Aim: The present study aimed to describe the pattern of using guaifenesin in a government hospital in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that was conducted in a government hospital in Al-Kharj. Prescription data was collected from outpatient elec...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i13B35581
Aim: The present study aimed to describe metoclopramide prescribing pattern in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that was conducted to know the prescribing pattern of metoclopramide in a public hospital in Alkharj. The data were collected from the electronic p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i11A35524
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the pattern of using oral rehydration salts in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was carried out at outpatient department in Al-kharj. The study included all of the patients who received oral rehydra...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35281
Aim: This study aimed to describe the use of topical hydrocortisone in the outpatient department in Alkharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the electronic prescriptions of topical hydrocortisone among outpatients in Alkharj. The inclusion crit...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34840
Aim: The present study aimed to explore the outpatient prescribing pattern of sevelamer in Al Seih. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the electronic prescriptions that contained sevelamer among outpatients in the city of Al Saih. Results: During...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34542
Aim: This study aimed to describe domperidone prescribing in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of domperidone among outpatients in a governmental hospital in Alkharj. Results: During...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34466
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: This study aimed to describe the use of dydrogesterone in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of dydrogesterone among outpatients in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: During...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59B34419
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the outpatient use of ascorbic acid in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This is a retrospective study included reviewing the outpatient electronic prescriptions that contained ascorbic acid in a public health...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59A34335
Aim: The present study aimed to explore mebeverine prescribing in the outpatient setting in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the outpatient prescriptions of mebeverine in a governmental hospital in Riyadh Region. The study exclude...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59A34337
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of topical lidocaine in the outpatient setting in Al Seih. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions that contained topical lidocaine among outpatients in a publ...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59A34341
Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of olopatadine eye drops in Al Saih. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of olopatadine eye drops from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i54B33794
Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of nicotine and varenicline in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of nicotine and varenicline from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i55A33809
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: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of norethisterone in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of norethisterone from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospital in Alkhar...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i55A33828
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
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 aimed to describe the public’s knowledge and beliefs on hypertension and its treatment in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included a survey was used to collect demographic data of the respondents and the response to the main questions...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i49A33298
Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is flourishing very fast and the usage of CAM in health care is quickly evolving. The behavior and attitude of the patients towards herbal medicines represents an important concern for policy makers and for regulators. Ob...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i48A33226
Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the outpatient prescription of silver sulfadiazine in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This study was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj. The data were collected from the outpatient pharmacy in the hospital and includes outpatients w...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i48A33238
Aim: This study aimed to know the prescribing pattern of baclofen in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted to know the prescribing pattern of baclofen in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj in 2018. The data were collected and anal...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47B33117
This study aimed to describe the compliance rate of healthcare providers to care bundles in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh Region. The overall compliance rate of hand hygiene was low (less than 80%). The overall compliance rates of urinary catheter bundle, central line insertion b...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47B33119
Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the prescribing of artificial tears eye drops in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that was conducted at the outpatient setting in a public hospital in Al-Kharj city. The study include...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47B33126
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate physicians' opinions on the required information about biosimilars and the need for biosimilars related education. Methodology: The study included a survey that was prepared using a survey from a previous study and after face validati...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i44B32683
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate female pharmacy students preferences for different pharmacy departments in research project course in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included the response of the fifth year female students in the college of pharmacy in...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43B32535
Aim: This study aimed to identify antibiotics using pattern in surgery department of a maternity and children hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective review of the drugs that were prescribed in maternity and children hospital in Alkharj from January 2018 to Augu...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43A32503
Aim: This study aimed to describe the trends in resistance to cefazolin in a military hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that was conducted in Alkharj to describe the trends in resistance to cefazolin from 1st of January 2020 to 30th of June 2021. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43A32505
