Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) has recently emerged as an attractive molecular target for pharmaceutical intervention. Several classes of small-molecular ASK1 inhibitors have been iden...

As asthma is associated with an enormous social, psychological, and economic burden, various patient education programs have been developed to improve outcomes, including quality of life. The authors evaluated the effectiveness of community pharmacy-based interventions on lung function, health-related quality of life, and self-management in asthma patients in a 12-month controlled intervention ...

BACKGROUND As seen during past pandemic influenza outbreaks, pharmaceutical interventions (PHIs) with vaccines and antivirals are the most effective methods of mitigation. However, availability of PHIs is unlikely to be adequate during the early stages of a pandemic. Hence, for early mitigation and possible containment, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) offer a viable alternative. Also, N...

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of pharmaceutical care provided in addition to acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) care on the appropriateness of prescribing. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial, with the patient as unit of randomization. SETTING: Acute GEM unit. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred three patients aged 70 and older. INTERVENTION: Pharmaceutical care provided from admission...

This study was to evaluate the efficacy of pharmaceutical intervention (PI) on chemotherapy knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients. A prospective, randomized, controlled study was carried out at Oncology Ward in a tertiary hospital affiliated to Southern Medical University, China. Eligible patient was randomly assigned to pharmaceutical intervention (PI) ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of pharmaceutical care provided in addition to acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) care on the appropriateness of prescribing. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial, with the patient as unit of randomization. SETTING Acute GEM unit. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred three patients aged 70 and older. INTERVENTION Pharmaceutical care provided from admiss...