Ciprofloxacin use in hospitalized children: Approved or off-label?
Ciprofloxacin use in hospitalized children: Approved or off-label?

Toktam Faghihi; Leila Yavari Tekmehdash; Mania Radfar; Kheirollah Gholami

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 193-198

Abstract
  Fluoroquinolones are not routinely used as the first-line antimicrobial therapy in pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the United States Food and Drug Administration ...  Read More
Efficacy of intense-pulsed light therapy with topical benzoyl peroxide 5% versus benzoyl peroxide 5% alone in mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris: A randomized controlled trial
Efficacy of intense-pulsed light therapy with topical benzoyl peroxide 5% versus benzoyl peroxide 5% alone in mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris: A randomized controlled trial

Fatemeh Mokhtari; Maryam Gholami; Amir Hossein Siadat; Tohid Jafari-Koshki; Gita Faghihi; Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh; Sayed Mohsen Hosseini; Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 199-205

Abstract
   Acne vulgaris is a disease of pilosebaceous unit with multifactorial pathogenesis and threats patients' social functioning. There is a growing research to find faster, more effective, ...  Read More
Prescription pattern analysis of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the northeastern iranian population
Prescription pattern analysis of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the northeastern iranian population

Majid Zeinali; Jamshid Tabeshpour; Seyed Vahid Maziar; Zhila Taherzadeh; Mohammad Reza Zirak; Danielle Sent; Kamal Razavi Azarkhiavi; Saeid Eslami

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 206-210

Abstract
   Inappropriate nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) therapy is a common cause of actual and potential adverse effects, such as bleeding and gastrointestinal ulceration, ...  Read More
New indications for dabigatran: A suggestion from a drug use evaluation study
New indications for dabigatran: A suggestion from a drug use evaluation study

Farzaneh Ashrafi; Najmeh Rezaie; Sarah Mousavi

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 211-216

Abstract
   Dabigatran etexilate is a novel oral anticoagulant with several advantages over warfarin such as no need for routine monitoring and fewer drug interactions. This drug was added ...  Read More
Pharmacokinetic behavior of phenytoin in head trauma and cerebrovascular accident patients in an iranian population
Pharmacokinetic behavior of phenytoin in head trauma and cerebrovascular accident patients in an iranian population

Shahnaz Alimardani; Sima Sadrai; Hamidreza Taghvaye Masoumi; Pooneh Salari; Atabak Najafi; Behzad Eftekhar; Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 217-222

Abstract
  Acute brain injury is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Phenytoin has been commonly used as an anticonvulsant agent for the treatment or prophylaxis of ...  Read More
Comparison of subacromial ketorolac injection zversus corticosteroid injection in the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome
Comparison of subacromial ketorolac injection zversus corticosteroid injection in the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome

Parisa Taheri; Farnaz Dehghan; Sahar Mousavi; Reza Solouki

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 223-227

Abstract
  Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common cause of shoulder pain and restriction in range of motion in the world. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of subacromial ...  Read More
Comparing the efficacy of low dose and conventional dose of oral isotretinoin in treatment of moderate and severe acne vulgaris
Comparing the efficacy of low dose and conventional dose of oral isotretinoin in treatment of moderate and severe acne vulgaris

Gita Faghihi; Fatemeh Mokhtari; Nasrin Motamedi Fard; Narges Motamedi; Sayed Mohsen Hosseini

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 223-238

Abstract
  This study was conducted to compare the effect of low-dose isotretinoin with its conventional dose in patients with moderate and severe acne. Methods: This was a clinical ...  Read More
The efficacy of crocin of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on the components of metabolic syndrome: A randomized controlled clinical trial
The efficacy of crocin of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on the components of metabolic syndrome: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Tayyebe Kermani; Toba Kazemi; Somayye Molki; Khadije Ilkhani; Gholamreza Sharifzadeh; Omid Rajabi

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2017, Pages 228-232

Abstract
   Metabolic syndrome is a set of cardiac risk factors with increased risk of chronic diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of crocin of saffron on metabolic ...  Read More