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that increases the risks of developing other diseases in diabetic patients and can affect their quality of life. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and perception of risk of diabetes mellitus...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43A32507
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the students' preferences for different pharmacy departments in research project course in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This study included a web-based survey using google forms delivered to the students about the students’ research inter...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43A32509
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious health concern with significant economic and clinical sequelae. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are increasingly being promoted and mandated in order to rationalize and reduce the use of antimicrobials in healthcare institutions and as a r...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i23B31422
Aim: This review aims to describe the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis during the last decade. Methodology: The review included a searching web of science for articles focused on “the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis”. The searching proce...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i23B31424
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the public concerns, attitudes and behavior towards vaccination. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study that included an online survey about the public concerns, attitudes and behavior towards vaccination in Saudi Arabia. The surv...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i1331264
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge of pharmacy and medicine students about rare diseases. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in January 2021. The study included a questionnaire that was adapted from a previous study. The question...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i1031231
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify pharmacy student’s perception towards clinical pharmacognosy. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in Al-Kharj. The survey contains 2 parts; the Level of the students and pharmacy students’ perception towards t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i1031229
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the occurrence of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria in a hospital in Al-Kharj. Methodology: The study included the review of antibiogram results to find the number and per...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i931223
Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of medications in ear, nose and throat outpatient department of a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: The present retrospective study included collecting data from outpatient pharmacy prescriptions from a public hospi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i931221
Objective: This study aimed to describe the pattern of prescription ofmedications in the department of obstetrics and gynecology in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that included data collection of outpatient electronic prescriptions at a p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i831212
Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of medications in the cardiology outpatient department of a public hospital. Methodology: This is a retrospective study included collecting data from outpatient pharmacy prescriptions from a public hospital in Alkharj. The...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i831215
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the drugs’ prescribing pattern in general surgery department of a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: The present retrospective study included collecting data from the general surgery outpatient pharmacy prescriptions from a public...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i931218
Aim: This study aimed to determine the public views on making decisions about over the counter drugs and their attitudes towards evidence of their effectiveness. Methodology: The present study includes gathering data from the public using a survey that was adapted from a previous...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i931219
Aim: The present study aims to explore the appropriateness of azithromycin use duration in the outpatient setting in a public hospital. Methodology: The present study included a review of the electronic prescriptions in the outpatient setting in a public hospital in Alkharj betwe...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i831208
Aim: The aim of this study is to explore barriers that influence COVID-19 vaccination uptake among the public in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study included an online questionnaire that was prepared using questionnaire of previous study. After that, it was converted using Google®...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i731198
Aim: The present study was undertaken to describe the prescribing pattern of medications in the ophthalmology department in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study included collecting data from outpatient pharmacy prescriptions in a public hospi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i431168
Aim: This study aims to describe the prescribing pattern of lactulose in the outpatient setting of a public hospital. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in Alkharj city. Prescription data were collected retrospectively from electronic medical records...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i331157
Aim: This study aims to describe the prescribing pattern of medications by dermatology outpatient department in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that included collecting data from outpatient electronic prescriptions in a public hospital in...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i231149
Aim: This study aimed to describe the perceptions of pharmacy students towards online learning in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This study included an online survey that was self-administered to be filled by pharmacy students. Results were downloaded and stored in Microsoft Excel sp...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i231151
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the awareness and attitudes of females in Riyadh province regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted using a survey that was adapted from previously published studies that we...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i131133
Aim: This study aims to evaluate health students' perceptions toward pharmacology. Methodology: This study included a self-administered questionnaire that inquired concerning their perceptions about learning pharmacology. The survey was translated to Arabic language and after tha...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4831122
Background: The use of social media by students helps to have access to basic information as quick as possible but numerous universities and schools around the world restrict the access to social networks within its buildings to help students to concentrate on their studies. Aim:...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4831124
