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Medication-Related Burden among Patients with Chronic Disease Conditions: Perspectives of Patients attending Non-Communicable Disease Clinics in a Primary Healthcare Setting in Qatar
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
This study aimed to adapt a medication-related burden instrument, the Living with Medicines Questionnaire (LMQ), into the Arabic context, report the psychometric properties of the Arabic version, and assess the burden ...
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF METFORMIN IN AN IN VITRO MODEL OF PROTEINURIC KIDNEY DISEASE
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Albuminuria, a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD), plays a crucial role in the etiology of CKD. High albumin levels are thought to induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and activate the AKT pathway, and lead to ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of sedatives in the management of neonates undergoing mechanical ventilation in the intensive care setting in Qatar
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Background. Neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Women’s Hospital (WH) in Qatar, often require mechanical ventilation (MV) to maintain ventilator ...
Barriers to medication adherence in patients with uncontrolled diabetes in a primary healthcare setting in Qatar: a mixed method triangulation study
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Background: In Qatar, 86% of patients with diabetes are uncontrolled. Given that nonadherence to oral drug therapy and psychological insulin resistance are a common phenomenon, one could postulate that patients may not be ...
PRODUCTION OF LETROZOLE-LOADED MONODISPERSE POLYMERIC-BASED MICROPARTICLES FOR BREAST CANCER THERAPY
(Pharmacy, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Letrozole (LTZ) is effective for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. However, due to its adverse effects this study was designed to investigate the feasibility of producing ...