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Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Outcomes of Peak–Trough-Based Versus Trough-Based Vancomycin Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Approaches: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
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Springer-Verlag France
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is based on achieving 24-h area under the concentration–time curve to minimum inhibitory concentration cure breakpoints (AUC24/MIC). Approaches to vancomycin TDM ...
Self-reported attitudes and perceived preparedness to provide pharmaceutical care among final year pharmacy students in Qatar and Kuwait
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International Pharmaceutical Federation
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: While pharmaceutical care (PC) had been introduced and taught in schools of pharmacy decades ago, it is still being introduced with different degrees of success in many developing countries around the world. This ...
Tobacco-related education in schools of pharmacy in the Middle East: A multinational cross-sectional study
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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 ...
Using the transtheoretical model's stages of change to predict medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary health care setting
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Springer
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Qatar is currently experiencing a worrying increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM). One of the most common reasons for uncontrolled DM is non-adherence to medications. The socio-behavioral intervention ...
Perspectives of healthcare professionals in Qatar on causes of medication errors: A mixed methods study of safety culture
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Public Library of Science
, 2018 , Article)
Background There is a lack of robust, rigorous mixed methods studies of patient safety culture generally and notably those which incorporate behavioural theories of change. The study aimed to quantify and explain key aspects ...
Drug Policy Research and Health Technology Assessment in Central and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Africa: The Interface Between Research Evidence, Policy, and Practice
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
We are pleased to present the new issue of Value in Health Regional Issues focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Africa (CEEWAA). As many of you may know, all articles published in Value in Health ...
Effect of pharmacist care on medication adherence and cardiovascular outcomes among patients post-acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Background: The impact of collaborative and multidisciplinary health care on the outcomes of care in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is well-established in the literature. However, there is lack of high quality ...
Impact of a Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care Service Among Patients With Diabetes in an Ambulatory Care Setting in Qatar: A Multiple Time Series Study
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent in the Middle East and the burden associated with it is dramatically increasing. Pharmacists working in collaborative healthcare teams have an important role to improve ...
Measurement of health literacy in patients with cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Background: While many instruments have been developed, validated, and used to assess health literacy skills, their use and appropriateness among patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are not widely studied. Objective: ...
A holistic conceptual framework model to describe medication adherence in and guide interventions in diabetes mellitus
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
BACKGROUND:
Nonadherence to medications in patients with diabetes, which results in poor treatment outcomes and increased healthcare costs, is commonly reported globally. Factors associated with medication adherence have ...