Volume 2, Issue 4

· pp. 104–145 · 7 articles

In this issue

Article
Nepal’s quest for Universal Health Coverage
Shiva Raj Mishra, Pratik Khanal, Meghnath Dhimal
pp. 104–106 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.1 · Published
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of the 13 targets under the third goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).[1] While the progress towards UHC in many Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) has often been feeb…

Review
Are We on the Right Track?: Overview of Unregistered Drugs in Malaysia
Nur Wahida Zulkifli, Noorizan Abd. Aziz, Yahaya Hassan, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Nur Liyana Zainal Bahrin, Azlan Ahmad
pp. 107–115 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.2 · Published
Background:The Ministry of Health (MOH) under their sub-division, the Pharmacy Enforcement Division (PED) has a crucial role in managing unregistered drugs in Malaysia market. The unregistered drug is like a silence kill…
Review
Rational Drug use in Pakistan: A systematic review
Shumaila Arshad, Sahar Mahmood, Sidra Rasool, Saima Hayat, Shanawar Zafar, Tehreem Zehra
pp. 116–122 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.3 · Published
Background:This article provides a review of different studies about rational use of drugs in Pakistan and different interventions to improve drug use in the country. The analysis of these studies focused on the quality …

Article
The Development of the Problem Solving Framework in Managing Unregistered Drugs: Pharmacists Perspectives
Nur Wahida Zulkifli, Noorizan Abd Aziz, Yahaya Hassan, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Nur Liyana Zainal Bahrin
pp. 123–129 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.4 · Published
Background:Unregistered drug is one of the main important issues in Malaysia and is being taken very vigorously by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH). However, the performance of the Pharmacy Enforcement Division ama…
Article
Cost assessment for healthy diet in the state of Penang, Malaysia
Fahad Saleem, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Omar Thanoon, Akram Ahmad, Muhammad Umair Khan
pp. 130–136 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.5 · Published
Background:Despite the critical peril of deteriorating well-being of the Malaysian population, there remains lack of information related to the cost assessment of eating a healthy diet. Within this context, the current s…
Article
Self-Assessment of mass gathering (Hajj) pharmaceutical care program in Saudi Arabia
Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Razan Zahran
pp. 137–143 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.6 · Published
Introduction: Once a year, Muslims of every ethnic group, the Hajj is the fifth and final pillar of Islam. It occurs in the month of Dhul Hijjah which is the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is the journey…

Article
Drug Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: A Case Report
Neethu George, Persis Johnson, Jisna Thomas, Aloshin Mariya
pp. 144–145 · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2016.4.7 · Published
Background:Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) is one of the severe forms of cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs). Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe idiosyncratic reactions.The…