Volume 7, Issue 1

Adherence: a review of education, research, practice and policy in Australia

Parisa Aslani, Ines Krass

pp. 1–10 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Aims: This article aims to describe the education, research, practice and policy in the area of adherence to therapy in Australia with a focus on community pharmacists. Methods: A search of MEDLINE and International Phar…

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Role of the pharmacist in pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP) therapy for HIV prevention

Kevin A. Clauson, Hyla H. Polen, Shine A. Joseph, Antonia Zapantis

pp. 11–18 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

With a global estimate of 2.5 million new infections of HIV occurring yearly, discovering novel methods to help stem the spread of the virus is critical. The use of antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis for preventing HIV afte…

The applicability of the tetraclass model to the management of the patient satisfaction in the pharmacies

Guenka Petrova, Fabrice Clerfeuille, Milena Vakrilova, Cvetomir Mitkov, Yannick Poubanne

pp. 19–28 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

The objective of this work is to study the possibilities of the tetraclass model for the evaluation of the changes in the consumer satisfaction from the provided pharmacy services during the time. Methods: Within the sam…

Drugs in upper respiratory tract infections in paediatric patients in North Trinidad

Kameel Mungrue, Tessa Brown, Ivory Hayes, Savatri Ramroop, Portio Thurston, Lexley Pinto Pereira

pp. 29–33 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Objective: We explored the prescribing patterns of physicians in North Trinidad in treating upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in paediatric patients and the appropriateness of drugs prescribed. Methods: A retrosp…

Relationship between drug interactions and drug-related negative clinical outcomes

Javier Cremades, Mario Gonzalo, Isabel Arrebola

pp. 34–39 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Drug interactions may represent an iatrogenic risk that should be controlled in community pharmacies at the dispensing level. Aim: We analyzed the association between potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) and negative …

Evaluation of antihypertensive therapy in diabetic hypertensive patients: impact of ischemic heart disease

Waleed M. Sweileh, Ansam F. Sawalha, Sa'ed H. Zyoud, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Eman J. Tameem, Nasr Y. Shraim

pp. 40–46 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Objective: To evaluate utilization patterns of antihypertensive agents and blood pressure (BP) control among diabetic hypertensive patients with and without ischemic heart disease (IHD). Methods: Retrospective cohort stu…

Preceptor preferences for participating in electronic preceptor development

Machelle Davison, Melissa S. Medina, Nancy E. Ray

pp. 47–53 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Objectives: New guidelines require preceptors to deliver approximately 30% of the doctor of pharmacy curricula. With preceptor's increasing responsibilities, colleges are faced with the task of training preceptors as edu…

General medications utilization and cost patterns in hospitalized children

Doaa Okasha, Imad Kassis, Salim Haddad, Norberto Krivoy

pp. 54–58 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Drug utilization in the in-patient setting can provide mechanisms to assess drug prescribing trends, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of hospital formularies and examine sub-populations such as children for which prescr…

The effect of one-dose package on medication adherence for the elderly care in Japan

Kiyohito Nakai, Nobuo Yamamoto, Miwako Kamei, Masahiko Fujita

pp. 59–62 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2009

Deterioration of the medication adherence for elderly could result in wasteful medical expenditure in a long-term span as well as aggravating the patient's medical condition. Objective: This study surveyed the effect of …