Around six months have passed since the emergence of an ongoing coronavirus-related health pandemic. In resource-limited countries, healthcare systems with fewer options for intervention are likely to face more economic difficulties. The goal of this review is to summarize and ex...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i24A31434
Ziyad S. Almalki, Nehad Jaser Ahmed, Abdullah K. Alahmari, Ahmed M. Alshehri, Sheikah Abdullah Alyahya, Abdulhadi Alqahtani & Mohammed Alhajri·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of poor glycemic control and risk factors associated with it among diabetic patients in the central rural region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The study included a review of diabetic patients’ medical record in King Khale...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i24A31427
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: This study aimed to analyze acyclovir prescription patterns in a public hospital in AlKharj. Methodology: Cross-sectional study, via hospital pharmacy services that included collecting data on acyclovir utilization from de-identified pharmacy records in maternity and childre...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2730858
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: 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
Introduction: A cesarean section is a life-saving surgery when some complications arise during pregnancy or the process of childbirth. The development of post-caesarean delivery surgical site infections is one of the significant cause of prolonged hospitalization, greater mortali...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2730852
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