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Impact of pharmacist interventions on medication errors in hospitalized pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Springer
, 2020 , Article Review)
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Background Medication errors are avoidable events that may occur at any stage of the medication use process. Implementing a clinical pharmacist is one strategy that is believed to ...
Mapping hospital antimicrobial stewardship programmes in the Gulf Cooperation Council states against international standards: a systematic review
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
BackgroundWhile there is evidence of implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, there has been limited benchmarking and mapping to international standards ...
A systematic review of pharmacist input to metabolic syndrome screening, management and prevention.
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Springer
, 2020 , Article Review)
Background Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and include: diabetes and prediabetes, abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ...
Algae-derived bioactive compounds with anti-lung cancer potential
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Lung cancer is one of the major causes of death worldwide. Natural molecules with anti-lung cancer potential are of a great interest and considered as very promising alternative to substitute or enhance the efficiency of ...
Recent advances in stimuli-responsive drug release and targeting concepts using mesoporous silica nanoparticles
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Springer
, 2020 , Article Review)
Being a developed and promising approach, nanotechnology has attracted a lot of attention in biomedical and pharmaceutical therapy applications. Among nanostructured materials, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are ...
Caffeine for the Treatment of Apnea in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Overview of Meta-Analyses
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Springer
, 2020 , Article Review)
Background: Caffeine is a common treatment for neonatal intensive care management of the developmental complication of apnea of prematurity in preterm infants. There are several systematic reviews (SRs) on the performance ...
Potential Therapeutic Effects of Sodium Glucose-linked Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Stroke
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
Purpose: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Diabetes mellitus and the associated hyperglycemia are important risk factors for acute ischemic stroke and are ...
Recent developments on (−)-colchicine derivatives: Synthesis and structure-activity relationship
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
(−)-Colchicine, an anti-microtubulin polymerization agent, is a valuable medication and the drug of choice for gout, Behçet’s disease and familial Mediterranean fever. It has a narrow therapeutic index due to its high ...
Perceptions of who is in the healthcare team? A content analysis of social media posts during COVID-19 pandemic
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2020 , Article Review)
Social media posts can be used to explore public perceptions of interprofessional teams and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to use social listening technique to explore unfiltered public perceptions of ...