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Approaches to Direct Oral Anticoagulant Selection in Practice
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) carry many advantages over warfarin and are now considered first line or an alternative for mnay thromboembolic disorders. With the emergence of 5 DOAC agents to the market as well as the ...
Mixed-methods approach to determine adherence, knowledge and behavioral determinants associated with medication wastage.
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
While literature quantifying medication wastage and assessing public's knowledge and practices about medication disposal is substantial, less attention is given to the public's knowledge and behavior pertaining to medication ...
Diabetes care in Qatar: a survey of pharmacists’ activities, attitudes and knowledge
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Springer Netherlands
, 2018 , Article)
Background Diabetes mellitus is recognized as a major public health issue and is one of the top ten causes of death in Qatar. Objective To describe the activities, and attitudes of Qatar pharmacists toward diabetes, to ...
Preparation and optimization of monodisperse polymeric microparticles using modified vibrating orifice aerosol generator for controlled delivery of letrozole in breast cancer therapy
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Letrozole (LTZ) is effective for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. In this work, and for the first time, using vibrating orifice aerosol generator (VOAG) technology, monodisperse ...
Design and Interpretation of Noninferiority Trials
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Springer New York LLC
, 2018 , Article)
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A literature-based algorithm for the assessment, management, and monitoring of drug-induced QTc prolongation in the psychiatric population
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Dove Medical Press Ltd.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Background: Certain psychotropics and a number of other medications used to treat medical conditions in psychiatric patients can increase the risk of prolonging the corrected QT (QTc) interval on the electrocardiogram, ...
Evidence-based pharmacy practice research in low- and middle-income countries: Issues, challenges and synthesis
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
This chapter outlines the gaps in pharmacy practice research evidence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using selected systematic reviews in pharmacy practice. Very few reviews dedicated to LMICs have been ...
Management of neurological disorders and pharmacist's role: Multiple sclerosis
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by chronic inflammation of the central nervous system. This paper focuses on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, and the risk ...
Tobacco Use among Adult Muslims in the United States.
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Taylor & Francis
, 2019 , Article)
Compared with the general United States (US) population, Muslims in the US exhibit elevated rates of tobacco use. As a result, they might be at a higher risk for preventive disease and premature death as compared with the ...
Pharmacy practice in the gulf states
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
The "Gulf States" are considered to represent the seven Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf, namely, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The estimated regional population ...