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Impact of a pharmacist-driven tardive dyskinesia screening service [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2021
Introduction: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is defined as involuntary movements that can develop with prolonged antipsychotic use. Regular monitoring using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) is recommended to be conducted every 3 to 6 months for ...
Niyati Butala, PharmD, BCPP, Andrew Williams, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, Jamie Kneebusch, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, Melissa Mitchell, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCGP   +3 more
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Prevalence and Severity of Asthma, Rhinitis and Eczema in Pre-School Children in the United Arab Emirates [PDF]

Athens Journal of Health and Medical Sciences, 2021
Very few studies have been carried out on asthma and allergies in pre-schoolchildren. This is the first study of pre-school children with asthma and allergies in the United Arab Emirates. We studied 4,000 pre-schoolchildren from the United Arab Emirates:
Mohammed Shamssain, Anisa Alhamadi, Siba Nezar Al Afandi, Tasneem Naeem Awadallah, Shatha Naeem Awadallah   +4 more
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A case report and literature review of olanzapine-associated hyperglycemia with previous history of gestational diabetes [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2022
Background: Olanzapine (Zyprexa) package labeling includes a warning for hyperglycemia, stating physicians should consider the risks and benefits when prescribing olanzapine to patients with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus or having ...
Jennifer N. Alastanos, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Devika Suri, PharmD, Hayato DeLellis, PharmD, Andrea Mapugay, PharmD   +3 more
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Impact of traditional versus nontraditional initiation dosing schedule of paliperidone palmitate on 30-day readmission and safety [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2023
Introduction: Paliperidone palmitate (PP), a second-generation long-acting injectable antipsychotic, requires 2 injections upon initiation. Due to the fast-paced nature of the inpatient setting, the second dose may be administered earlier than ...
Erika Kim, PharmD, BCPP, Andrew Williams, PharmD, BCPP, Justin Chang, PharmD, Niyati Butala, PharmD, BCPP, Matthew Firek   +4 more
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Impact on hospital-wide antipsychotic prescribing practices through physician peer comparison letters [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2022
Peer comparison is a behavioral strategy that provides feedback to individuals on how they compare with others. It is used to improve health care quality, reduce inappropriate prescribing, and improve physician performance.
Erica A. K. Davis, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
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Impact of Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists on improving urinary tract infection antibiotic appropriateness at an acute psychiatric hospital [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2023
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic use; patients with psychiatric disorders have a greater risk for UTI compared with patients without these disorders.
Hamad Mohammad Adam PharmD, BCPS, Williams Andrew PharmD, BCPP, Kneebusch Jamie PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, Butala Niyati PharmD, BCPP   +3 more
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Characterization of hospitalized patients who received naloxone while receiving opioids with or without gabapentinoids [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician, 2021
Introduction: Gabapentin and pregabalin (gabapentinoids) can be given with opioids for opioid-sparing and adjuvant analgesic effects. In the context of certain comorbidities and high dosages, coadministration of these agents can lead to respiratory ...
Payal H. Desai, PharmD, BCCCP, Olesya Taylor, PharmD, BCPS, Kunal J. Shah, PharmD, Kirk E. Evoy, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CTTS, Alyssa M. Peckham, PharmD, BCPP   +4 more
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Assessment of Female Satisfaction with the Role of Male Community Pharmacists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: Traditionally, females in Saudi Arabia are usually embarrassed to discuss feminine related issues with males, who are the only pharmacy services providers at community pharmacies in the Kingdom. With a lack of data present on the assessment
Mahmoud S Alhaddad, Ethar Abdullah Mudhish, Rawan Abdulrahman Bukhari, Al-Anood Aoun Aladwani, Shahad Mohammed Asiri   +4 more
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Analysis of cumulative antibiogram reports in intensive care units at an Egyptian University Hospital

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: Institutions must have access to antibiograms to monitor changes in antimicrobial resistance and direct empirical antibiotic therapy. The first facility-specific cumulative antibiogram was launched in the ICU in 2019.
Essamedin M. Negm, Eman S. Elgharabawy, Shahenda G. Badran, ALZahraa M. soliman, Aya M. el sayed, Aya O.N. Raafat, Sara T. Soliman, Heba M. Mahmoud, Ahmed E. Tawfik, Amr T. EL Hawary, Abeer El Hawary, Ahmed Elhewala, Rehab H. El-Sokkary   +12 more
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Post-streptokinase PCI in STEMI patients exceeding the 24-h guidelines

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2021
Background Due to delay in obtaining approval from insurance institution, performing PCI after successful reperfusion using streptokinase was postponed for ˃24 h-1 week.
El-Zahraa M. Esmat Sultan, Khaled R. Abdel Meguid, Hesham B. Mahmoud   +2 more
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