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Perception of community pharmacy personnel towards patient counseling and continuing pharmacy education programs in Aden, Yemen
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. All rights reserved. Introduction: Patient counseling is a major component of pharmaceutical care, especially in community pharmacy settings. However, most community ...
Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: Patient safety is gaining prominence in health professional curricula. Patient safety must be complemented by teaching and skill development in practice settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore how ...
A qualitative exploration of barriers to medication adherence among patients with uncontrolled diabetes in Qatar: integrating perspectives of patients and health care providers.
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Dove Medical Press
, 2018 , Article)
To develop an in-depth understanding of the barriers to medication adherence among patients with uncontrolled diabetes attending primary health care (PHC) centers in Qatar by exploring and integrating patients' and health ...
Adult Learning Theories in Context: A Quick Guide for Healthcare Professional Educators.
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SAGE Publications
, 2018 , Article)
Adult learning theories play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of education programs, including healthcare professional programs. There is a variation in the use of theories in healthcare professional education ...
New three-dimensional poly(decanediol-co-tricarballylate) elastomeric fibrous mesh fabricated by photoreactive electrospinning for cardiac tissue engineering applications
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
Reactive electrospinning is capable of efficiently producing in situ crosslinked scaffolds resembling the natural extracellular matrix with tunable characteristics. In this study, we aimed to synthesize, characterize, and ...
Epinephrine in anaphylaxis: Preclinical study of pharmacokinetics after sublingual administration of taste-masked tablets for potential pediatric use
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article)
Epinephrine is a life-saving treatment in anaphylaxis. In community settings, a first-aid dose of epinephrine is injected from an auto-injector (EAI). Needle phobia highly contributes to EAI underuse, leading to ...
Using Zebrafish for Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2018 , Article)
Over the last decade, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as amodel organismfor cardiovascular research.Zebrafish have several advantages over mammalian models. For instance, the experimental cost of using zebrafish ...
Na + /H + exchanger isoform 1-induced osteopontin expression facilitates cardiac hypertrophy through p90 ribosomal S6 kinase
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NLM (Medline)
, 2018 , Article)
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. One in three cases of heart failure is due to dilated cardiomyopathy. The Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1), a multifunctional protein and the key pH regulator ...
Pharmaceutical Characterization of MyoNovin, a Novel Skeletal Muscle Regenerator: in silico, in vitro and in vivo Studies.
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Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences
, 2018 , Article)
MyoNovin is a novel skeletal muscle-regenerating compound developed through synthesis of two nitro groups onto a guaifenesin backbone to deliver nitric oxide to skeletal muscle with a potential to treat muscle atrophy. The ...
Gold-containing compound BDG-I inhibits the growth of A549 lung cancer cells through the deregulation of miRNA expression
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Gold complex bis(diethyldithiocarbamato-gold(I)) bis(diphenylphosphino) methane (BDG-I) is cytotoxic toward different cancer cell lines. We compared the cytotoxic effect of BDG-I with that of cisplatin in the A549 lung ...