Pharmacy Practice
Volume 16, Issue 2
22 June 2018 · pp. 1–8 · 13 articles
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- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Published
- 22 June 2018
- Pages
- 1–8
- Articles
- 13
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- e-ISSN: 1886-3655 - p-ISSN: 1885-642X
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In this issue
Original Research
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Paediatric antimicrobial stewardship and safe prescribing: an assessment of medical staff knowledge and behaviour
Mona Mostaghim, Tom Snelling, Hala Katf, Beata Bajorek
pp. 1–8 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1198 · Published 27 June 2018
Objective: Determine baseline knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship, and safe prescribing among junior medical officers, monitor their level of participation in interactive education during protected teaching time and a…
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Impact of printed antimicrobial stewardship recommendations on early intravenous to oral antibiotics switch practice in district hospitals
Wei Thing Sze, Mei Chieng Kong
pp. 1–6 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.855 · Published 17 June 2018
Background: Early intravenous to oral (IV-PO) antibiotics switch, which is one of the important elements in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is not well implemented in Malaysian district hospitals. A systematic interventi…
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Assessing adherence to current national guidelines for appropriate albumin use at an academic medical center
Angelina M. Castillo, Jamie Natkowski, Georgina Rubal-Peace
pp. 1–4 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1190 · Published Apr-Jun 2018
Objective: To assess adherence to current national guidelines for appropriate albumin use at an academic medical center. Methods: This retrospective chart review of 150 randomly selected patients prescribed and administe…
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Community pharmacists' perceptions towards online health information in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
See Wan Ong, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Fahad Saleem
pp. 1–6 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1166 · Published Apr-Jun 2018
Objective: The current study was carried out to assess community pharmacists' perceptions towards online health information, to examine the type of information seek from Internet and to identify the barriers when they re…
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Evaluating glycemic control for patient-aligned care team clinical pharmacy specialists at a large Veterans Affairs medical center
Jessica Gardea, James Papadatos, Richard Cadle
pp. 1–5 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1164 · Published 19 June 2018
Background: Management of diabetes mellitus (DM) remains a challenge in the US, as almost half of patients with diabetes are uncontrolled with a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) >7%. Over the last decade there has been increasing …
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What drives using antibiotic without prescriptions? A qualitative interview study of university students in United Arab Emirates
Khalid A. AL-KUBAISI, Mark DE STE CROIX, Don VINSON, Liz ELLIS, Suleiman I. SHARIF, Abduelmula R. ABDUELKAREM
pp. 1–7 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1172 · Published Apr-Jun 2018
Background: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is considered as natural phenomenon that occurs over the time due to genetic changes. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is significantly increasing in the UAE. Self-medic…
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Pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies in Jordan: a public survey
Tareq L. Mukattash, Nour H. Bazzi, Khawla Q. Nuseir, Anan S. Jarab, Rana K. Abu-Farha, Maher R. Khdour
pp. 1–5 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1126 · Published 17 June 2018
Objective: This study aims to assess the views and attitudes of the general public towards the current role of pharmacists in Jordan. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional quantitative questionnaire-based study. After…
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Assessing the perceptions of pharmacists working in Lebanese hospitals on the continuing education preferences
Katia Iskandar, Etwal Bou Raad, Souheil Hallit, Nibal Chamoun, Ulfat Usta, Youssef Akiki, Lamis R. Karaoui, Pascale Salameh, Rony M. Zeenny
pp. 1159 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1159 · Published 18 May 2018
Background: Continuing education (CE) is an international tool that requires lifelong active participation in learning activities allowing the pharmacist to stay a major player among others. In 2014 the CE program was in…
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A cross-sectional survey on cold chain management of vaccines in Cebu, Philippines
Patrisha Louise F. Maglasang, Ma Lalaine C. Butalid, Maria Feibe Pastoril, Antonius N. W. Pratama, Elizabeth Yu Tan
pp. 1167 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1167 · Published 22 June 2018
Background: Appropriate cold chain management is the foundation of safety and quality of vaccines. Objectives: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the cold chain management of the rural health units of Con…
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Magnitude and determinants of uncontrolled blood pressure among hypertensive patients in Ethiopia: hospital-based observational study
Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Ousman Abubeker Abdela, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Fitsum Sebsibe Teni
pp. 1173 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1173 · Published Apr-Jun 2018
Background: Hypertension is an important public health problem worldwide. There is lack of data on uncontrolled blood pressure in developing countries. Objectives: To determine the magnitude and predicting factors of unc…
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Communicating risk of medication side-effects: role of communication format on risk perception
Ruta Sawant, Sujit Sansgiry
pp. 1174 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1174 · Published 27 June 2018
Background: Medication side-effects often arouse fear in the minds of consumers and therefore need to be communicated in a manner such that the intended message is clearly understood, without causing undue fear. Objectiv…
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An initial exploration of the perceptions of preparedness to practise among Saudi Arabian trained hospital pharmacists
Luma Ameer, Katie MacLure, Antonella Tonna, Derek Stewart
pp. 1192 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1192 · Published 26 June 2018
Background: There is a dearth of literature on perceptions of preparedness to practise, which explores the extent to which educational institutions prepare their students to fulfil their professional role. Objective: The…
Editorial
- Forum Article
Differences and similarities between Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore
Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
pp. 1282 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.02.1282 · Published Apr-Jul 2018
Two major journal-based metrics are in competition: the Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore. Although these two metrics are based on similar principles of measuring the impact by citations, some differences between them …