As pharmacy career pathways diversify, professional doctoral programs such as PharmD face increasing pressure to demonstrate measurable workforce readiness outcomes within accreditation-constrained curricula. This study describes and evaluates PharmR...
Although pharmacist-led vaccination is a global standard for expanding immunization coverage, its adoption in Romania remains at an early stage. While previous studies have focused on early adopters, this research evaluates barriers, perceptions, and...
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent chronic disease requiring effective pharmacological treatment, sustained self-management, and patient education. Pharmacists are increasingly recognized as key contributors to diabetes care;...
Critical thinking is emphasized across ACPE Standards 2025, the Pharmacist Patient Care Process, interprofessional education (IPE) frameworks, and licensure preparation (NAPLEX). Despite this, pharmacy education lacks a practical, theory-grounded fra...
Penicillin (PCN) allergies are frequently reported despite a true prevalence of less than 1%, leading to unnecessary avoidance of beta-lactams, broader antimicrobial use, and increased healthcare costs. Pharmacist-driven de-labeling programs offer a...
Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty combining parenteral radioactive drug handling and complex clinical workflows, making systematic process-related incident (PRI) analysis essential to support healthcare quality improvement. This study reports a...
Background: Topical Corticosteroids (TCS) are potent therapeutic agents associated with severe local and systemic adverse effects if misused. In Jordan, the unauthorized supply of TCS for cosmetic purposes and the mismanagement of dermatological cond...
This study aims to describe oral contraceptive knowledge among adolescents and young women, and to examine individuals’ characteristics associated with oral contraceptive knowledge. A cross-sectional survey was administered using an online pane...
Background: Written educational materials are widely used in community pharmacies to support patient education, and available evidence suggests their effectiveness in improving short-term knowledge. However, there remains a need for well-documented,...
The use of Connected Medical Devices (CMDs) is growing significantly throughout the world. Although they are not dispensed in pharmacies and are not part of the pharmacy-only drug dispensing system, clinical pharmacists must be able to support patien...
Background: Pharmacology plays a central role in linking biomedical science concepts with their application in clinical practice across medical and healthcare education. Globally, the pharmacological curriculum has evolved, just like other discipline...
Background: Burnout is a significant occupational risk among healthcare professionals, including community pharmacy staff, whose differing roles and responsibilities may influence burnout determinants. This study aimed to compare burnout levels and a...
(1) Background: Regulations governing food supplements vary considerably across countries, allowing products that are prohibited in one jurisdiction to be legally sold in another. Furthermore, online sales enable and facilitate this practice. Regardi...
Optimizing medication management and improving patient health outcomes depend primarily on the strength of primary healthcare services, where collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists plays a critical role. This scoping review...
Medication adherence following myocardial infarction (MI) is essential for effective secondary prevention, yet adherence rates remain suboptimal. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are central to promoting adherence through clinical decision-making, pat...
Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are often used in hypertensive patients. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus...
Community pharmacists can play an important role in patient safety by consulting patients on over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Several OTC counseling frameworks have been integrated into pharmacy education to guide pharmacists through these consult...
Background and objectives: Research into clinicians’ and pharmacists’ experiences and perspectives on direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) use in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle Eastern area is limited. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the...
The introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), particularly factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors, has transformed the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic events. These agents have largely replaced vitamin K antagonists across most indications d...
Background: Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia are assuming increasingly diverse and specialized roles amid rapid healthcare transformation. However, evolving expectations and expanding responsibilities may influence their job satisfaction, well-being, and...
(1) Background: We aimed to determine rates of bacteremia and multidrug resistance (MDR) bacteremia and associated risk factors among neonates receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). (2) Methods: This is a multicenter study conducted in three neonatal i...
Parenteral nutrition (PN) is essential for patients who are unable to tolerate oral or enteral feeding, providing them with necessary nutrients intravenously, including dextrose, amino acids, electrolytes, vitamins, trace elements, and lipid emulsion...
To enhance PharmD student leadership and advocacy skills, combat the paucity of trained pre-health advisors for pharmacy admissions, augment community relationships, and increase pharmacy admissions volume, we designed, implemented, and assessed PAAL...
This study evaluated long-term trends in the prevalence of use of atypical and typical antipsychotic drugs (APDs), both as classes of drugs and as individual drugs, among adult inpatients in the United States (US). The Health Facts® database deve...
This single health system, retrospective cohort study compared subcutaneous (SC) versus intramuscular (IM) estradiol administration in 70 adult patients with a diagnosis of gender incongruence or gender dysphoria seen in an LGBTQ Specialty Clinic wit...
