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Letter to editor: Familiarisation of children with medicines and their sources of information
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
, 2014 , Article)
Antibiotics dispensing for URTIs by community pharmacists and general medical practitioners in Penang, Malaysia: A comparative study using simulated patients
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
, 2014 , Article)
Background: In Malaysia, doctors in private clinics (often called dispensing doctors) are permitted to dispense medicines. This potentially may compromise rational dispensing of medicines in general and antibiotics in ...
Cost analysis of medications used in upper respiratory tract infections and prescribing patterns in university sans Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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University of Benin
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose: To conduct a cost analysis, a narrow cost-utility study, for upper respiratory tract infection medications in University Sans Malaysia's clinics. Methods: Retrospective analysis was done for all medical claims of ...
The experiences of implementing generic medicine policy in eight countries: A review and recommendations for a successful promotion of generic medicine use
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Generic medicines are clinically interchangeable with original brand medicines and have the same quality, efficacy and safety profiles. They are, nevertheless, much cheaper in price. Thus, while providing the same therapeutic ...
Cost evaluation of therapeutic drug monitoring of gentamicin at a teaching hospital in Malaysia
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Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica
, 2014 , Article)
Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) makes use of serum drug concentrations as an adjunct to decision-making. Preliminary data in our hospital showed that approximately one-fifth of all drugs monitored by TDM ...
Systematic review of factors affecting pharmaceutical expenditures
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2014 , Article Review)
Objective: To systematically identify the main factors contributing to the increase in pharmaceutical expenditures. Methods: A systematic search of published studies was conducted utilising major widely used electronic ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists on generic medicines in Qatar
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2014 , Article)
Background: The practice of generic medicines prescribing, dispensing and substitution in developing countries has been controversial among healthcare professionals, particularly due to issues on quality, safety and efficacy. ...
How do community pharmacists in Qatar respond to patients presenting with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections?
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Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
, 2014 , Article)
[No abstract available]
Medication reconciliation service conducted by clinical pharmacists in Qatar
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Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
, 2014 , Article)
[No abstract available]
Community pharmacists' attitudes, perceptions, and barriers toward adverse drug reaction reporting in Malaysia: A quantitative insight
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2014 , Article)
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to explore awareness and attitudes of community pharmacists toward the national ADR reporting system activities in the northern states of Malaysia. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using ...