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Impact of connecting tuberculosis directly observed therapy short-course with smoking cessation on health-related quality of life
(2012 , Article)Background: With evolving evidence of association between tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco smoking, recommendations for the inclusion of tobacco cessation interventions in TB care are becoming increasingly important and more ... -
Biocompatibility and biodegradability of implantable drug delivery matrices based on novel poly(decane-co-tricarballylate) photocured elastomers
( SAGE , 2012 , Article)Visible light photo-cross-linked biodegradable amorphous elastomers based on poly(decane-co-tricarballylate) (PDET) with different cross-linking densities were synthesized, and their cytotoxicity, biocompatibility, and ... -
Effect of rat serum lipoproteins on mRNA levels and amiodarone metabolism by cultured primary rat hepatocytes
( Wiley Periodicals, Inc. , 2013 , Article)Hyperlipidemia can significantly increase amiodarone (AM) in vivo liver uptake and decrease its velocity of microsomal metabolism. Here, hepatocytes isolated from normolipidemic (NL) and hyperlipidemic rats were incubated ... -
Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan
( John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 2013 , Article)To assess the main factors that contributed to the increase in medicine expenditure of the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan in the period 2006–2010. A time-series decomposition analysis was adopted for pharmaceutical ... -
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 ... -
Evidence-based healthcare practice in Qatar: A need to move forward
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2013 , Article)Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is considered the gold standard approach to therapeutic decision-making in modern medicine. It was first described in the 1990s as a way to improve patient outcomes by promoting rational ... -
Pharmaceutical care in the Arabic-speaking Middle East: literature review and country informant feedback
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2013 , Article)The philosophy and practice of pharmaceutical care (PC) has challenged Middle Eastern pharmacists to embrace a new paradigm that focuses on outcomes of care rather than products or tasks. Although the application of PC was ... -
Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2013 , Article)Objectives: To assess the main factors that contributed to the increase in medicine expenditure of the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan in the period 2006-2010. Methods: A time-series decomposition analysis was ... -
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 ... -
A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
(2013 , Article)A 46-year-old female patient developed severe abdominal pain shortly after taking levofloxacin, 1000. mg for acute bacterial sinusitis. The pain started after taking the first dose of levofloxacin and became worse after ... -
Do professional practices among Malaysian private healthcare providers differ? A comparative study using simulated patients
(2013 , Article)Background: Malaysia, a South East Asian country, legally permits general medical practitioners in private clinics to dispense medicines. This possibly can dilute the pharmacist role in the provision of healthcare and ... -
The role of healthcare professionals in establishing unhealthy pharmaceutical promotion activities in Yemen
(2013 , Article)Background: Recently, the relationship between healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical companies has been given considerable attention worldwide and has been criticised with the companies being blamed for corrupting ... -
The impact of Indonesian generic medicine pricing policy on medicine prices
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2013 , Article)Introduction: The government of Indonesia has established a commitment to the provision of affordable medicines. The retail price of unbranded generic cannot exceed the maximum retail price set by the Ministry of Health. ... -
Factors affecting patients' compliance to anti-tuberculosis treatment in Yemen
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2013 , Article)Objectives To identify the risk factors associated with patient non-compliance to anti-tuberculosis treatment among Yemini tuberculosis (TB) patients. Methods A prospective nested case-control study was conducted. ... -
Assessment of disease management of insomnia at community pharmacies through simulated visits in Pakistan
( Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica , 2013 , Article)Objective: The study aimed to document the state of insomnia management at community pharmacies in Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at randomly selected 371 pharmacies in three cities of Pakistan. ... -
Evaluation of academic detailing programme on childhood diarrhoea management by primary healthcare providers in Banke district of Nepal
( International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research , 2013 , Article)Academic detailing is rarely practised in developing countries. A randomized control trial on healthcare service was conducted to evaluate the impact of academic detailing programme on the adherence of primary healthcare ... -
Impact of educational intervention on knowledge of dispensers working at community pharmacies in Pakistan
( Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica , 2013 , Article)Objective: To evaluate the impact of training of dispensers on knowledge of dispensers working at community pharmacies in context to storage temperature, prescription terminologies and status of medicines in Islamabad, ... -
Effect of delay in diagnosis on the rate of tuberculosis among close contacts of tuberculosis patients
( World Health Organization , 2013 , Article)Few studies have explored diagnosis delay by tuberculosis (TB) patients and its effects on the rate of infection among their close contacts. A cross-sectional study of the close contacts of 505 newly diagnosed TB patients ... -
Letters To The Editor: Do community pharmacists in Qatar practice rationally for a minor ailment?
( Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia , 2013 , Article)[No abstract available] -
The role of pharmaceutical marketing and other factors in prescribing decisions: The Yemeni experience
(2013 , Article)Background: Prescribing decisions are a complex phenomenon and influenced by many pharmacological and non-pharmacological factors. Little is known about the actual prescribing behaviors of physicians or the factors behind ...