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
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
Changes in availability, utilization, and prices of medicines and protection equipment for COVID-19 in an Urban population of Northern Nigeria
Changes in availability, utilization, and prices of medicines and protection equipment for COVID-19 in an Urban population of Northern Nigeria

Mainul Haque; Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar; Olayinka O Ogunleye; Ibrahim Haruna Sani; Israel Sefah; Amanj Kurdi; Salequl Islam; Brian Godman

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, Pages 17-22

Abstract
   Measures are ongoing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and treat it with medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE). However, there has been considerable controversy surrounding ...  Read More
Exploring cypriot pharmacists' perceptions about their role in cardiovascular disease prevention: A descriptive qualitative study
Exploring cypriot pharmacists' perceptions about their role in cardiovascular disease prevention: A descriptive qualitative study

Periklis Charalampous; Aliki Peletidi

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, Pages 23-29

Abstract
   The age-standardized prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among the Cypriot population in 2017 was estimated to be 5552 per 100,000. Therefore, the CVD prevention in Cyprus ...  Read More
Clinical characteristics, medication prescription pattern, and treatment outcomes at the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary health-care facility in Ghana
Clinical characteristics, medication prescription pattern, and treatment outcomes at the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary health-care facility in Ghana

Kwame Opare-Asamoah; George Asumeng Koffuor; Alhassan Abdul-Mumin; Baba Mohammed Sulemana; Majeed Saeed; Lawrence Quaye

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, Pages 30-37

Abstract
  Neonates are more susceptible to infections, as well as medication toxicities. This study, therefore, sought to describe the clinical characteristics, medication prescription pattern, ...  Read More
The safety and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy for opioid-overdose induced aspiration pneumonia in a referral poisoning management University hospital in Iran
The safety and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy for opioid-overdose induced aspiration pneumonia in a referral poisoning management University hospital in Iran

Mohammadreza Tabatabaei; Gholamali Dorvashy; Rasoul Soltani; Shiva Samsamshariat; Rokhsareh Meamar; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, Pages 38-42

Abstract
  Opioid abuse is widespread throughout the world. Aspiration pneumonia is a serious problem following opioid overdose and poisoning. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness ...  Read More
Comparing the effect of a herbal-based laxative (Goleghand®) and polyethylene glycol on functional constipation among children: A randomized controlled trial
Comparing the effect of a herbal-based laxative (Goleghand®) and polyethylene glycol on functional constipation among children: A randomized controlled trial

Hosein Saneian; Saeedeh Ghaedi; Fatemeh Famouri; Majid Khademian; Najmeh Ahmadi; Mohammadreza Memarzadeh; Somayeh Sadeghi; Peiman Nasri

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, Pages 43-49

Abstract
  This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and document the reported adverse effect of a herbal-based laxative (Goleghand®) for the maintenance treatment of functional ...  Read More
Statin type and cancer outcomes in patients with diabetes type 2 and solid tumors
Statin type and cancer outcomes in patients with diabetes type 2 and solid tumors

Alice C Ceacareanu; Shanria D Jolly; George K Nimako; Zachary A. P. Wintrob

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2021, Pages 50-56

Abstract
   Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects 10% of Americans and is associated with an increased incidence of cancer. Statins are first-line cholesterol-lowering medications in the ...  Read More