• Advances in nasal drug delivery systems 

      Nozad Rashid, Hussein; Omer, Huner Kamal; Elhissi, Abdelbary M.A.; Ahmed, Waqar ( Academic Press , 2020 , Book chapter)
      Nasal drug delivery has been around for centuries and employed both leisure and recreations and also for the treatment of various conditions such as migraine, decongestion, sinusitis, rhinitis, and in emergency. The route ...
    • Analysis of signaling cascades from myeloma cells treated with pristimerin 

      Almaghrbi, Heba; Elkardawy, Rehab; Kumar. S, Udhaya; Kuttikrishnan, Shilpa; Abunada, Taghreed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Multiple myeloma (MM) is the 2nd most frequently diagnosed blood cancer after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The present study aimed to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the control and pristimerin-treated ...
    • Applying the Delphi technique in pharmacy and health services research 

      Jaam, Myriam; Awaisu, Ahmed; El-Awaisi, Alla; Stewart, Derek; El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh ( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)
      New areas for improved health care services, including pharmaceutical services, are often identified and evaluated using research evidence. The need for evidence-based policy and practice in pharmacy is becoming increasingly ...
    • Assessment of Medication Dispensing and Extended Community Pharmacy Services 

      Ibrahim M.I.M. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Individuals who visit community pharmacies are regarded as customers rather than patients. The public tends to view community pharmacists as businesspeople. Several factors influence individuals' willingness to patronize ...
    • Autoimmune Diseases of the GI Tract Part I: Etiology and Pathophysiology 

      Al-Ruweidi, Mahmoud Khatib A.A.; Khater, Nada; Alkaabi, Haya Rashid; Hasan, Maram; Yalcin, Huseyin C. ( IntechOpen , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Autoimmune diseases have emerged as a pandemic in our modern societies, especially after World War II. There are currently more than 80 autoimmune diseases that compromise the lives of millions of patients around the world. ...
    • Autoimmune Diseases of the GI Tract Part II: Emergence of Diagnostic Tools and Treatments 

      Al-Ruweidi, Mahmoud Khatib A.A.; Khater, Nada; Alkaabi, Haya Rashid; Hasan, Maram; Murtaza, Mohammed; ... more authors ( IntechOpen , 2022 , Book chapter)
      Autoimmune diseases (AD) have emerged as a pandemic in our modern societies, especially after the World War II. In part I, we have reviewed five main diseases and shed light on different aspects from introducing the concept ...
    • Carbon nanotubes drug delivery system for cancer treatment 

      Banu, Abdallah; Elhissi, Abdelbary M.A.; Ahmed, Waqar; Najlah, Mohammad ( Academic Press , 2020 , Book chapter)
      There has been a predominant interest in using nanotechnology for drug delivery applications, especially for cite-specific targeting. Recently, interest in the potential of carbon nanotubes (CNT) to deliver bio-molecules ...
    • Carbon nanotubes: Applications in cancer therapy and drug delivery research 

      Ahmed, Waqar; Elhissi, Abdelbary; Dhanak, Vinod; Subramani, Karthikeyan ( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are novel nanocarrier systems that have a wide range of applications in science, engineering, and, the environment. Owing to the possible functionalization of CNTs (i.e., surface-engineering of the ...
    • Characterization of cochleate nanoparticles for delivery of the anti-asthma drug beclomethasone dipropionate 

      Aisha, Ghauri; Ghauri, Imran; Elhissi, Abdelbary M.A.; Ahmed, Waqar ( Academic Press , 2020 , Book chapter)
      Cochleates are an exciting new class of nanocarriers derived from multilamellar liposomes. They have a “cigerette like” structures in which the phospholipid bilayers are joined together by calcium ion bridges making them ...
    • Clinical pharmacy considerations in special population: Pregnancy and lactation 

      Sankaralingam, Sowndramalingam; Al Saad, Doua Tayser Sulieman; Ibrahim, Angham; Owusu, Yaw B.; Awaisu, Ahmed ( Elsevier , 2019 , Book chapter)
      The physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and lactation may affect pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. Hence, administration of medications during pregnancy and lactation may require adjustments in ...
    • Clinical pharmacy service innovation in an obstetrics and gynecology setting: A case study from Qatar 

      AlSaad, Doua; Awaisu, Ahmed; AlHail, Moza; Ahmed, Afif; Moursi, Ahmed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Book chapter)
      Clinical pharmacy services have evolved rapidly and been developed largely to cover a wide range of patient care settings and therapeutic areas. However, clinical pharmacists' services in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYNE) ...
    • Comparative Analysis and Conclusion 

      Ibrahim, M. I. M.; Fathelrahman, A. I.; Wertheimer, A. I. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Nowadays, people across the globe are living longer, particularly because of positive development of the health care system in many parts of the world, technology advancement, new cost-effective medicines, better lifestyles, ...
    • Comparative Analysis and Conclusion 

      Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed; Fathelrahman, Ahmed Ibrahim; Wertheimer, Albert I. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Nowadays, people across the globe are living longer, particularly because of positive development of the health care system in many parts of the world, technology advancement, new cost-effective medicines, better lifestyles, ...
    • Concerns and Challenges in Pharmacy Education: Mind the Gaps 

      Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham; Fathelrahman, Ahmed Ibrahim ( Elsevier , 2018 , Book chapter)
      Pharmacy college is the primary setting where students could and should take advantage of the opportunity to develop their personal and professional attributes. It is also the place that will assist students in shaping ...
    • Counterfeit medicines: A quick review on crime against humanity 

      Mohamed Ibrahim M.I.B. ( Elsevier , 2019 , Book chapter)
      Counterfeit (falsified) medicines are dangerous and kill people. The global trade with falsified medicines is booming and it threatens the integrity of the healthcare system. The syndicates make a lot of money in this ...
    • Delivery of anticancer molecules using carbon nanotubes 

      Ahmed, Isma; Javeed, Aneela; Ahmed, Waqar; Phoenix, D. A.; Elhissi, Abdelbary; ... more authors ( Springer International Publishing , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Since their discovery in 1991, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as material structures with numerous potential applications with a number of products already in the market place. An exciting application, which is ...
    • Design characteristics of inhaler devices used for pulmonary delivery of medical aerosols 

      Khan, Iftikhar; Yousaf, Sakib; Alhnan, Mohamed Albed; Ahmed, Waqar; Elhissi, Abdelbary; ... more authors ( Springer International Publishing , 2016 , Book chapter)
      For the treatment of respiratory diseases, it is vital to deliver therapeutic doses of drugs to specific regions in the tracheobronchial tree (TBT) of the lung with maximal efficiency and minimal wastage of medication. ...
    • Drug safety in Nigeria 

      Yakubu, Rabiu; Isa, Abubakar Musa; Abubakar, Ibrahim Jatau; Oreagba, Ibrahim; Awaisu, Ahmed ( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)
      Medication safety, which is defined as the freedom from preventable harm with medication use, is a global public health concern and part of the primary mission of pharmacy practice. Medication safety issues negatively ...
    • Drug safety in Qatar 

      Derek, Stewart; Jebara, Tesnime; Thomas, Binny; Wilbur, Kerry; Pallivalapila, Abdulrouf; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)
      This chapter introduces aspects of medication safety in the State of Qatar. It starts by presenting an overview of the geography and demographics of the population. There is then a description of key strategic national ...
    • Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services: Review of Studies From Asia, Africa, and South America 

      Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed; Suh, H. S. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)
      This review aims to explore the types of economic evaluation used to evaluate the pharmacy services in developing countries. It aimed to assess and summarize original studies of the economic impact of clinical pharmacy ...