Volume 12, Issue 2

Influenza vaccination in patients with diabetes: disparities in prevalence between African Americans and Whites

Liqa N. Athamneh, Sujit S. Sansgiry

pp. 1 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Background: Patients with diabetes who contract influenza are at higher risk of complications, such as hospitalization and death. Patients with diabetes are three times more likely to die from influenza complications tha…

Course experiences, satisfaction and career intent of final year pre-registration Australian pharmacy students

Grace Shen, Romano Fois, Lisa Nissen, Bandana Saini

pp. 1–2 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Background: In Australia, the profession of pharmacy has undergone many changes to adapt to the needs of the community. In recent years, concerns have been raised with evidence emerging of workforce saturation in traditi…

Assessing the adherence to and the therapeutic effectiveness of hypolipidemic agents in a population of patients in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study

Cássia Cunico, Geraldo Picheth, Cassyano Januário Correr, Marileia Scartezini

pp. 378 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Objective: to evaluate the relation between patient adherence and therapeutic effectiveness of hypolipidemic agents in clinical practice. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 417 patients using hypolipidemic drugs (s…

High prescription of antimicrobials in a rural district hospital in India

Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Seeba Zachariah, Dixon Thomas

pp. 384 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends surveillance of antibiotic use as part of the strategy to fight against antimicrobial resistance. However, there is little information about the antibiotic consu…

PERSYVE - Design and validation of a questionnaire about adverse effects of antihypertensive drugs

Daniela Duarte-Silva, Adolfo Figueiras, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, António Teixeira Rodrigues, Fábio Silva Branco, Jorge Polónia, Isabel Vitória Figueiredo

pp. 396 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Objective: The aim of this study was to design and validate a questionnaire to measure perceived symptoms associated with antihypertensive drugs (PERSYVE). Methods: The PERSYVE development and validation included four st…

Maternal outcomes of magnesium sulphate and diazepam use in women with severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Ethiopia

Gizat Molla Kassie, Dereje Negussie, Jemal Hussien Ahmed

pp. 400 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Background: Preferred anticonvulsant used to treat and prevent fits in eclampsia currently is magnesium sulphate. Clinical monitoring of tendon reflexes, respiration rate and measuring hourly urine output should be done …

A cross-sectional study of applied bioethical reasoning in pharmacy students and preceptors

Lauren S. Schlesselman

pp. 401 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Objective: To compare ethical principles most often utilized by pharmacy students and preceptors to determine plan of action for an ethical dilemma and to determine if ethical principles utilized are the same for individ…

Anti-hypertensive medicines prescribing for medical outpatients in a premier teaching hospital in Nigeria: a probable shift of paradigm

Unyime I. Eshiet, Kazeem B. Yusuff

pp. 419 · DOI: · Published Apr-Jun 2014

Background: Previous studies of anti-hypertensive medicines utilization pattern in Nigeria showed that Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) were often the least prescribed. However, the appropriate use of ACE…

Pharmacists implementing transitions of care in inpatient, ambulatory and community practice settings.

Sanchita Sen, Jane F. Bowen, Valerie S. Ganetsky, Diane Hadley, Karleen Melody, Shelley Otsuka, Radha Vanmali, Tyan Thomas

pp. · DOI: · Published 2014