Volume 4, Issue 1

Sweta B Andrews, Natalia Shepetiak, Isha Patel, Zack Arbogast, Jongwha Chang

pp. 1–3 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.1 · 2018

Aim:Unnecessary medications are defined as medications that provide no benefit in terms of survival, quality of life, or symptom control for this particular population. However, there is limited data available to guide a…

Muhammad Salman, Amer Hayat Khan, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Fahad Saleem, Noman Asif, Zia Ul Mustafa, Khalid Hussain, Naureen Shehzadi, Shaifa Mushtaq, Urfa Nasir, Hafsa Umer Hayat, Maria Kanwal

pp. 4–6 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.2 · 2018

Background: Jenkins sleep evaluation questionnaire (JSEQ) is an easy, self-reported instrument to assess sleeping disturbances. This cross-sectional, cross-cultural adaptation and validation study was aimed to translate …

Su Lan Yang, Sze Ling Tan, Qing Liang Goh, Siow Yen Liau

pp. 7–11 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.3 · 2018

Objective: (1) To report the awareness on MRP and its utilization rate. (2) To assess environment awareness with regards to improper disposal. (3) To explore practices toward unused medication. Methods: A cross-sectional…

Saad Ahmed Alkahtani

pp. 12–15 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.4 · 2018

Background:Study on the drug utilization pattern in emergency department (ED) is important not only for the general physician but also for the emergency physicians. It provides the means of evaluating drug prescribing tr…

Rashid Ghafoor, Fahad Saleem, Qaiser Iqbal, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Furqan Khurshid Hashmi, Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Anwar, Zaheer Uddin, Muhammad Salman

pp. 16–20 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.5 · 2018

Background:The current study is aimed to document the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) of patients with skin disorders attending a public healthcare institute in Quetta city, Pakistan. Methods: A questionnaire based…

Julian I Benyamen, Helen S Benyamen, Merna Gh Dawood, Juliet E Elisha, Ali N Ali

pp. 21–24 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.6 · 2018

Background:Lifestyle behaviours and Health literacy are associated with increasing the chronic diseases. This health survey questionnaire was designed to provide a lifestyle assessment and health knowledge of patients in…

Mirza Khan, Noman Ul Haq, Sohail Riaz, Aqeel Nasim, Yasir Saud Sadiq, Muhammad Samsoor Zarak, Nisar Ahmed Shahwani

pp. 25–29 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.7 · 2018

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the health related quality of life of patients suffering from hypertension attending government hospital (DHQ) Loralai, Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive…

Narayana Venkateshkrishna, Sucharitha Suresh

pp. 30–32 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.8

Background: Population ageing is a universal and inevitable phenomenon. Hence, it is necessary to understand the disease burden among the elderly in our rural field practice areas and a demographic survey was conducted t…

Shyam Kumar Damodar, Jitto Joseph, Suhas Cheaten, Nanjappan Rajendran, Pranav M Vijayan, G Guru

pp. 33–38 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.9 · 2018

Background: Adverse drug reactions are scantly reported by healthcare professionals worldwide and in particular in developing countries. Therefore the aim of the current study was to assess the knowledge, awareness and p…

Shehla Iftikhar, Imran Masoud Qasmi, Nazia Dildar, Umar Aamir, Fahad Saleem

pp. 39–40 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.10 · 2018

A 10 year old boy was presented with weakness of upper and lower limbs and generalized body aches for the last three months. Later he developed mild uncoordinated movements, ataxia, slurred speech and dysarthria. MRI of …

Umi Athiyah, Lisa Aditama

pp. 41–42 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.11 · 2018

Background : Patients with chronic disease with stable conditions require continuity of treatment accessible through referral services at primary health facilities.1 There was potential for patients to receive different …