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The use and safety risk of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 patients: lessons learned utilizing the Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023
Objectives: This study was designed to assess the disproportionality analyses of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) related to hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir and how ADR reporting fluctuated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deemah S. Alsuhaibani, Heba H. Edrees, Thamir M Alshammari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic evaluation of pharmacist-led medication reviews in residential aged care facilities [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Medication reviews is a widely accepted approach known to have a substantial impact on patients’ pharmacotherapy and safety. Numerous options to optimise pharmacotherapy in older people have been reported in literature and they include ...
American Pharmacists Association and National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, Bertakis KD, Charmel P, Chia Siang Kow, Clyne W, Emanuel L, Horne R, Kaeshaelya Thiruchelvam, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Muhammad Usman Ghori, NHS Cumbria Medicines Management Team, Office for National Statistics, Somers M, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Task Force on Medicines Partnership, Trygstad TK, World Health Organization, Wu WK, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar   +19 more
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Carcinomas and Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs and Bronchi in Children and Adolescents: The EXPeRT Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary lung carcinomas and bronchial carcinoid tumors (BC) are very rare malignancies in childhood. While typical BC and mucoepidermoid carcinomas are mostly low‐grade, localized tumors with a more favorable prognosis than in adults, necessitating avoidance of overtreatment, adenocarcinomas of the lung are often diagnosed at advanced disease ...
Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Sabine Irtan, Yves Reguerre, Malgorzata Krawczyk, Ewa Bien, Tal Ben‐Ami, Maja Cesen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Dominik T. Schneider, Abbas Agaimy, Constantin Lapa, Hubert Ducou le Pointe, Rainer Claus, Catherine Daniel, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weight management medications for chronic use in 37 veterans affairs medical centers—A medication use evaluation

Obesity Science & Practice
Rationale Controlled trials have demonstrated successful weight loss associated with certain weight management medications (WMMs). However, there are limited real‐world data on prescribing patterns and efficacy and safety profiles of WMMs in Veterans ...
Samantha Walczuk, Muriel Burk, Elaine Furmaga, Samaneh Ghassemi, Madeline McCarren, Kenneth Bukowski, Peter Glassman, Fran Cunningham   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are countries’ precautionary actions against COVID-19 effective? An assessment study of 175 countries worldwide

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2021
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many countries negatively, particularly in terms of their health care and financial systems. Numerous countries have attempted to employ precautions to address this pandemic.
Thamir M. Alshammari, Khalidah A. Alenzi, Fatemah A. Alnofal, Ghada Fradees, Ali F. Altebainawi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results of the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Group's United Kingdom Relapsed Wilms Tumour Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The United Kingdom relapsed Wilms tumour (UKW‐R) trial aimed to improve the historically low survival rates after relapse of Wilms tumour (WT) through a prospective national risk‐stratified protocol. The trial also evaluated efficacy and toxicity of high‐dose melphalan.
Sucheta J. Vaidya, Veronica Moroz, Juliet Hale, Vesna Pavasovic, Rachel Hobson, Patricia Sartori, Daniel Saunders, Mark Powis, Gordan M. Vujanic, Stephen Baker, Kathy Pritchard‐Jones   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of medication storage with diabetes control: A cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020
Background: In addition to diet restriction and physical activity, diabetes mellitus is managed by the chronic use of medications that require appropriate storage conditions to maintain their stability and effectiveness.
Ali F. Altebainawi, Mubarak N. Alrashidi, Moaath K. Aljbreen, Muhammad Majid Aziz, Abdullah A. Alhifany, Mohamad Aljofan, Thamir M. Alshammari   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physicians' Practice of Dispensing Medicines: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: The physical act of giving medication to patients to administer away from a health care setting, dispensing, is normally performed by pharmacists. Dispensing of medication by physicians is a neglected patient safety issue, and having observed
Baker, Paul, Bates, Damien, Darbyshire, Daniel, Gordon, Morris   +3 more
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Exploring Preferences for a Digital Single‐Session Intervention for Adolescent Siblings of Youth With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro, Sarah Silver, Prishi Patel, Meredith K. Reffner Collins, Kimberly S. Canter, Stephanie Fooks‐Parker, Michael Amylon, Shawna V. Hudson, Jessica L. Schleider, Melissa A. Alderfer, Katie A. Devine   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of implementing a hospital electronic prescribing and administration system on clinical pharmacists’ activities - a mixed methods study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The increasing adoption of hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePA) systems has driven a wealth of research around the impact on patient safety.
Monsey McLeod, Georgios Dimitrios Karampatakis, Lore Heyligen, Ann McGinley, Bryony Dean Franklin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source