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
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
Network clustering and bibliometrics of pharmacology and pharmacy research outputs published by Iranian authors
Network clustering and bibliometrics of pharmacology and pharmacy research outputs published by Iranian authors

Mohammad Salehi-Marzijarani; Seyyed-Mohammad-Taghi Ayatollahi; Saeedeh Pourahmad; Marziyeh Zare; Payam Peymani

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 13-19

Abstract
  Evidence-based practice in medical sciences needs to publish confidential evidence that strongly depends on the research publications. This bibliometrics and network analytic study ...  Read More
Assessment of potential drug–Drug interactions in hospitalized cardiac patients of a secondary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates
Assessment of potential drug–Drug interactions in hospitalized cardiac patients of a secondary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates

Muhammad Zeeshan Khan; Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar; Pradeep Kumar Gupta

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 20-24

Abstract
   To identify the types, severity, and documentation grades of potential drug–drug interactions (pDDIs) and to identify the predictors of pDDIs among hospitalized cardiac ...  Read More
Evaluation of venous thromboembolic event prophylaxis in hospitalized cancer patients: A single-centered retrospective study
Evaluation of venous thromboembolic event prophylaxis in hospitalized cancer patients: A single-centered retrospective study

Mehdi Mohammadi; Sholeh Ebrahimpour; Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 25-28

Abstract
  Venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) are one of the main causes of death in cancer patients. About one-third of newly diagnosed VTEs are later proved to be associated with cancers. Attempts ...  Read More
Allergic reaction to intravenous atropine in a patient with organophosphate poisoning
Allergic reaction to intravenous atropine in a patient with organophosphate poisoning

Shiva Samsamshariat; Navid Honarjoo; Farzad Gheshlaghi; Gholamali Dorvashy; Nastaran Eizadi-Mood

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, Pages 33-34

Abstract
  Atropine is a drug of choice for muscarinic effects in organophosphate (OP) poisoning. Allergic reaction to atropine is rare. Here, we report a case of a 17-year-old male who was admitted ...  Read More