Fard

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 79-84

Abstract
  Objective: Laryngoscopy and intratracheal intubation may cause acute hemodynamic instabilities due to catecholamine release. Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) prevents catecholamine release ...  Read More
Effect of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation on homocysteine level in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Effect of omega-3 fatty acids supplementation on homocysteine level in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Tahereh Gholipur-Shahraki; Sahar Vahdat; Shiva Seirafian; Morteza Pourfarzam; Shirinsadat Badri

Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 80-86

Abstract
   One of the most common diseases with high morbidity and mortality rates is chronic kidney disease. Cardiovascular disease affects most patients with chronic kidney disorders, ...  Read More