introduction: since international increase of scientific productions is an indicator in assessing different countries, the purpose of this research is to investigate the scientific productions of iranian type i pharmacy faculty members (universities of isfahan, tabriz, shiraz, tehran and mashhad) in the institute for scientific information (isi) during 2006-2008. methods: in this scientometric ...

DRUG ADDIcTIoN, especially through the use of poppy (Papaver somniferum Linn.) and hemp (Cannabis sativa Linn.), is the main concern of this paper. Although the use of these two plants in medieval Islam was extensive, yet little has been written on this timely subject by historians of medicine and pharmacology. Consulting contemporary original sources, it is my hope to sketch a history of their...

Economics has no theory of professions as distinct economic institutions. Economists have, however, written extensively about individual professions such as medicine and law and about professions generally. Almost without exception, economic studies of professions take their existence as given and focus on certain behaviors commonly associated with them, such as licensing or bans on advertising...

Objective To determine the impact of a pharmacy-led medication reconciliation program at a large community hospital. The magnitude of the benefit of pharmacy-led medication reconciliation was evaluated based on the number of medication-related discrepancies between nursing triage notes and medication histories performed by pharmacy technicians or students. Discrepancies identified by pharmacy p...

background in supporting a therapeutic approach and medication therapy management, pharmacy information system acts as one of the central pillars of information system. this ensures that medication therapy is being supported and evaluated with an optimal level of safety and quality similar to other treatments and services. objectives this research aims to evaluate the performance of pharmacy in...

BACKGROUND Gathering sufficient information when handling self-medication requests in community pharmacies is an important factor in assisting patients to obtain appropriate health outcomes. Common types of information usually gathered include patient identity, signs and symptoms, action taken, medical history, and current medications being used. The aims of the study were (1) to describe the t...