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Assessment of extrapyramidal symptoms associated with psychotropics pharmacological treatments, and associated risk factors
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2021)
Background: Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS) are unwanted symptoms commonly originating from the use of certain medications. The symptoms can range from minimal discomfort to permanent involuntary muscular movements. The aims ...
An emergency plan for management of COVID-19 patients in rural areas
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2021)
Aims of the study: To describe the experience of six hospitals in the management of COVID-19 patients in rural areas through an assessment of proportions, types and clinical outcomes of remote clinical interventions. ...
Dispensing errors in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates investigating incidence, types, severity, and causes
(2020)
Background: Medication dispensing is a fundamental function of community pharmacies, and errors that occur during the dispensing process are a major threat to patient safety. However, to date there has been no national ...
Evaluation of Telepharmacy Services in Light of COVID-19
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2021)
Background: Telepharmacy services are expected to have an important role in increasing access of patients to pharmaceutical care and reducing potential dispensing errors in community pharmacies. Objective: To assess the ...
The evolving role of community pharmacists during COVID-19 in the UAE; assessing preparedness and knowledge
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
Objectives To investigate community pharmacists' knowledge about COVID-19 and their preparedness for the pandemic. Methods This cross-sectional online survey was conducted (in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates) ...
Investigating prescribing errors in the emergency department of a large governmental hospital in Jordan
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2020)
Background: Although prescribing errors (PEs) are the most common type of medication errors and cause morbidity and mortality, they have been rarely studied. Objective: The study aimed to investigate PEs incidence, types, ...
Role of telepharmacy in pharmacist counselling to coronavirus disease 2019 patients and medication dispensing errors
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020)
Introduction: Remote pharmacist interventions have achieved much more attention during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, since they reduce the risk of transmission and can potentially increase the access ...
Pharmacists-physicians collaborative intervention to reduce vaccine hesitancy and resistance: A randomized controlled trial
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022)
Purpose: Given their negative influence on community health, vaccine hesitancy and resistance are emerging challenges that require healthcare intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the impact of physician-pharmacist ...
Letter to the Editor.... IgA nephropathy in a pediatric patient after receiving the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022)
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (BNT162b2 mRNA) against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was granted the US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization in December 2020 for individuals aged ≥ 16 years; this ...
What has changed in the pharmaceutical care after COVID-19: Pharmacists’ perspective
(Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica, 2022)
Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the roles of hospital and community pharmacists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to assess how COVID-19 has affected their ...