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Human Factors approaches to evaluating outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services: A systematic review.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
The expansion in terms of available treatment options and models of care has led to a growing global momentum for outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services. A systematic review was undertaken to explore Human Factors ...
Impact of a Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care Service Among Patients With Diabetes in an Ambulatory Care Setting in Qatar: A Multiple Time Series Study
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent in the Middle East and the burden associated with it is dramatically increasing. Pharmacists working in collaborative healthcare teams have an important role to improve ...
Management of coronary artery disease & dyslipidemia and pharmacist's role
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. It commonly coexists with other clinical conditions such as dyslipidemia and hypertension. Based on the manifestations a patient is ...
Clinical pharmacy considerations in special population: Pregnancy and lactation
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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 ...
Evaluation of an intensive education program on the treatment of tobacco-use disorder for pharmacists: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
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BioMed Central Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Tobacco use is presently responsible for the death of over seven million people across the world. In Qatar, it is one of the main causes of premature deaths and preventable diseases. To reduce tobacco use, Qatar ...
Perspectives of pharmacy graduates toward an undergraduate ethics course and its potential impact on their professional practice
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to gauge the opinions and attitudes of pharmacy graduates toward an undergraduate ethics course they received and to explore if the ethics course was relevant to their practice. Sample ...
Understanding adverse drug-related emergency department visits: Development of a conceptual model through a systematic review
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Background: The burden of adverse drug event (ADE)-related emergency department (ED) visits is increasing despite several preventive measures. The objective of this paper was to develop and validate a conceptual model for ...
Retinal cell regeneration using tissue engineered polymeric scaffolds
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Degenerative retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), can lead to permanent sight loss. Although intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and steroid injections are effective for ...
Introduction to nanotechnology
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Nanotechnology describes the science and technology related to the control and manipulation of matter and devices on a scale less than 100 nm and involves fields such as applied physics, materials science, chemistry, ...
Guiding Factors and Surface Modification Strategies for Biomaterials in Pharmaceutical Product Development
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
With the technological advent in the field of drug delivery and medicines, biomaterials become important owing to their properties such as biocompatibility, functionality, and bioactive and bioinert nature. However, the ...