Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the top health priorities in Qatar due to its high prevalence and negative health consequences. The current prevalence of DM in Qatar is 15.5%, which is projected to increase ...

Background: Clopidogrel requires activation primarily by cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19). Patients with CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles (LOF) are at increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Ticagrelor is ...

Background: Critical appraisal process is central to the practice of evidence-based medicine that aids in assessing the quality of the published scientific knowledge. To our knowledge, there is no critical appraisal ...

Introduction: It is evident that pharmacovigilance (PV) centers are the entities required to ensure medication safety and protect public health from drug related morbidity and mortality. In many developing countries PV ...

Insomnia is a public health concern that affects approximately a third of adult population worldwide. The aim of this research was to investigate insomnia and its management among university students and primary care ...

Background: Patients’ health literacy, which is their capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions, is a critical determinant of whether ...

Aim: The formulary inclusion of direct oral anticoagulant (DOACs) in the government hospital health services in Qatar is not comparative or restricted. Requests to include a DOAC in the formulary are typically accepted ...

Background. Surfactant replacement therapy is widely used in the management of the life-threatening condition of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS), with no clear guidance on its best use. This thesis constitutes two ...

Poly (amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers are widely used in drug delivery systems and gene transfection as drug carriers. They also exert several biological effects including modulating gene expression and interfering with ...