Aim: This study aimed to describe the trends in beta-blocker prescribing in the outpatient setting of a public hospital in Al Saih. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes patient electronic records revision of outpatients Between 1st July and 31th December 2018....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4831126
Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of methyldopa in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted to know the prescribing pattern of methyldopa. The data were collected from the outpatient electronic prescriptio...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4631101
Aim: There are a small number of studies about the populations' knowledge and perceptions on precision medicine in Saudi Arabia till now. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the awareness and knowledge of health care specialists about precision medicine in Saudi Arabia. Methodo...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4131039
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
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
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
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 study of prescribing pattern is essential since it gives an idea to physicians about the process of monitoring and assessment of the drugs and endorses the required modifications. This study aimed to assess the outpatient prescribing pattern of ranitidine in a public hos...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2130756
Background: A drug-drug interaction arises when the pharmacologic effect of a medication is changed by the action of other medication causing unexpected clinical effects. Drug-drug interactions are widely known but the identification of the consequences of food and drug interacti...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2130752
Aim: Drug utilization study is considered a powerful exploratory tool to assess the present trends of drug prescribing and appropriateness of prescription and to analyze the differences in drugs utilization with respect to several factors such as age and gender. This study aims t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2030731
Aim: Forecasting the prevalence of the disease is important for health departments to strengthen surveillance systems and reallocate resources. The aim of this study is to assess the occurrence of COVID-19 in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study th...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2030740
Aim: There are a few studies about the populations' knowledge and perceptions on personalized medicine in Saudi Arabia until now. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness on personalized medicine amongst health care specialists and university stu...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1630741
Aim: There is a scarcity of data regarding gender and age related aspects of antiplatelet drugs utilization in the outpatient setting. Thus, the objective of the present study was to determine the age-and gender-related differences in the outpatient use of antiplatelet drugs in A...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1330588
Background: Thromboembolic diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications are important therapies in the prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. There is a limited data about the pres...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1330580
Aim: There is evidence that health care providers have insufficient knowledge and poor practices regarding the use of surgical mask. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the knowledge, practices and attitude of healthcare providers about using face mask in order to limit the sp...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1330581
Aims: This study aims to review the efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated pneumonia. Methodology: This review includes searching Google scholar for publications about the use of hydroxychloroquinein the treatment of...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i930482
Aim: The present study was undertaken to identify the most common infectious agents for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients in a military hospital in Alkharj – Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This study was conducted in a military hospital in Alkharj – Saudi Arabia. Identification of G...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i930478
Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of bacterial pathogens isolated from patients in a military hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study conducted to describe the prevalence of bacterial pathogens in 2018. Clinical culture resu...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i930480
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the seasonal variations in dispensing antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient setting of a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The outpatient prescriptions in 2017 and 2018 wer...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i930476
Introduction: Several previous studies reported a high prescribing rate of cephalosporin antibiotics such as cefuroxime. The inappropriate outpatients prescribing of cefuroximeleads to the development of bacterial resistance. Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the presc...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830473
Aim: The study was conducted to demonstrate the pattern of ciprofloxacin prescribing at outpatient Setting in Al-kharj. Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted to demonstrate the pattern of ciprofloxacin prescribing. The Information was collected from electronic prescrip...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830471
Aims: This study aims to demonstrate the use of enoxaparin in obstetrics and gynecology department in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to evaluate the prescription pa...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830464
Aim: The present study aims to demonstrate the incidence of Candida species associated with infections in a Military hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted to assess the prevalence of Candida species in a Military hospital in Alkharj –...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830465
Aim: Antibiotics save lives, but the excess use of antibiotics leads to more side effects. Patients benefit from medications but also complain about their adverse effects. This study aims to explore the reports of the adverse effects for the most commonly used antibiotics in Saud...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830467
Aim: This study aims to assess the public anxiety and stress during the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19). Methodology: The survey was prepared using CDC “Daily Life & Coping with Coronavirus Disease 2019” section. The data were collected and analyzed using Excel softwar...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i730460
Introduction: Mood disorder is one of the most prevalent and the most disabling disorders that affect humankind health, so it is important to know its symptoms, how it is treated suitably and how it can be assessed. This study aims to assess the mood of the public. Methodology: T...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i730462