(1) Background: Drug–drug interactions (DDIs) are a frequent cause of medication-related harm, particularly in ambulatory care. Community pharmacists are uniquely positioned to identify and manage these risks. This study assessed DDI knowledge,...
Evidence linking medication regimen complexity to patient-reported adverse drug events (ADEs) is limited. This study examined the association between regimen complexity and patient-reported ADEs among adults using community pharmacy services. A cross...
Foundational biomedical sciences are commonly taught without routine integration of local population health contexts, limiting students’ ability to connect mechanisms to community disease burden and practice responsibilities. In this method pap...
Exercise-induced myokines have emerged as crucial mediators of the beneficial effects of physical activity on neurodegenerative diseases through complex molecular mechanisms involving oxidative stress reduction, neuroinflammation suppression, and syn...
Psychosis is a frequent and disabling non-motor complication of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Clozapine and quetiapine are widely used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP). We conducted an exploratory study to compare patie...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increasingly contributed to advancements in pharmaceutical practice, particularly by enhancing the pharmacist–patient relationship and improving medication adherence. This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectio...
Background/Objectives: Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are used routinely in cases requiring sedation for anxiety, insomnia, and procedures that require pain management, and daily use of these agents may extend over several months; therefore, monitoring patie...
People with intellectual disabilities frequently use psychotropic and other medications, sometimes inappropriately. To promote shared decision-making, they require accessible information about their medication. This study combined data from two simil...
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic and clinically complex condition, frequently complicated by significant organic and psychiatric comorbidities. Most patients are polymedicated and require opioid substitution programs (OSPs). This complexity...
Opioid overdoses in the United States remain a significant public health concern. Opioid use disorder (OUD) is stigmatized, exacerbating negative health outcomes. Reducing stigma in healthcare, including in pharmacies, is critical. The “Let&rsq...
Background: Pediatric patients often receive medicines manipulated from adult formulations due to a lack of age-appropriate products. While such practices are clinically routine, they may reflect deeper systemic deficiencies in pediatric pharmacother...
This study evaluated the accuracy and educational potential of three generative AI models, ChatGPT 3.5, ChatGPT 4o, and Gemini 2.5, by addressing pharmacy-related content across three key areas: biostatistics, pharmaceutical calculations, and therape...
This narrative review seeks to delve into the different on and off-label medications commonly used with intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS) and their clinical applications specifically in pain management settings. This review utilizes a variety...
The increasing use of multiple medications among older adults raises concerns about potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), which are associated with adverse health outcomes and increased healthcare costs. This study aimed to assess the prevale...
Objective: This study aims to evaluate pharmacy students’ perceptions regarding the integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into pharmacy curricula, providing evidence to inform future curriculum development. Methods: A cross-...
The task of repackaging resident’s medication into medication organizers is increasingly outsourced from nursing homes to pharmacies, presenting an opportunity to redefine the interaction between nursing and pharmaceutical staff. This study inv...
Introduction: During pharmaceutical care, community pharmacists play a crucial role by carrying out interventions aimed at preventing, detecting, and resolving drug-related problems (DRPs) and negative outcomes associated with medication (NOM), simul...
The transition toward wide-scale use of single-dose administration systems such as prefilled syringes has primarily occurred in high-income countries due to economic considerations. This has resulted in a disparity of access to such technologies in l...
As one of the biggest challenges for healthcare in the 21st century, COVID-19 placed a sustained and intense demand on the European Medicines Agency’s resources and required constant adaptation and mobilization of different regulatory processes...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health burden. The fluticasone furoate (FF)/umeclidinium (UMEC)/vilanterol (VI) triple therapy provides new treatment, but its long-term real-world safety lacks evidence. A post-marketing...
Background: Telepharmacy consultations (TPCs) became a routine element of pharmacy operations. However, there is limited data available on local pharmacy customer feedback related to TPC. Methods: A customer survey was developed seeking feedback on T...
Preventable medication harm in oncology is often driven by drug-related adverse events (AEs) that trigger order changes such as holds, dose reductions, delays, rechallenges, and enhanced monitoring. Much of the evidence needed to make these decisions...
Background: Community pharmacies are increasingly delivering structured services to support chronic disease management, such as Multidose Drug Dispensing (MDD). This strategy can improve adherence and safety, but evidence of its economic feasibility...
Sustaining a well-designed healthcare intervention justifies the resources allocated during its conceptualization and implementation and maximizes its clinical benefits, but staff influences on sustainment have been studied insufficiently. This study...
Introduction: Cancer pain remains a critical issue for patients’ quality of life, affecting their physiology, psychology, and social relationships. Despite the widely recognized role of pharmacists in pain management, their involvement in palli...
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