Browsing Pharmacy Research by Publication Date
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Entry-level PharmD degree programs in Canada: Some facts and stakeholder opinions
( Canadian Pharmacists Association , 2006 , Article Review)The face of pharmacy education in Canada is about to change radically with the initiation of the first entry-level PharmD (ELPD) degree program in the country. The University of Montreal is planning to replace its 4-year ... -
Assessing the responsiveness of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire with pharmaceutical care
( Springer Netherlands , 2007 , Article)Objective: To assess the responsiveness of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) in the context of pharmaceutical care delivery New Zealand community pharmacy setting. Setting: Community pharmacy practices in ... -
Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: A prospective study
( Canadian Medical Association , 2008 , Article)Background: Medication-related visits to the emergency department are an important but poorly understood phenomenon. We sought to evaluate the frequency, severity and preventability of drug-related visits to the emergency ... -
Pharmacy education and practice in 13 middle eastern countries
( American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy , 2008 , Article)The Arab world has influenced the art and science of pharmacy for centuries. Pharmacy education and practice is continuing to evolve in the Arabic-speaking traditional Middle East countries, although relatively little ... -
Resident physician and hospital pharmacist familiarity with patient discharge medication costs
( Springer Netherlands , 2008 , Article)Objective Cost-related medication non-adherence is associated with increased health-care resource utilization and poor patient outcomes. Physicians-in-training generally receive little education regarding costs of prescribed ... -
Interleukin-2: Evaluation of routes of administration and current delivery systems in cancer therapy
( Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company , 2009 , Article)Despite the fact that different administration routes and delivery systems have been used for interleukin-2 (IL-2) delivery, little has been reported regarding the most efficient strategies used to deliver IL-2 in a nontoxic, ... -
Pharmacoeconomics of voriconazole in the management of invasive fungal infections
( Taylor and Francis , 2010 , Article)The incidence of invasive fungal infection has risen in recent years with the introduction of more intensive chemotherapy regimens and the advent of stem cell and solid-organ transplants. In patients undergoing chemotherapy, ... -
Letters : Determining Student-Faculty Ratios and Faculty Scholarship Levels/Rates
( Elsevier , 2010 , Other)To the Editor. The recent article by Benavides et al explored the correlation of faculty members' publication productivity to student-faculty ratios in colleges of pharmacy. These investigators also evaluated the influence ... -
Lecture-capture: the early Qatar experience.
( American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) , 2010 , Other)To the Editor. We read with great interest the article, "Impact of Online Lecture-capture on Student Outcomes in a Therapeutics Course." We commend the authors for exploring this ancillary teaching technology and attempting ... -
Osmotic-driven release of papaverine hydrochloride from novel poly(decane-co-tricarballylate) elastomeric matrices
( Newlands Press Ltd , 2010 , Article)Background: We have recently reported on the synthesis, characterization and biocompatibility of a novel family of visible-light photocrosslinked poly(diol-co-tricarballylate) elastomers intended for use in drug delivery ... -
Pharmacy student perceptions of public health service roles and responsibilities
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2011 , Article)Background There is increasing emphasis on pharmacists' assuming responsibility for public health promotion and delivery with formal expansion of public health activities in their practice. A number of pharmacy school ... -
Qatar Interprofessional Health Council: IPE for Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2011 , Article)Qatar has grown rapidly over the past 10 years particularly in the areas of healthcare needs and provisioning. The population has grown from 617,000 in 2000 to over 1.7 million in 2010. The number of hospitals both private ... -
The SCIDOTS Project: Evidence of benefits of an integrated tobacco cessation intervention in tuberculosis care on treatment outcomes
(2011 , Article)Background: There is substantial evidence to support the association between tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco smoking and that the smoking-related immunological abnormalities in TB are reversible within six weeks of cessation. ... -
Effect of hyperlipidemia on ketoconazole-midazolam drug-drug interaction in rat
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2011 , Article)Hyperlipidemia (HL) was previously shown to lower liver uptake of the more potent (-) enantiomer of ketoconazole (KTZ) in rat. The current study examined the possible modifying influence of experimental HL on a KTZ ... -
An inventory of diabetes care in Qatar
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2011 , Article)Diabetes is a global epidemic and the highest prevalence rates in the world are found in Gulf Corporation Council countries, including Qatar. The country's Supreme Council of Health has recognised its significant health ... -
Public's attitudes towards community pharmacy in Qatar: A pilot study
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2011 , Article)Objectives: To assess the public's attitudes towards the community pharmacist's role in Qatar, to investigate the public's use of community pharmacy, and to determine the public's views of and satisfaction with community ... -
An exploratory study on medications in Qatar homes
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2011 , Article)Background: Drug therapy is the most often used intervention for treatment and prevention of disease. However, if used inappropriately, drugs can cause more harm than good. Improper drug storage and disposal can have a ... -
Soft biodegradable elastomers based on poly (octanediol-tartarate) for drug delivery and tissue engineering: Synthesis, characterization and biocompatibility studies
( Taylor & Francis , 2011 , Article)The synthesis, characterization and cytocompatibility of amorphous poly (octanediol-tartarate) thermoset biodegradable elastomeric polyesters are reported. The synthesis was achieved by preparing an aliphatic saturated ...
