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Health priorities of the Nepal Government: where are the essential medicines?
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An HIV-STI risk reduction program among undergraduate students at a northern Nigerian university: A randomized controlled field trial
(2012 , Article)Aim This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led human immunodeficiency virus-sexually transmitted infections (HIV-STI) intervention program based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model among ... -
Impact of pharmaceutical promotion on healthcare professional's practices and behaviour: Views from general practitioners, medicine dispensers and medical representatives in Yemen
(2012 , Article)The relationship between pharmaceutical companies and medical professionals should serve the patients' best interests and improve the use of medicine in society. The aim of this study is to explore the current status of ... -
Improving type 2 diabetes patients' quality of life by using a community based interactive approach - diabetes mellitus strategy in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2012 , Article)Objective The aim of this study was to improve diabetes patients' quality of life (QOL) by using a community based interactive approach - diabetes mellitus (CBIA-DM) strategy. Methods This study was a time-series pre and ... -
Polypharmacy in the management of patients with schizophrenia on risperidone in a tertiary-care hospital in Malaysia
(2012 , Article)The present study was conducted primarily to determine the occurrence of polypharmacy in patients with schizophrenia on risperidone. The secondary aim was to ascertain the incidence of inappropriate prescribing with ... -
Biocompatibility and biodegradability of implantable drug delivery matrices based on novel poly(decane-co-tricarballylate) photocured elastomers
( SAGE , 2012 , Article)Visible light photo-cross-linked biodegradable amorphous elastomers based on poly(decane-co-tricarballylate) (PDET) with different cross-linking densities were synthesized, and their cytotoxicity, biocompatibility, and ... -
Evidence-based healthcare practice in Qatar: A need to move forward
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2013 , Article)Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is considered the gold standard approach to therapeutic decision-making in modern medicine. It was first described in the 1990s as a way to improve patient outcomes by promoting rational ... -
Scale development on consumer behavior toward counterfeit drugs in a developing country: A quantitative study exploiting the tools of an evolving paradigm
(2013 , Article)Background: Although desperate need and drug counterfeiting are linked in developing countries, little research has been carried out to address this link, and there is a lack of proper tools and methodology. This study ... -
Effect of rat serum lipoproteins on mRNA levels and amiodarone metabolism by cultured primary rat hepatocytes
( Wiley Periodicals, Inc. , 2013 , Article)Hyperlipidemia can significantly increase amiodarone (AM) in vivo liver uptake and decrease its velocity of microsomal metabolism. Here, hepatocytes isolated from normolipidemic (NL) and hyperlipidemic rats were incubated ... -
Time to entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: Implications for pharmaceutical cost containment
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2013 , Article)Objectives: Generic medicine availability is crucial for maintaining the Malaysian heavily subsidised public healthcare system, and for reducing rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper analyses the time to ... -
The role of pharmaceutical marketing and other factors in prescribing decisions: The Yemeni experience
(2013 , Article)Background: Prescribing decisions are a complex phenomenon and influenced by many pharmacological and non-pharmacological factors. Little is known about the actual prescribing behaviors of physicians or the factors behind ... -
Counterfeit drug demand: Perceptions of policy makers and community pharmacists in Sudan
(2013 , Article)Background: The counterfeit drug trade has become widespread and has developed into a substantial threat to both the public's health and the pharmaceutical industry. Objectives: The aim of this study was to seek insights ... -
Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2013 , Article)Objectives: To assess the main factors that contributed to the increase in medicine expenditure of the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan in the period 2006-2010. Methods: A time-series decomposition analysis was ... -
Stages of change and health-related quality of life among employees of an institution
(2013 , Article)Background Transtheoretical Model of change has been used successfully in promoting behaviour change. Objective To examine the relationships between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores with the stages of change ... -
Further steps in the development of pharmacoeconomics, outcomes research, and health technology assessment in central and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and Africa
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Physicians' perceptions of medical representative visits in Yemen: A qualitative study
(2013 , Article)Background: The pharmaceutical industry invests heavily in promotion, and it uses a variety of promotional strategies to influence physicians' prescribing decisions. Within this context, medical representatives (MRs) are ... -
Pharmaceutical care in the Arabic-speaking Middle East: literature review and country informant feedback
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2013 , Article)The philosophy and practice of pharmaceutical care (PC) has challenged Middle Eastern pharmacists to embrace a new paradigm that focuses on outcomes of care rather than products or tasks. Although the application of PC was ... -
Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of fluconazole, posaconazole and voriconazole for antifungal prophylaxis in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia undergoing first consolidation chemotherapy
( Oxford University Press , 2013 , Article)Background: Fluconazole, posaconazole and voriconazole are used prophylactically in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). This study evaluated the clinical and economic outcomes of these agents when used in AML ... -
Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of caspofungin versus liposomal amphotericin B in empirical treatment of invasive fungal infections in Turkey
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a major concern within healthcare systems. This pharmacoeconomic study evaluated the use of caspofungin (CAS) versus liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) in the empirical treatment of IFIs ... -
Breast cancer health promotion in Qatar: A survey of community pharmacists' interests and needs
( Springer Nature , 2013 , Article)Objectives Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Qatar. Despite the sustained efforts to increase breast cancer public awareness via campaigns and public screening programmes, breast cancer screening rate ...