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Analysis of ADRs with Hypokalaemia for Severity, Preventability and Causality in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Research, 2023
Hypokalemia is one of the most frequently seen electrolyte disturbances in clinical practice. Various drugs are known to induce hypokalemia, such as furosemide, thiazides, dicloxacillin, ampicillin, etc.
Shiva Murthy Nanjundappa, Safeera Alikutty K, Mabel Kuriakose EV, Basalingappa Shivanna   +3 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Teaching Deprescribing and Combating Polypharmacy in the Pharmacy Curriculum: Educational Recommendations from Thematic Analysis of Focus Groups

Clinics and Practice, 2023
In the last two decades in the United States (US), the previous research has focused on medication optimization, including polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is associated with several negative outcomes, which may be resolved by deprescribing medications that ...
Devin Scott, Alina Cernasev, Rachel E. Barenie, Sydney P. Springer, David R. Axon   +4 more
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Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
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Prescribing factors influencing hospital length of stay in patients initiating lithium therapy for acute bipolar or schizoaffective mood episodes [PDF]

Mental Health Clinician
Introduction Lithium has long been considered the gold standard mood stabilizer in the treatment of acute mood episodes related to bipolar (BD) and schizoaffective disorder.
William G. Cordell, PharmD, Claire Herbst, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, Taylor Kelsey, PharmD, MS, BCPP, DPLA, Brittany L. Melton, PhD, PharmD, Karen E. Moeller, PharmD, BCPP   +4 more
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
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Impact of Pharmacist Facilitated Discharge Medication Reconciliation

Pharmacy, 2014
Preventable adverse drug events occur frequently at transitions in care and are a problem for many patients following hospital discharge. Many of these problems can be attributed to poor medication reconciliation.
Todd M. Super, Shaun W. Phillips, Robert P. Coffey, Sean A. Patterson   +3 more
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Multilevel Engagements of Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Way Forward

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in China in December 2019 which was later declared to be a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Aroosa Liaqat, Arooj Abid, Yusra Habib Khan, Nasser Hadal Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Ibrahim Alzarea, Nida Tanveer, Tahir Mehmood Khan   +7 more
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The impact of hospital-based post-discharge pharmacist medication review on patient clinical outcomes: A systematic review

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023
Background: Clinical pharmacists have been shown to identify and resolve medication related problems post-discharge, however the impact on patient clinical outcomes is unclear.
Jaclyn Costello, Michael Barras, Holly Foot, Neil Cottrell   +3 more
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Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba, Shweta Bansal, Tea Reljic, Allyne Montecillo‐Aguelo, Hamidah Alias, Farrah Amaranto, Maria Stella Aquino‐Calingasan, Bambang Ardianto, Eggi Arguni, Sally Blair, Thi Tam Dang, Maria Beatriz Gepte, Samanmalee Gunasekara, Andini Handayani, Miriam Kimpo, Catherine G. Lam, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Sergio Licona, Ana Loseo, Ratha Mlis, Vivian Moreno Berrio, Nguyen Hoai Anh, Anna Lisa Ong‐Lim, Ha Thu Pham, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Bun Sereyleak, Sally Jane G. Velasco‐Aro, Su Yadana, Ambuj Kumar, Sheena Mukkada   +29 more
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