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Thrombotic adverse events reported for Moderna, Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of occurrence and clinical outcomes in the EudraVigilance database
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Thrombotic adverse events reported for Moderna, Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of occurrence and clinical outcomes in the EudraVigilance database -
Time to entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: Implications for pharmaceutical cost containment
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2013 , Article)Objectives: Generic medicine availability is crucial for maintaining the Malaysian heavily subsidised public healthcare system, and for reducing rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper analyses the time to ... -
Time to entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: implications for pharmaceutical cost containment
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , 2013 , Article)Generic medicine availability is crucial for maintaining the Malaysian heavily subsidised public healthcare system, and for reducing rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper analyses the time to entry of ... -
Tobacco Use among Adult Muslims in the United States.
( Taylor & Francis , 2019 , Article)Compared with the general United States (US) population, Muslims in the US exhibit elevated rates of tobacco use. As a result, they might be at a higher risk for preventive disease and premature death as compared with the ... -
Tobacco-related education in schools of pharmacy in the Middle East: A multinational cross-sectional study
( Oxford University Press , 2018 , Article)Background: Lack of adequate tobacco-related content in pharmacy curricula can interfere with pharmacist's ability to provide tobacco cessation interventions. This study aims to determine the extent of tobacco-related ... -
Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research: a guide for students and early career researchers
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Interprofessional research within the contexts of education and health and social care practice has grown exponentially within the past three decades. To maintain the momentum of high-quality research, it is important that ... -
Topiramate monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
( Elsevier Ireland Ltd , 2016 , Article)Aims: To conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine the efficacy and safety of topiramate as monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, ... -
Transforming the pharmaceutical workforce in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a call for action.
( World Health Organization , 2020 , Article)Planning and development of the pharmaceutical workforce is fundamental to achieving universal health coverage and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) ... -
Translating and piloting a cardiovascular risk assessment and management online tool using mobile technology
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management (RAM) services face many challenges and barriers in the community. Mobile technology offers the opportunity to empower patients and improve access to ... -
Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of Patient Satisfaction with Pharmacist Services Questionnaire (PSPSQ) 2.0 into the Arabic language among people with diabetes
( Public Library of Science , 2024 , Article)Background Understanding patient satisfaction is key to advancing pharmacy services and improving health outcomes. There is a lack of a translated and psychometrically validated tool in the Arabic language to measure patient ... -
Travel health-related activities and services provided by community pharmacies in Selangor, Malaysia: A cross-sectional analysis
( Elsevier USA , 2020 , Article)Background: Millions of tourists visit Malaysia annually while a large number of Malaysians travel overseas. Taking care of travellers' healthcare needs is important aspect of the healthcare system. Community pharmacies ... -
Treatment outcomes of fixed-dose combination versus separate tablet regimens in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with or without diabetes in Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background Tuberculosis is considered the second most common cause of death due to infectious agent. The currently preferred regimen for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ... -
Trends in New 75% Oral Anticgulant Use in Qatar: A 5-Year Experience
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Introduction: Warfarin has been the cornerstone oral anticoagulant for more than 60 years. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been introduced to the market since 2008. In Qatar, dabigatran was introduced in 2011 ... -
Trends in oral anticoagulant use in Qatar: a 5-year experience
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Article)In Qatar, dabigatran was introduced in 2011 followed by rivaroxaban in 2014. In this study, we aim to explore the trends in oral anticoagulant use in Qatar over the past 5 years and to what extent did DOACs replace warfarin. ... -
Trends in prescribing and outcomes in obese versus non-obese patients receiving rivaroxaban therapy: an observational study using real-world data
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)Purpose To investigate real-world prescribing trends and clinical outcomes based on body mass index (BMI) categorization in patients who received rivaroxaban therapy. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study ... -
Trends of use of SGLT2 inhibitors in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a growing health challenge in Qatar and worldwide. T2DM is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality, and progression of renal disease. ... -
Triple Oral Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Stenting: Searching for the Best Combination
( Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. , 2016 , Article)Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are treated with oral anticoagulants often have concurrent coronary artery disease. Triple oral antithrombotic therapy (TOAT) is often necessity to prevent stent thrombosis or ... -
Types and outcomes of pharmacist-managed travel health services: A systematic review
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Background and aimPharmacists have an important role in providing travel health services and medications to travelers. However, given the limited literature on this topic, the aim of this study is to systematically review ... -
The types and pattern of use of mobile health applications among the general population: A cross-sectional study from Selangor, Malaysia
( Dove Medical Press , 2021 , Article)Purpose: The aims of this study are to explore the types and patterns of use of health mobile apps among pharmacy clients in Selangor, Malaysia, and to explore the users’ experiences and views regarding the benefits of and ... -
Types and Severity of Medication-Errors with Automated Systems within Medication-Use Process: Systematic-Review
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Automated systems have been crucial to reducing medication errors and improving patient safety. However, their use has increased medication-errors associated with other factors:socio-technical interactions, automation bias, ...