Pharmacy Research
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Unlocking Findings of Entrustable Professional Activities for Trainee Development, Entrustment, and Practice Readiness in Pre-registration Pharmacy Training: A Systematic Review
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)ObjectiveTo explore key findings on the use of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) in preregistration pharmacy training, with a focus on their role in trainee development, entrustment decision-making, and practice ... -
Beyond initial recovery: Heart failure with transient vs sustained improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction
( Baishideng Publishing Group Inc , 2025 , Article)BACKGROUND There is no available data about the trajectory of heart failure (HF) with improved ejection fraction (EF) and patient clinical outcomes in Qatar. AIM To explore the difference in characteristics and outcomes ... -
Pharmacists’ perspectives on integrating pharmacogenetics in clinical practice
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)Introduction: The successful implementation of pharmacogenetics (PGx) in many developed countries has significantly enhanced personalized care and improved both clinical and financial outcomes. This study was designed to ... -
Voluntary information and price sharing database–a scoping review of the pricing and procurement landscape across eight Commonwealth Member States
( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Article)Background: The Commonwealth Health Ministers’ meetings (2021–2023) identified medicines shortages, pricing, and price transparency as critical issues. This led to the establishment of the Voluntary Information and Price ... -
Time-based tracking of temperature and humidity of emergency medical service rapid response vehicles in Qatar: a prospective observational study
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)Background: Paramedics working in emergency medical services (EMS) routinely administer life-saving medications to patients under urgent conditions. However, these medications are frequently subjected to undocumented ... -
Prescribing trends and patterns for antihypertensive agents in primary healthcare settings in Qatar: a retrospective observational study
( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Article)Background: An observational retrospective study was conducted in the primary care setting in Qatar to evaluate the prescribing trends and patterns of antihypertensives in hypertensive patients. Methods: Included patients ... -
Pakistan’s first medicine price deregulation policy: assessing its impact on prices, affordability, and availability of oral anti-diabetic medicines in private pharmacies
( Frontiers , 2025 , Article)Introduction: Pakistan’s highest diabetes prevalence necessitates equitable access to anti-diabetic medicines. This study evaluated the access to Oral antidiabetics (OADs) and the effect of Pakistan’s recently launched ... -
Perceptions and practices of community pharmacists towards the use of short-acting beta-2 agonists inhalers in Malaysia: A cross-sectional survey
( Public Library of Science (PLOS) , 2025 , Article)Background There has been a relative lack of exploration into the perceptions and practices regarding the use of SABA inhalers among healthcare professionals in Malaysia. The study aimed to determine community pharmacists’ ... -
Optimizing In Vitro Skin Permeation Studies to Obtain Meaningful Data in Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery
( Springer , 2025 , Article)Drug delivery through the skin provides several advantages over other administration routes, including the avoidance of first-pass metabolism and gastrointestinal side effects, prolonged drug release, and significant ... -
Pharmacist prescribing in cancer services: A scoping review
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)BackgroundPharmacist prescribing (PP) is embedded in clinical practice in various countries, and for a range of clinical conditions. PP occurs in cancer services, but there is limited information describing its extent and ... -
Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacometabolomics in Precision Tramadol Prescribing for Enhanced Pain Management: Evidence from QBB and EMR Data
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute , 2025 , Article)Background/Objectives: Tramadol is an opioid frequently prescribed for moderate to severe pain and has seen a global increase in use. This presents numerous challenges in clinical management. This study aims to elucidate ... -
Person-centred care in pharmacy: time to walk the talk
( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Article)Person-centred care is widely recognised as a cornerstone of collaborative practice, which emphasises the patient at the centre of the larger interprofessional team. However, emerging research continues to highlight gaps ... -
Pharmacy Students’ Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making to Detect and Resolve Medication Errors
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)ObjectiveMedication errors pose a significant challenge in health care, impacting patient safety. Pharmacists play a key role in mitigating errors by using clinical reasoning skills. This study examined Qatar University ... -
Mentorship in entry-to-practice pharmacy programs: A scoping review
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)BackgroundMentorship is a well-established educational strategy with demonstrated benefits across health professions education, including pharmacy. However, there remains paucity with regards to understanding mentorship ... -
Examining the perception of undergraduate pharmacy students towards their leadership competencies: a mixed-methods study
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)Background: Leadership development is crucial for pharmacy students to meet the evolving demands of healthcare. However, research on pharmacy students' perceptions of their leadership competencies and development opportunities ... -
Enhancing gliclazide solubility using solid dispersions with carboxymethyl chitosan and polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 as polymeric carriers
( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Article)Background: Gliclazide (Glz) is a second-generation sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug, used to treat type II diabetes mellitus. Glz is a class II drug according to the biopharmaceutic classification system (BCS), indicating ... -
Entrusting Pharmacy Trainees: Exploring Expectations of Entrustment Across the Pharmacy Intern Year in Australia
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)ObjectiveTo explore the expected level of entrustment and the corresponding degree of supervision for trainees at designated milestones during their pharmacy internship. MethodsRegistered and provisionally registered ... -
Establishing links between drug registers and essential medicines lists
( World Health Organization , 2025 , Article)Access to essential medicines is still suboptimal in many countries. Recent studies examining the registration of medicines at the country level show that a considerable proportion of essential medicines do not have any ... -
Evaluating the economic impact of clinical pharmacist interventions in the women’s health setting in Qatar
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) resulting from nonoptimized medication therapy significantly drive-up healthcare costs. Clinical pharmacists are pivotal in managing medication regimens, effectively reducing these ... -
Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing and treatment outcomes among paediatric patients to tertiary care hospital Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
(2025 , Article)Background: Infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance are profoundly impacted by the extensive use of antibiotics, raising significant global concerns. Objectives: This study’s primary objective is to assess antibiotic ...
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