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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

Safety of Compounded Medications

Cureus
Compounded medications are medications that are prepared by compounding pharmacies to meet individual patients' needs that cannot be met by FDA-approved brand name or generic medications. This may be the case when a patient needs a different dose or route of administration or if a patient is allergic to a certain ingredient in an FDA-approved ...
Garg, Rohini, Singh, Harmit
openaire   +2 more sources

Global Efforts to Reduce Paediatric Cancer Care Disparities in Radiotherapy: A Decade Change

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We present an update on the status, needs and challenges faced by paediatric imaging and radiotherapy (RT) programmes globally after a previous survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10 years prior. Methods We developed and distributed a 121‐question survey to radiation oncologists, medical physicists and ...
Raymond B. Mailhot Vega, Daniel J. Indelicato, Jeanette Parkes, Natia Esiashvili, Josué Hernández Benítez, Miriam Mikhail‐Lette, Olivera Cirajc Bjelac, Daniel Berger, Eva Ciurana, Yavuz Anacak, Lisbeth Cordero‐Mendez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in older people and its association with socioeconomic deprivation—a systematic review and narrative synthesis

BMC Geriatrics
Background Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) refers to the prescription of medications that carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes, such as drug interactions, falls, and cognitive impairment.
Adrian James Hire, Bryony Dean Franklin
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Roles of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathway in Apoptosis and Autophagy of Astrocytes Induced by Methamphetamine

Open Chemistry, 2019
This study aimed to reveal potential roles of the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (Akt)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in apoptosis and autophagy of astrocytes induced by methamphetamine (METH).
Liu Han-Qing, An Ya-Wen, Hu A-Zhen, Li Ming-Hua, Wu Jue-Lian, Liu Li, Shi Yu, Cui Guang-Hui, Chen Yun   +8 more
doaj   +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

Importance of early precautionary actions in avoiding the spread of COVID-19: Saudi Arabia as an Example

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020
Late in 2019, several cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus were reported in China. This new strain was later officially named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Thamir M. Alshammari, Ali F. Altebainawi, Khalidah A. Alenzi   +2 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

Survival After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome: The Role of Iron Overload—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We assessed the effect of iron overload (IO) on mortality and complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with Diamond–Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS) in a systematic review of individual participant data and cohort data from observational studies.
Geoffrey Z. L. Kuppens, Evangelia Kiakou, Lieke de Zwart, Maurizio Miano, Eduard J. van Beers, Marc Bierings, Marije Bartels   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Referral Practices and Utilisation of Paediatric Oncology Physiotherapy Services in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Physical rehabilitation is highly recognised in improving the quality of life of cancer survivors through prehabilitation, sequelae management and palliative care, yet its integration into routine care in Ghana has not been characterised, leading to potential gaps in service access.
Dorothy Ekua Adjabu, Philip Junior Nyarko, Precious Madzimbe, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Tawagidu Mohammed, Sandra Banini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source