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Impact of educational intervention on knowledge of dispensers working at community pharmacies in Pakistan
( Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica , 2013 , Article)Objective: To evaluate the impact of training of dispensers on knowledge of dispensers working at community pharmacies in context to storage temperature, prescription terminologies and status of medicines in Islamabad, ... -
Effect of delay in diagnosis on the rate of tuberculosis among close contacts of tuberculosis patients
( World Health Organization , 2013 , Article)Few studies have explored diagnosis delay by tuberculosis (TB) patients and its effects on the rate of infection among their close contacts. A cross-sectional study of the close contacts of 505 newly diagnosed TB patients ... -
Letters To The Editor: Do community pharmacists in Qatar practice rationally for a minor ailment?
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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 ... -
Factors determining the post-patent entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: A survey of the Malaysian generic pharmaceutical industry
(2013 , Article)Malaysia is reliant on the availability of generic medicines to contain the rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper assesses the factors determining the market entry of a new generic medicine following patent ... -
Dispensing practices of general practitioners and community pharmacists in Malaysia-A pilot study
( Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia , 2013 , Article)Background In Malaysia, general practitioners (GPs) in private clinics are legally permitted to dispense medicines. Aim To compare the dispensing practices of community pharmacists and GPs in private clinics. Met ... -
Is there a need for a formulary of clinically interchangeable medicines to guide generic substitution in Saudi Arabia?
(2013 , Article)The escalating healthcare expenditure is a major challenge to sustainability of the healthcare systems. To confront the escalating health expenditure in general and medicines expenditure in particular, many countries ... -
Do community pharmacists in Nepal have a role in adverse drug reaction reporting systems?
(2013 , Article)Community pharmacies in Nepal serve both rural and urban populations and are an integral part of the Nepalese healthcare system. These community pharmacies are run by non-pharmacist professionals with orientation training ... -
Do health professionals have positive perception towards consumer reporting of adverse drug reactions?
(2013 , Article)Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists (CPs) in Penang, Malaysia, towards consumer reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs). Methodology: A ... -
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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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 voriconazole vs. liposomal amphotericin B in empiric treatment of invasive fungal infections in Turkey
( BMC , 2013 , Article)Background: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are associated with considerable expense and mortality on healthcare systems. There is a need to provide evidence of both clinical efficacy and value for money with any health ... -
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 ... -
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire – An Arabic adaptation for Qatar
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)The Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire is recommended by the World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Federation for assessing diabetes care. We conducted a systematic linguistic adaptation of ... -
Drug-Related Hospital Visits and Admissions Associated with Laboratory or Physiologic Abnormalities-A Systematic-Review
( Public Library of Science , 2013 , Article)Countless studies have demonstrated that many emergency-room visits and hospital admissions are drug-related and that a significant proportion of these drug-related visits (DRVs) are preventable. It has not been previously ...