Purpose. The study aimed to determine the extent of and factors influencing the prescribing of injections for the treatment of mild/moderate community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Mongolia. Methods. Questionnaires were developed and administered to medication providers (34 Pharmacists, 27 pharmacy technicians) and prescribers (22 general doctors and 49 medical specialists) working in Mongolia. R...

Irrational prescribing is a global problem. Rational prescribing cannot be defined without a method of measurement and a reference standard. The former is now available but the latter needs further development. Proven effective interventions to promote rational prescribing in developed countries are treatment protocols based on wide consultation and consensus, properly introduced and with a pos...

OBJECTIVES To determine the extent and nature of prescription monitoring incidents by hospital pharmacists and to derive a performance indicator to allow prescription monitoring to be compared among hospitals in North West Thames region. DESIGN Survey of all self recorded prescription monitoring incidents for one week in June 1990. SETTING All (31) acute hospitals in the region with pharmac...

One of the potential challenges facing healthcare professionals today is the problem of druginduced disease. With polypharmacy prescribing occurring in younger and younger populations, it is becoming increasingly important to assess nutrient depletion risks as they relate to future symptoms, conditions, or progression of disease. James B. LaValle, RPh, MS, ND, CCN, is co-founder of the Living L...

BACKGROUND Tertiary care hospitals are a potential source for development and spread of bacterial resistance being in the loop to receive outpatients and referrals from community nursing homes and hospitals. The liberal use of third-generation cephalosporins (3GCs) in these hospitals has been associated with the emergence of extended-spectrum beta- lactamases (ESBLs) presenting concerns for bac...

1Elena C. Crăciun, 2Eleonora Dronca, 3Nicoleta V. Leach 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 2 Department of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; 4 Vth Department of Internal Medicine, “...

Objectives: To assess the impact of a closed-loop electronic prescribing, automated dispensing, barcode patient identification and electronic medication administration record (EMAR) system on prescribing and administration errors, confirmation of patient identity before administration, and staff time. Design, setting and participants: Before-and-after study in a surgical ward of a teaching hosp...

HASSAN A ALHAZMI, HAFIZ A MAKEEN, SAMI EL DEEB Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia. Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Al-Azhar Uni...

a Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya b Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya c Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya _____________ * Corresponding author: Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676-00202 KNH, Nair...

Aditya V. Ashok*, Srinivas A., Ravitej K., Gopinadh V. A. Srinivas, department of pharmaceutical chemistry, Hindu college of pharmacy, Guntur Andhrapradesh, India, [email protected]. K. Ravitej, department of pharmaceutical chemistry, Hindu college of pharmacy, Guntur Andhrapradesh, India, [email protected] V. Gopinadh, department of pharmaceutical chemistry, Hindu college of pharmacy, ...