The usage of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs all over the world is high, despite many regulatory guidelines. Therefore, this study was conducted to quantitative and qualitative analysis dispensing pattern OTC drugs. A cross-sectional carried out for seven days at selected pharmacies data recorded using sheets available outlets. During period, 75 registered medicines were dispensed as Of them, 40% ...

BACKGROUND Self-reported data are a common source of information about drug exposure. Modes of data collection differ considerably and the questionnaire's structure may affect prevalence estimates. We compared the recall of medication use evaluated by means of two questionnaires differing in structure and length. METHODS Drug utilization was assessed by two alternative versions of a questionn...

BACKGROUND The term stress-related mucosal disease (SRMD) represents a continuum of conditions ranging from stress-related injury (superficial mucosal damage) to stress ulcers (focal deep mucosal damage). Caused by mucosal ischemia, SRMD is most commonly seen in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Prophylaxis of stress ulcers may reduce major bleeding but has not yet been ...

introduction: in ramadan, healthy adult muslims are obliged to fast. prolonged fasting increase gastric acid and pepsin levels, which promote the risk of duodenal ulcer perforation (dup). effects of ramadan fasting on dup have not been thoroughly studied yet, and the limited number of studies investigating the impact of ramadan fasting on dup yielded discrepant results. this study aimed to eval...