Aim: The prescribing pattern of furosemide helps the prescribers in the monitoring and evaluation of the drugs and helps them in recommending the necessary modifications. So the aim of the present study is to demonstrate the outpatient use of furosemide in a public hospital. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i730463
Introduction: Infections caused by Staphylococcus species can spread not only in hospitals but also in the community and in other healthcare institutions. These organisms were known for its capability to acquire resistance to various classes of antibiotics. Methods: The antibioti...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i730457
Aim: Poor adherence to antibiotics is common and related to poorer clinical outcomes such as increasing the bacterial resistance. To explore the rate of adherence to antibiotics and to know the reasons that lead to antibiotic non-adherence among the public. Methodology: This is a...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i730458
Introduction: In Saudi Food and Drug Authority, there is a center called National Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Center responsible for adverse events reporting. This study aims to demonstrate the antibiotic induced diarrhea reporting by National Pharmacovigilance and Drug Saf...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530433
Aim: This study aims to illustrate the Prescribing Trends of Amlodipine in Outpatient Setting in Al-Kharj city. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to evaluate the prescript...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530431
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the trends in outpatient prescribing of clopidogrel in order to guide the physicians to appropriate clopidogrel prescribing practice in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530429
Aim: The aim of this study is to characterize the trends of metronidazole prescribing in outpatient setting in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient antibiotic prescriptions from 01-01-2018 till 31-12-2018 in a public hospital Alkharj....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430421
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the outpatient doxycycline therapy: Frequency of its use and its prescribing patterns in a public hospital. Methodology: This was a retrospective study which was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj City in 2018. The outpatient pres...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430419
Background: The inappropriate use of antibiotics leads to many adverse effects and also leads to bacterial resistance. A hospital-based program, commonly referred to as antibiotic stewardship programs, is used to improve the usage of antibiotics. This study aims to explore the in...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i130388
Background: Community pharmacists help patients in making informed decisions about their treatment and prevent the problems that could be developed from self-medication. The maintenance therapy with inhaled medications is the keystone of pharmacotherapy in many respiratory diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v31i630345
Background: The use of herbal medicines and natural health products by the public is continuously being increased by the day. Community pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare providers, this necessitates that pharmacists should be aware of the appropriate use of herbal me...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v31i630316
Introduction: Antibiotics are medications that are used to kill a bacterium which causes different infections. The misuse of these medications has contributed to the development of bacterial resistance. In order to predict the efficacy of the antimicrobial drugs and to guide anti...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v31i530310
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: Simethicone is anti-flatulence medicine that is used to relieves abdominal pain due to excessive gas in the digestive tract. The present study aimed to describe the use of simethicone in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This is a retrospective...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34678
Aim: The curriculum of pharmacy needs continuing revision and assessment to effectively equip the students with the required skills and with the human values that are needed to become effective and responsible professionals. The aim of the present study was to investigate pharmac...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3630985
Introduction: Medication errors caused devastating consequences affecting both the healthcare system and the patient’s trust. Junior doctors, pharmacists, and nurses are prone to make these mistakes. Thus, this study served a purpose to evaluate the pharmacological knowledge of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i330414
Aim: A large proportion of females diagnosed with progressed phases of the disease, which can be related to knowledge deficiency about screening importance. This study aimed to assess the awareness and attitudes about breast self-examination and breast cancer among females in Alk...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2630840
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) imparts a substantial economic burden on an individual and society. Exacerbation of COPD (ECOPD) is the primary cost driver for this burden as it usually associated with hospital admissions of COPD patients. The present s...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430426
Introduction: This study was designed to determine the out of pocket costs (OOPCs) of acute exacerbation of asthma (AEA) in asthma patients attending a public hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was done by interviewing the patients using the convenience sampling techn...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430427
Introduction: The role of community pharmacists (CPs) has kept on changing. Due to the evolving role of CPs, it is important to know its impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among CPs. Besides, the literature on the HRQoL of CPs is not being enriched, there is an...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430424
Aims: This study aimed to assess the current levels of job and workplace satisfaction among community pharmacists (CPs) and to explore the factors that can affect their job and workplace satisfaction. Methods: A self-administered research tool (questionnaire) was developed based...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i330416
Equilibrium sorption of the Thermally Treated Rice Husk (TTRH) for Sulfamethazine (SMT) adsorption was studied. The Physico-chemical properties of the modified rice husk were determined. The equilibrium sorption data were fitted into Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin–Radushkevich...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830475
Background: The main objective of this study was to determine and compare current drug-related knowledge and clinical skills in terms of medication error identification among future healthcare professionals. Methods: Study participants were asked to identify errors in three diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830469
Aim: This study compares factors associated with requests for antimicrobial agents versus those for other types of treatment, contrasting the requests of pharmacists versus those of other health-care staff related to antimicrobial agents. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3330950