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Energy drinks and population health: consumption pattern and adverse effects among Saudi population

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Caffeine containing energy drinks (EDs) are heavily consumed, particularly among young adults. The number of reports of caffeine intoxication from caffeinated EDs and problems related to caffeine dependence and withdrawal is increasing.
Gehad M. Subaiea, Ali F. Altebainawi, Thamir M. Alshammari   +2 more
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The impact of a hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration system on medication administration safety: an observational study

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background The aim of the study was to explore the impact of the implementation of an electronic prescribing and medication administration system (ePA) on the safety of medication administration in an inpatient hospital setting.
Seetal Jheeta, Bryony Dean Franklin
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Pharmacists’ roles in emergency and disasters: COVID-19 as an example

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020
Background: Emergencies and disasters are major threats to health care systems. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is at the center of a recent emergency situation that requires increased attention from health care professionals, including pharmacists ...
Wejdan Aburas, Thamir M. Alshammari
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The outcome of pharmacist counseling at the time of hospital discharge: an observational nonrandomized study

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2012
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Adverse drug events (ADEs) may occur after discharge from acute care hospitalization because of limited instruction on medications at discharge. The right instructions given to patients may reduce the risk of ADEs.
Sami Ali Al-Ghamdi, Mansour Adam Mahmoud, Maha Abdalaziz Alammari, Abdulkareem Mohamed Al Bekairy, Muneera Alwhaibi, Ahmad Yacoub Mayet, Hisham Saad Aljadhey   +6 more
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Research progress on gas signal molecular therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Open Life Sciences, 2023
The pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. Among the pathological manifestations is the progressive degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway, leading to massive loss of neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ...
Wang Linlin, Dan Qing, Xu Bingxuan, Chen Yun, Zheng Tingting   +4 more
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Mapping the Theoretical Domain Framework to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research: do multiple frameworks add value?

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background Implementation researchers often combine the Theoretical Domain Framework (TDF) and Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in their studies.
B. O’Donovan, C. Kirke, M. Pate, S. McHugh, K. Bennett, C. Cahir   +5 more
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MEDICATION SAFETY

IZVESTIYA GGTU MEDICINA, FARMACIYA, 2023
Drug therapy is the most common healing mediation in medicine to recover patient well-being. In spite of the concentrating to help patients, there are numerous examples of inappropriate medication procedures and practices that compromise drug efficacy and lead to preventable medication errors, thereby jeopardizing patient health.
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Treatment Patterns, Effectiveness, and Safety of Originator Insulin Glargine versus Insulin Glargine-yfgn within the Veterans Health Administration

Pharmacoepidemiology
We described insulin glargine (originator) and insulin glargine-yfgn (biosimilar) treatment patterns, assessed effectiveness and safety outcomes, and identified reasons for switching back to the originator product from the biosimilar.
Samantha Walczuk, Francesca E. Cunningham, Xinhua Zhao, Diane Dong, Peter A. Glassman, Donald R. Miller, Deborah Khachikian, Anthony Au, Cedric Salone, Kelly Bryan, Qoua Her, Sherrie L. Aspinall   +11 more
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‘Everyone should know what they’re on’: a qualitative study of attitudes towards and use of patient held lists of medicines among patients, carers and healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care settings in Ireland

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Managing multiple medicines can be challenging for patients with multimorbidity, who are at high risk of adverse outcomes, for example, hospitalisation.
Caitriona Cahir, Kathleen E Bennett, Sheena M Mc Hugh, Ciara Kirke, Muriel Pate, Bernadine O'Donovan   +5 more
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Evaluation of a guided continuous quality improvement program in community pharmacies

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2017
Background The importance of creating and sustaining a strong culture of patient safety has been recognized as a critical component of safe medication use.
Chanadda Chinthammit, Michael T. Rupp, Edward P. Armstrong, Tara Modisett, Rebecca P. Snead, Terri L. Warholak   +5 more
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