Assessing the performance of community pharmacies in iran by measuring responsiveness to non-medical needs: An application of who responsiveness framework
Assessing the performance of community pharmacies in iran by measuring responsiveness to non-medical needs: An application of who responsiveness framework

Saba Afifi; Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani; Leila Zarei; Motahareh Mahi-Birjand; Mehdi Hoorang; Marziyeh Zare; Iman Karimzadeh; Farzad Peiravian; Mahtabalsadat Mirjalili; Payam Peymani

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, Pages 59-64

Abstract
  Despite growing debates about the health systems' nonmedical performance, there has not been any empirical research on nonmedical performance and patients' rights consideration as a ...  Read More
Metabolic acidosis in multi drug poisoning with antidepressants and antipsychotics
Metabolic acidosis in multi drug poisoning with antidepressants and antipsychotics

Nastaran Eizadi-Mood; Saba Dehghanzad; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee; Ziba Farajzadegan

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, Pages 65-70

Abstract
   In this study, we evaluated the predictive factors for the occurrence of metabolic acidosis in patients with multi-drug poisoning, including antidepressants (Ad)/antipsychotics ...  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
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
The pattern of medication usage in the southern region of Iran: A population-based pharmacoepidemiological study
The pattern of medication usage in the southern region of Iran: A population-based pharmacoepidemiological study

Marziyeh Zare; Saba Afifi; Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani; Iman Karimzadeh; Mohammad Salehi-Marzijarani; Leila Zarei; Behnam Honarvar; Sulmaz Ghahremani; Kamran B Lankarani; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee; Payam Peymani

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, Pages 83-89

Abstract
   The purpose of this study was to document the demographic data, to assess the proportion of consumed medicines and the amounts and types of drugs available to households, and ...  Read More
Cost-effectiveness and cost–utility analysis of the use of clopidogrel and pantoprazole in comparison with clopidogrel and omeprazole for the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction in Iran
Cost-effectiveness and cost–utility analysis of the use of clopidogrel and pantoprazole in comparison with clopidogrel and omeprazole for the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction in Iran

Mohammadreza Amirsadri; Valiollah Hajhashemi; Amir Shahriar Asemi

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, Pages 90-95

Abstract
  Gastrointestinal bleeding, a side effect of clopidogrel, is usually prevented by proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Due to omeprazole's inhibitory effects on the liver enzyme CYP2C19, its ...  Read More
Efficacy of the combination of indomethacin and methocarbamol versus indomethacin alone in patients with acute low back pain: A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial
Efficacy of the combination of indomethacin and methocarbamol versus indomethacin alone in patients with acute low back pain: A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Shiva Samsamshariat; Mehdi Sharifi-Sade; Shafeajafar Zoofaghari; Asieh Maghami Mehr; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, Pages 96-101

Abstract
  Acute low back pain is a common ailment and causes pain and disability. Physicians often prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat acute low back pain; however, ...  Read More
Assessment methods and competency mapping in pharmacy education: Understanding of components and quality parameters
Assessment methods and competency mapping in pharmacy education: Understanding of components and quality parameters

Syed Wasif Gillani; Kishore Gnana Sam; Fithawit Bahran Gebreigziabher; Jumana Al-Salloum; Rizah Anwar Assadi; Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, Pages 102-105

Abstract
  Centre of advanced pharmaceutical education have developed 15 subsets of competencies required to be competent pharmacist and able to provide optimum care. These competencies were further ...  Read More