Pharmacy, Volume 13, Issue 2

Pharmaceutical care as a concept was introduced in Montenegro during the last 10 years. The Pharmaceutical Chamber of Montenegro (PCM) and the Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices (CInMED) conducted SMART Pharmacist Program educational activit...

Very few studies, all employing surveys, have investigated the perceptions of community pharmacists regarding antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). A qualitative inquiry exploring factors affecting community pharmacists’ participation in AMS may ass...

Background: Adverse drug reactions have been reported as leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Unfractionated heparin- and low-molecular-weight heparin-induced hyperkalemia are side effects that have been reported in approximately 7 to 8% of hep...

Objective: This study intends to evaluate simulated experiences provided to pharmacy students that directly compare the perspective of patients managing chronic disease states through traditional means without compliance aids to those using complianc...

Medication adherence is a crucial factor for managing chronic conditions, especially in aging adults. Previous studies have identified predictors of medication adherence. However, current methods fail to capture the time-varying nature of how risk fa...

Background: In 2021, the National Kidney Foundation–American Society of Nephrology (NKF-ASN) recommended the use of the 2021 refit equation without race; however, the effect of the removal is unclear. Our research aimed to examine the implicati...

Background: Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) serve a vital role in facilitating the exchange of scientific knowledge between pharmaceutical companies and health care professionals (HCPs), including pharmacists, ensuring the dissemination of accurate,...

Drug safety is crucial in healthcare, ensuring the secure and effective administration of medications to protect patient welfare. Drug and medication safety is a major concern among Saudi healthcare providers, with numerous studies outlining the inci...

The literature shows that women persistently earn less than men for similar roles and qualifications; yet, pharmacy has been portrayed as an egalitarian profession, with a small gender earnings gap relative to other occupations. There is a lack of re...

Background: The evaluation of internationally comparable indicators of medicine use is important to devise strategies to promote the rational use of medicines (RUM). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital from Janu...

Naldemedine, a peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonist, is used to treat opioid-induced constipation (OIC). However, it causes diarrhea as an adverse effect. This retrospective study aimed to investigate whether the occurrence of diarrhea...

Introduction: Health disparities affecting minority populations and resulting in poorer outcomes for disadvantaged groups have been documented in the literature. Sodium/glucose-cotransporter 2 (SGLT2i) inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA)...

Background: In pharmacy education in Japan, efforts continue to develop a model for ethics education that fosters high ethical standards and the problem-solving skills essential for medical professionals. This study qualitatively analyzed the attitud...

Background: Although psychotropic medications (PMs) have enormous adverse events and may cause serious harm if administered inappropriately, there is a scarcity of research concerning the patterns and appropriateness of prescribing these medications...

Ekbom Syndrome, also known as Delusional Parasitosis (DP), is considered a rare psychiatric condition. Based on diagnostic criteria, it is characterized by the strong belief of being infested with various parasites, as well as the presence of percept...

With diabetes reaching epidemic proportions globally, it is imperative to increase the number of providers equipped to screen, educate, and help patients achieve glycemic control. This study evaluated the long-term results of student pharmacists atte...

Over the past five years, the application of artificial intelligence (AI) including its significant subset, machine learning (ML), has significantly advanced pharmaceutical procedures in community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and pharmaceutical i...

Buprenorphine and methadone are widely used as medication for addiction treatment (MAT) in patients with opioid use disorders. However, there is no compelling evidence of their impact on the immune–endocrine response. Therefore, the aim of this...

In the United States, 41.6% of all pregnancies are unintended. This disproportionately affects women 20 to 24 years old. The high rate of unintended pregnancy among college students is associated with a lack of or incomplete formal education on repro...

Short-course antibiotic therapies for common infections treated in hospital are supported by national guidelines. Hospital clinicians’ knowledge of the course length recommendations for the management of common infections has not been fully exp...

Background: In the UK and globally, pharmacy professionals (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) contribute to the delivery of local and national public or population health interventions. The existing literature on pharmaceutical public health pred...

While pharmacy education successfully employs various methodologies including case-based learning and simulated patient interactions, providing consistent, individualized guidance at scale remains challenging in team-based learning environments. Arti...

As medical devices become integral to modern healthcare, it is essential to prepare future pharmacists to counsel patients on device use and emerging therapeutic technologies. This study evaluates the impact of hands-on medical device training on pha...

Background: Opioid analgesic therapy has been traditionally used for pain management; however, the variability in patient characteristics, complexity in evaluating pain, availability of treatment within facilities, and U.S. physicians overprescribing...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been encouraging hospitals in the United States to report antimicrobial use (AU) to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This retrospective cohort study examines the association between re...

This study investigated regional variations in the use of sedative psychotropic medications, often prescribed for insomnia, by comparing Italy and the culturally distinct Autonomous Province of Bolzano, South Tyrol. Using daily defined dose (DDD) dat...

The use of digital patient cases (eCases) is associated with student-perceived improvements in learning. However, novel instructional tools must demonstrate measurable student benefits to justify ongoing use. This research sought to identify the impa...