Volume 3, Issue 4

Mayyada Wazaify, Jenny Scott

pp. 197–199 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.59 · 2017

Considering the breadth of medicines available without a prescription and the spectrum of problems that can arise with medication use, pharmacists, particularly those working in community pharmacies, have the potential t…

Khalid H. Alzahrani H. Alzahrani, Ethar A. Imam, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

pp. 200–206 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.60 · 2017

Background:The safety and efficacy of Celecoxib and Ibuprofen have not been adequately examined among orthopaedic Arab patients. This prospective study was carried out to compare the benefits of Celecoxib and Ibuprofen w…

Diane Rhee, Romesh Priyanthan Nalliah

pp. 207–214 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.61 · 2017

Background:The National Practitioner Databank is a database that lists all malpractice cases against healthcare professionals. There is no study considering the trends in pharmacy malpractice using official data from the…

Guo-Hong Tan, Qiau-Wei Low, Huey-Chyi Lim, Hui-Koon Seah, Huan-Keat Chan

pp. 215–219 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.62 · 2017

Background:The National Antibiotic Guideline (NAG) was introduced in Malaysia in 2014, and has since become the guidance for antibiotic prescribing, especially in public health centers where infectious disease specialist…

Choo Gim Sun, Aw Lin Da, Ooi Bee Sen, Zamri Yusof, Huan-Keat Chan, Kathirgamanathan Balanathan, Murizah Mohd Zain

pp. 220–224 · DOI: 0.5530/jppcm.2017.4.63 · 2017

Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of the consumption of Profortil®, a combination of eight micronutrients, on sperm count, sperm motility, and pregnancy outcomes following a fertility intervention among infertile m…

Henry Irunde, Omary Minzi, Candida Moshiro

pp. 225–231 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.64 · 2017

Objective: The purpose of the study was to measure rational medicines prescribing in healthcare facilities from selected regions in Tanzania with focus on WHO/INRUD core medicines use indicators. Methods: The study is ac…

Abdul Nazer Ali, Sivadasan Shalini, Ping Ng Yen, Prajapati Sunil K, Ru Seah Yee, Ying Saw Jia, Thing Tan Ee, Nazer Zulfikar Ahmed

pp. 232–239 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.65 · 2017

Background: Community pharmacists are the health professionals most accessible to the public. Public visit community pharmacies for their daily health care needs. Thus, community pharmacists’ attitude towards professiona…

Yae Tyug Yap, Mohd Azri Mohd Suan, Che Kalsom Ismail, Siew Ching Chin, Chee Hau Khor, Siti Asmak Wan Abdullah

pp. 240–245 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.66 · 2017

Background:Knowledge on Deferasirox among healthcare providers is essential in managing thalassemia patient that require this iron chelator. This study is conducted to assess the knowledge of healthcare providers on Defe…

Omer Qutaiba B Al-lela, Mohd Baidi Bahari, Sara K Baderden, Amina Y Basher, Hani Kareem Hamoodi

pp. 246–253 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.67 · 2017

Objectives: To evaluate immunization status and to identify the family and child demographic factors associated with immunization rate in Iraqi children younger than two years. Method:A cross-sectional and a cluster samp…

Mohammed Alshakka, Owsan A Bahattab, Heyam Ali, Gamil Othman, Mukhtar Ansari, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

pp. 254–261 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.68 · 2017

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a serious health problem. Despite all the benefits of modern medicines, evidence continues to mount that ADRs to them are common, yet often preventable cause of illness…

Syeda Aijaz Fatima, Asif Khaliq

pp. 262–266 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.69 · 2017

Background:Drug shortages have become a big concering issue for all over the world and for health care providers. The shortage of drugs have adverse and drastic effect on patient care and prescribing practices. Objective…

Omer Qutaiba B Al-lela, Mohd Baidi Bahari, Sara K Baderden, Amina Y Basher, Hani Kareem Hamoodi

pp. 267–273 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.70 · 2017

Objective: This study evaluated immunization compliance, immunization completeness, and vaccination errors frequency among Iraqi pediatric. Study design this study was restricted the analysis to types of vaccines adminis…

Nidhi Budh, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Madhu Upadhyay, Manjeet Singh Bhatia, Gita Radhakrishnan

pp. 274–276 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.71 · 2017

Objectives:To determine the magnitude of the domestic violence among couples attending infertility clinic of tertiary care hospital. Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted among 80 infertile couples attending i…

Gillani Ali Hassan, Shaker Ahsan, Mustafa Asem, Iqbal Taha, Usman Muhammad, Malik Waqar Saleem, Ahmed Abu Bakar, Mingwei Chen

pp. 277–284 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.72 · 2017

Background:There is a growing interest in the attempts, made to understand what the asthma risk factors are and their frequency in triggering asthma attacks. Methods:Retrospective study was conducted. Community and hospi…

Samar Hossain, Vandna Sen

pp. 285–287 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.73 · 2017

Objective:With this background the present study was designed as an attempt to unfurl the taboos related to menstruation prevalent amongst school going adolescent girls in a rural area. Methods:The present study was cond…

Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Eman Kamal Ibrahim

pp. 288–298 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.74 · 2017

Pain management program is essential and required the program to prevent the adverse event, drug misadventure, and pain killer medications related death at health care institutions. One of the tools to evaluate the perfo…

Ethar Abdelmageed Imam, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

pp. 299–301 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.75 · 2017

Anaphylaxis in adults caused by medications such as antibiotics are quite common. To best of our knowledge, the case of anaphylaxis caused by ceftriaxone in our hospital and clinical practice is rare and especially among…