Aims: Apixaban is an anticoagulant used to treat and prevent blood clots, as well as to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. The dried spot analyses, including dried blood spots and dried plasma spots, are used to simplify techniques for determining drug concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530430
Aim: This study aims to illustrate the Prescribing Trends of Amlodipine in Outpatient Setting in Al-Kharj city. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to evaluate the prescript...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530431
Introduction: Homocysteine is associated with endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease, and elevated concentrations of homocysteine have been found in preeclampsia. The aim of this study was to determine homocysteine levels in pregnant women with and without preeclampsi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430428
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the trends in outpatient prescribing of clopidogrel in order to guide the physicians to appropriate clopidogrel prescribing practice in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530429
Introduction: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective strategies for reducing child mortality. There is a vital need to assess parents’ barriers involving child immunization completion to improve and increase vaccination coverage and completeness. Objective: To determine t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430425
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) imparts a substantial economic burden on an individual and society. Exacerbation of COPD (ECOPD) is the primary cost driver for this burden as it usually associated with hospital admissions of COPD patients. The present s...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430426
Introduction: This study was designed to determine the out of pocket costs (OOPCs) of acute exacerbation of asthma (AEA) in asthma patients attending a public hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was done by interviewing the patients using the convenience sampling techn...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430427
Introduction: The role of community pharmacists (CPs) has kept on changing. Due to the evolving role of CPs, it is important to know its impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among CPs. Besides, the literature on the HRQoL of CPs is not being enriched, there is an...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430424
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare type of mesenchymal neoplasm. Although the majority of SFTs are benign, some cases have shown characteristics of malignant neoplasms. Weight loss, fatigue, and upper abdominal bloating are the main signs of these lesions. Clinical and radiog...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430420
Aim: The aim of this study is to characterize the trends of metronidazole prescribing in outpatient setting in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient antibiotic prescriptions from 01-01-2018 till 31-12-2018 in a public hospital Alkharj....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430421
Nanoparticles are widely applied in all aspects of modern life because of their unique features such as small size and high surface area. Several types of research have been carried out to discover the feasible detrimental impacts of Nano-particles on human reproduction. The purp...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430422
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the outpatient doxycycline therapy: Frequency of its use and its prescribing patterns in a public hospital. Methodology: This was a retrospective study which was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj City in 2018. The outpatient pres...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430419
Jean Robert Klotoé, Eric Agbodjento, Victorien Tamègnon Dougnon, Mahudro Yovo, Téniola Isabelle Sacramento, Esther Deguenon, Jacques Tossou Dougnon & Jean Marc Atègbo·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2020
Antioxidants are a family of substances that can neutralize free radicals and prevent and/or treat diseases associated with oxidative stress such as male’s infertility. Medicinal plants are one of the main sources of antioxidants. Aim: This work was aimed at evaluating the chemic...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430418
Introduction: Accreditation is an evaluating tool of health care systems especially in hospitals: Iran’s Ministry of Health emphasizes its importance. We attempted this descriptive study to classify medication management criteria of hospital accreditation standards using a hybrid...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i330415
Aims: This study aimed to assess the current levels of job and workplace satisfaction among community pharmacists (CPs) and to explore the factors that can affect their job and workplace satisfaction. Methods: A self-administered research tool (questionnaire) was developed based...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i330416