Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

PURPOSE: To estimate the prevalence of self medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in Khartoum State, Sudan and evaluate factors associated with self medication. METHODS: A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 600 households, (1750 adult persons), selected from three cities in Khar…

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy and inappropriate drug use cause numerous complications, such as cognitive impairment, frailty, falls, and functional dependence. The present study aimed to determine the effect of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and po…

• AHMET TURAN IŞIK
• PINAR SOYSAL

The positive benefit-risk ratio of most drugs is decreasing in correlation to very old age, the extent of comorbidity, dementia, frailty and limited life expectancy (VOCODFLEX). First, we review the extent of inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy (IMUP) globally and highlight its negative medical, nursing, soc…

• BİRKAN İLHAN
• GÜLİSTAN BAHAT-ÖZTÜRK

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a clinical pharmacist-directed patient education program on the therapy adherence of first-time tuberculosis (TB) patients and to identify the major pharmaceutical care needs and issues of first-time TB and multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB patients. METHODS: I…

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• HATİCE BODUR

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• AYNUR BAŞARAN

AIM: To assess deintensification approaches and rates and evaluate the harm and benefits of deintensification with antidiabetic medication and other therapies among older people (≥ 65 years) with type 2 diabetes with or without cardiometabolic conditions. METHODS: We identified relevant studies in a literature search…

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• AYŞE DİCLE TURHANOĞLU

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• ŞULE ARSLAN

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• MAĞFİRET KAŞIKÇI

Standardized monitoring of antibiotic use underpins the effective implementation of antimicrobial stewardship interventions in combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To date, few studies have assessed antibiotic use in hospitals in Uganda to identify gaps that require intervention. This study applied the World Hea…

Objectives To evaluate the cardiovascular (CV) effects of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) in individuals with dementia Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Setting Two authors independently searched major electronic databases from inception until June 17, 2017, for longitudinal (without a control group…

• AHMET TURAN IŞIK