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Evaluating knowledge, skills, and practice change after an accredited evidence-based medicine course for community pharmacy preceptors
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Introduction: Incorporating evidence-based medicine skills into practice is vital for pharmacists to promote rational medication use while making optimal patient care decisions. The objective of this study was to evaluate ...
Key stakeholders' views on the potential implementation of pharmacist prescribing: A qualitative investigation.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
An accumulation of international evidence demonstrates that pharmacist prescribing is effective, safe and well-accepted. While there is potential for such development in the Middle East, the majority of published studies ...
Human Factors approaches to evaluating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services: A systematic review.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The expansion in terms of available treatment options and models of care has led to a growing global momentum for outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. A systematic review was undertaken to explore Human Factors ...
Management of coronary artery disease & dyslipidemia and pharmacist's role
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. It commonly coexists with other clinical conditions such as dyslipidemia and hypertension. Based on the manifestations a patient is ...
Clinical pharmacy considerations in special population: Pregnancy and lactation
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
The physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and lactation may affect pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. Hence, administration of medications during pregnancy and lactation may require adjustments in ...
Retinal cell regeneration using tissue engineered polymeric scaffolds
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Degenerative retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), can lead to permanent sight loss. Although intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and steroid injections are effective for ...
Introduction to nanotechnology
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Nanotechnology describes the science and technology related to the control and manipulation of matter and devices on a scale less than 100 nm and involves fields such as applied physics, materials science, chemistry, ...
Guiding Factors and Surface Modification Strategies for Biomaterials in Pharmaceutical Product Development
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
With the technological advent in the field of drug delivery and medicines, biomaterials become important owing to their properties such as biocompatibility, functionality, and bioactive and bioinert nature. However, the ...
Cetuximab-conjugated chitosan-pectinate (modified) composite nanoparticles for targeting colon cancer
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
In the present study, we successfully developed a cetuximab-conjugated modified citrus pectin-chitosan nanoparticles for targeted delivery of curcumin (Cet-MCPCNPs) for the treatment of colorectal cancer. In vitro analyses ...
Liposome mediated-CYP1A1 gene silencing nanomedicine prepared using lipid film-coated proliposomes as a potential treatment strategy of lung cancer.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The occurrence of lung cancer is linked with tobacco smoking, mainly through the generation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Elevated activity of cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) plays an important role in the metabolic ...