Pharmacy Practice
Volume 4, Issue 2
2026 · pp. 55–101 · 8 articles
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Published
- 2026
- Pages
- 55–101
- Articles
- 8
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- e-ISSN: 1886-3655 - p-ISSN: 1885-642X
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In this issue
Review
- Review
Ocular toxicity of systemic anticancer chemotherapy
Afekhide Ernest OMOTI, Caroline Edijana OMOTI
pp. 55–59 · DOI: · Published 2026
The increased use of chemotherapeutic agents has resulted in longer cancer patient survival. Consequently the ophthalmologist is seeing more patients with adverse ocular side effects secondary to these antineoplastic age…
- Review
Private pharmacy staff in Hanoi dispensing steroids - theory and practice
Mattias LARSSON, Nguyen Thanh BINH, Göran TOMSON, Nguyen TK CHUC, Torkel FALKENBERG
pp. 60–67 · DOI: · Published 2026
Objective: To investigate self reported practice and actual practice of private pharmacy staff in relation to drug regulations and provision of prednisolone (a prescription-only corticosteroid) on request to treat lower …
- Review
Clinical practice and costs of treating catheter-related infections with teicoplanin or vancomycin
Steven SIMOENS, Nik DE CORTE, Gert LAEKEMAN
pp. 63–73 · DOI: · Published 2026
Objectives: To elicit actual clinical practice of treating intensive care unit patients with catheter- related infections with teicoplanin or vancomycin from a hospital perspective. As clinical trials have demonstrated s…
Original Research
- Article
Reducing the use of benzodiazepines and cyclopyrrolones in clinical practice
Viggo Rask Kragh JØRGENSEN, Birgit Signora TOFT, Max van Soest FOGH
pp. 74–78 · DOI: · Published 2026
Objective: Recently, the use of benzodiazepines (BZD) and cyclopyrrolones (CP) has drawn a great deal of attention. About 100,000 patients - approximately 2% of the Danish population - are believed to be addicted to BZD.…
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Diabetes in a primary care center among Spaniards and immigrants
Montserrat ROCA VILALTA, Águeda CASTAÑO PÉREZ, Charo LÓPEZ MOYA, Mercedes LÓPEZ OLIVARES
pp. 79–82 · DOI: · Published 2026
Diabetes is a disease with different prevalence in different populations. Objectives: The aim of the present study is to describe diabetic patients in a primary care center with regard to their geographic origin, and to …
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Situation of Drug Information Centers and Services in Costa Rica
Victoria HALL, Carolina GOMEZ, Fernando FERNÁNDEZ-LLIMÓS
pp. 83–87 · DOI: · Published 2026
PAHO establishes guidelines that must be met by drug information centers (DIC) and the drug information services (DIS). Objective: To describe the operations, activities, and resources of the DICs and the DISs affiliated…
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How to measure (or not) compliance to eradication therapy
Ana Paula MARTINS, Ana Patrícia FERREIRA, Filipa Alves da COSTA, José CABRITA
pp. 88–94 · DOI: · Published 2026
This study aimed to test a novel method of compliance measurement in Portuguese community pharmacy in Helicobacter pylori patients. A case series design was used where compliance indicators were electronically measured, …
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Screening for osteoporosis among post- menopausal women in community pharmacy
Damià BARRIS BLUNDELL, Carmen RODRÍGUEZ ZARZUELO, Belén SABIO SÁNCHEZ, José Luis GUTIÉRREZ ÁLVAREZ, Elena NAVARRO VISA, Oscar MUÑOZ VALDÉS, Belén GARRIDO JIMÉNEZ, Rocío SÁNCHEZ GÓMEZ
pp. 95–101 · DOI: · Published 2026
Objectives: To identify postmenopausal women with risk of osteoporosis through quantitative ultrasound imaging (QUI) and to value the medical intervention after the determination of the bone mineral density (BMD). Method…