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
Therapeutic effects of low-dose bismuth subcitrate on symptoms and health-related quality of life in adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A clinical trial
Therapeutic effects of low-dose bismuth subcitrate on symptoms and health-related quality of life in adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A clinical trial

Hamed Daghaghzadeh; Ardalan Memar; Yasaman Mohamadi; Nooshin Rezakhani; Parastoo Safazadeh; Sarina Aghaha; Payman Adibi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 13-21

Abstract
  Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that causes abdominal pain or discomfort and alters bowel with no organic abnormalities. ...  Read More
Assessing medical prescription forms as a communication tool in trans-european health care
Assessing medical prescription forms as a communication tool in trans-european health care

Afonso Miguel Cavaco; Miguel Mourato; Sofia Ferreira; Selen Yeğenoğlu

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 22-29

Abstract
  The objective of the study was to compare the medical prescription forms in European Union (EU) countries, evaluating their convergence toward the implementation of cross-border care, ...  Read More
Evaluation of clinical pharmacy services in the intensive care unit of a Tertiary University Hospital in the Northwest of Iran
Evaluation of clinical pharmacy services in the intensive care unit of a Tertiary University Hospital in the Northwest of Iran

Ata Mahmoodpoor; Arman Kalami; Kamran Shadvar; Taher Entezari-Maleki; Hadi Hamishehkar

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 30-35

Abstract
  Current literature indicates that the presence of clinical pharmacists in hospitals results in improved patient care, rational drug therapy, and treatment costs. This study assessed ...  Read More
Bispectral index in poisoning cases with multi-drug ingestion: A predictable role for early endotracheal intubation
Bispectral index in poisoning cases with multi-drug ingestion: A predictable role for early endotracheal intubation

Nastaran Eizadi-Mood; Leila Halakoei; Ahmad Yaraghi; Mitra Jabalameli; Rihanak Talakoub; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 36-40

Abstract
  Bispectral index (BIS) is one of the several methods used to monitor the depth of anesthesia. Poisoning with ingestion of different drugs is one of the most common poisonings that have ...  Read More
Application of a pharmacokinetic model of metformin clearance in a population with acute myeloid leukemia
Application of a pharmacokinetic model of metformin clearance in a population with acute myeloid leukemia

Alice C Ceacareanu; Geoffrey W Brown; Hoda A Moussa; Zachary A P. Wintrob

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 41-45

Abstract
   We aimed to estimate the metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) risk by assessing retrospectively the renal clearance variability and applying a pharmacokinetic (PK) model ...  Read More
Prescribing pattern and prescription-writing quality of antineoplastic agents in the capital city of a middle-income developing country
Prescribing pattern and prescription-writing quality of antineoplastic agents in the capital city of a middle-income developing country

Maryam Taghizadeh-Ghehi; Asiyeh Amouei; Ava Mansouri; Aarefeh Jafarzadeh Kohneloo; Molouk Hadjibabaie

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 46-50

Abstract
  Cancer is a global health concern with growing incidence worldwide. Chemotherapy is the main treatment modality in many malignancies. This study aimed at evaluation of antineoplastic ...  Read More
Bullous fixed drug eruption following ibuprofen ingestion
Bullous fixed drug eruption following ibuprofen ingestion

Seyed Amirhossein Fazeli; Morteza Abbasi; Hadi Jalali; Sonia Eskandari; Farzaneh Shamshirgaran; Zahra Dehghani; Reza Golabchifard; Shahram Ghiyasvand; Kaveh Ghannad

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, Pages 51-56

Abstract
  Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a drug reaction involving skin and less commonly mucosal membranes. The common manifestation is localized well-demarcated patches or plaques appeared following ...  Read More