Aim: The present study was conducted to describe the use of dextromethorphan in the outpatient department. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that involves evaluating electronic prescriptions for dextromethorphan among outpatients in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34816
Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of calamine lotion in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This retrospective study included the electronic prescriptions of outpatients in a public hospital in Al-kharj and aimed to describe the prescribing pattern...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i55A33811
Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of budesonide nebulizer and budesonide nasal spray in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to de...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i55A33813
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of topical betamethasone in the outpatient setting in Alkharj. Methodology: This retrospective study that included collecting data from the electronic prescriptions in a public hospital in Alkharj in 2018. Results:...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i52A33558
Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of bromhexine in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that included evaluating outpatient antibiotic prescriptions from 1st of January/2018 to 30th of June/2018 in a public ho...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i51B33534
Aim: The present review aimed to describe the rate of different infections, the rate of bacterial resistance and antibiotics use in Al-kharj. Methodology: This was a narrative review that included searching Web of science for the keywords “infections” or “bacterial resistance” or...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i49B33363
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the prescribing pattern of isosorbide dinitrate in outpatient department. Methods: The study was carried out at outpatient department in Alkharj. The collected data included personal data, dosage forms of the prescribed isosorbide...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4031028
Objective: This study aims to assess the prescribing pattern of hyoscine butylbromide in out-patient department in Al Saih. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in in Al Saih city. The data were collected from electronic records retrospectively in the outpa...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3931026
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine digoxin prescribing pattern in the outpatient setting in Alkharj. Methods: This retrospective study included a review of outpatient records between in 2017 and 2018. It included the entire outpatient who received digoxin during th...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3931022
Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the prescribing pattern of Xylometazoline in the outpatient department in a public hospital. Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that was conducted in a public hospital in alkharj. Prescription data was collected f...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3931018
Objective: The present study aims to explore the prescribing trends of aluminum hydroxide - magnesium hydroxide in the outpatient setting. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in a public hospital in Al Saih. Prescription data was collected retrospectively...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3831014
Introduction: Hypertension is considered one of the most significant risk factors for mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are major clinical implications for gender-specific pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. It is important to know the potential gender differences in hy...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3130912
Introduction: Atorvastatin is one of the frequently used Statins. If it is used inappropriately it could lead to several adverse effects, interactions and efficacy will be decreased. Aim: This study aims to monitor the prescribing pattern of atorvastatin at a public hospital in A...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3130914
Introduction: Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, renal failure, and stroke. Previous studies showed that prescription patterns of antihypertensive drugs varied by gender. Aim: This is a retrospective study that was conducted to des...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3030908
Aim: This study aims to determine the prescribing patterns of vitamin D supplements in a public hospital in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This cross-sectional drug utilization study was conducted at a public hospital in Al-Kharj that included a review of the outpatient electronic prescr...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3030901
Aim: Lipid-lowering drugs are used to decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and as a result, they are used in both secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to observe the prescribing trend of lipid-lowering drugs and to describe the gen...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2730848
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of bacteremia among patients admitted to a military hospital in Alkharj and to know the causative organisms. Methodology: Bacteria culture results were collected from the laboratory of the military hospital after the appro...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3030910
Aims: The present study was designed to identify and assess the severity of azithromycin interactions with other drugs in the outpatient setting in Alkharj. Methodology: A retrospective analysis was performed of azithromycin prescriptions in the outpatient setting in a public hos...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2630844
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing of moist exposed burn ointment (MEBO) in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions that included MEBO among the patients who received medications from the outpa...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34397
Aim: The present study aimed to describe health care professionals’ quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic Saudi Arabia. Methodology: The cross-sectional study included a survey that was prepared using the world health organization quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL)...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i49B33361
Aim: The present study was conducted to evaluate the outpatient prescribing pattern of ophthalmic chloramphenicol in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of ophthalmic chloramphenicol among o...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34832