Volume 6, Issue 1

Original Research

1. Article

   An assessment of community pharmacists' attitudes towards professional practice in the Republic of Moldova

   Maria Cordina, Vladimir Safta, Ala Ciobanu, Nina Sautenkova

   pp. 1–8 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2008

   Objective: To assess community pharmacists' attitudes towards their professional practice and to determine their perceived competence in various pharmaceutical activities. Methods: A questionnaire which addressed manager…

2. Article

   A drug cost model for injuries due to road traffic accidents

   Arthorn Riewpaiboon, Piyanuch Piyauthakit, Witsanuchai Srijariya, Usa Chaikledkaew

   pp. 9–14 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2008

   Objective: This study aimed to develop a drug cost model for injuries due to road traffic accidents for patients receiving treatment at a regional hospital in Thailand. Methods: The study was designed as a retrospective,…

3. Article

   Perception of teratogenic and foetotoxic risk by health professionals: a survey in Midi-Pyrenees area

   Christine Damase-Michel, Juliette Pichereau, Atul Pathak, Isabelle Lacroix, Jean Louis Montastruc

   pp. 15–19 · DOI: · Published

   Aim/Background: Counselling or prescribing drugs during pregnancy requires health professionals to assess risk/benefit ratio for women and their baby. A misperception of the risk may lead to inappropriate decisions for p…

4. Article

   The contribution of a clinical pharmacist to the improvement of medication at a geriatric hospital unit in Norway

   Turid Veggeland, Sigurd Dyb

   pp. 20–24 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2008

   The aim of the study was to use a clinical pharmacist in order to improve the medication of patients in a geriatric hospital unit. The hospital had no experience of using a clinical pharmacist before. Methods: A clinical…

5. Article

   Evaluation of a hospital pharmacy-based pharmaceutical care services for asthma patients

   Elkhansa Abdelhamid, Abdelmoneim Awad, Abdellatif Gismallah

   pp. 25–32 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2008

   Objectives: To implement and assess hospital-based pharmaceutical care services for patients with asthma. Methods: A prospective, randomized, controlled study was conducted in Shaab teaching hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. Pa…

6. Article

   Pharmacists and Natural Health Products: A systematic analysis of professional responsibilities in Canada

   Jennifer Farrell, Nola M. Ries, Heather Boon

   pp. 33–42 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2008

   Purpose: to conduct a systematic analysis of Canadian pharmacy policies and guidelines to explore pharmacists’ professional responsibilities with respect to natural health products. Methods: Legislation, codes of ethics,…

7. Article

   Improving outpatient warfarin use for hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation

   Daniel R. Touchette, Margaret E. McGuinness, Steve Stoner, David Shute, Jennifer M. Edwards, Kathy Ketchum

   pp. 43–50 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2008

   Atrial fibrillation affects an estimated 5 million Americans and accounts for approximately 15% of all strokes. Few studies have successfully addressed patient screening, assessment, and introduction of appropriate antit…

8. Article

   Adverse drug reactions induced by cardiovascular drugs in outpatients

   Kheirollah Gholami, Shadi Ziaie, Gloria Shalviri

   pp. 51–55 · DOI: · Published

   Considering increased use of cardiovascular drugs and limitations in pre-marketing trials for drug safety evaluation, post marketing evaluation of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) induced by this class of medicinal products…