Background: Reciprocal drug interactions are among the most common causes of adverse drug reactions. We investigated the incidence and related risk factors associated with mutual drug interactions in relation to prescriptions written in the neurology wards of two major teaching hospitals in Shiraz, southern Iran. Methods: Data was collected from hand-written prescriptions on a daily basis. Mutu...

since the introduction of our local manufacturing of terfenadine, we have observed and expressed our concern about a small but increasing number of serious ventricular arrhythmias associated with the use of this non sedating antihistamine. in january 1997 a case of torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia was detected in a previously healthy woman taking terfenadine with erythromycin. electro...

Cancer patients are more susceptible to adverse drug-drug interactions (DDIs) due to receiving multiple medications especially chemotherapy medications, hormonal agents and supportive care drugs. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of potential DDIs and to identify risk factors for these potential interactions in hospitalized cancer patients in a developing country.A cross-secti...

Cancer patients are more susceptible to adverse drug-drug interactions (DDIs) due to receiving multiple medications especially chemotherapy medications, hormonal agents and supportive care drugs. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of potential DDIs and to identify risk factors for these potential interactions in hospitalized cancer patients in a developing country.A cross-secti...

Abstract One of the main concerns in educational settings has been the degree of the learners’ involvement in learning and the extent to which they actively participate in classroom talks and interactions. The present study is an emic-based ethnographic study aimed at providing insights about patterns of talk and different degrees of interaction in EFL university classes with a specific focus o...

Objective(s):Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has biological actions on energy homeostasis, inflammation and insulin resistance. The present study aimed to investigate the association between VEGF -460 T/C (rs833061), and +936 C/T (rs3025039) polymorphism and risk of non-alcohol fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Hubei Han population and to further explore the interactions of smoking with ...

in the present study, the cooperative and diminutive interplay between halogen, hydride, and cation-σ interactions are studied in hmgh···li+(na+)···nccl, li+(na+)···hmgh···clcn and hmgh···clcn···li+(na+) complexes by means of ab initio calculations. to better understand the cooperative or diminutive effects in the ternary systems, the corresponding binary complexes are also considered. the esti...

this study aimed at the frequency and type of using cell-phone by high school students. the research method used was a descriptive-survey one. the statistical society included all the high school students in mazandran in 2010-11 academic year. the sample was chosen through multi-stage stratified random sampling method and 383 subjects were selected based on kerjecie and morgan's table. a r...

abstract recent interest in teaching thinking has lead different researchers to examine different approaches in education to find effective methods and approaches for teaching thinking. through a qualitative case analysis, this study attempted to identify the effects of the infusion model of teaching thinking implemented through a dialogic approach on a phd candidate’s critical thinking skills....

drug-drug interactions (ddis) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. this study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (pdi) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (post-ccu) of a teaching hospital in tehran, iran.in this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...