Acid suppressant medications, widely used to manage gastric acid secretions and related disorders, rely heavily on the expertise of community pharmacists. This underscores importance understanding pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, practices regarding counseling acid-suppressant medications. A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted from end 23 rd August 2024 beginning 30 th September 2024. showed that most participants, 146 (64.6%), were females. 119 (52.65%), participants have...

Background: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perception, and willingness of Saudi population towards stem cell treatment banking, associated factors, their predictive abilities. Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted from September December 2022 in Arabia using a structured bilingual, self-administered online survey collect sociodemographic information determine knowledge understanding, general population. Bloom’s cut-off points were used distribute scores into three categories,...

Background: An off-label medication involves the use of an approved drug for unapproved indication, population, route administration, or dosage.The physiological state children differs from that adults, making adult formulation potentially dangerous to children. Off-label prescribing is quite common in due challenges development pediatric formulations. The current study was conducted determine awareness, practice, and views pediatricians, general physicians, pharmacists about patients...

: Objectives: The current study aims to assess community pharmacist's knowledge, practice and barriers towards ADR reporting systems in the Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted from 1st August 2019 31st October among Community pharmacies 101 easily approachable pharmacists participated study. Results: survey sent 150 (CP), while only surveys were received completely filled, response rate of 67.33%. mean age respondents 35.2±6.66 years. Among all 73(72.27%) male...

A BSTRACT Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore and evaluate the knowledge, attitude, practice using antibiotics among community in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Methods: cross-sectional was conducted, from February 2022 through March 2022, people Results: population 753 community. questionnaire used open-ended multiple-choice questions. Out participants, only 254 (55.6%) think that can treat a bacterial infection, whereas 163 (35.7%) 82 (17.9%) it treats viral fungal...

Falak Chawla1#, Areeba Arif1#, Pooja Jain1#, Nuzhat Banu2, Ayaz Ahmed2, Mohammad Daud Ali2, Mohd. Aamir Mirza1* and Zeenat Iqbal1* Author informationArticle notesCopyright License informationCitations Corresponding author. Correspondence: Dr. Mirza Department of Pharmaceutics, School Pharmaceutics Education Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-110062, INDIA. Email: aamir_pharma@yahoo.com Received January 26, 2024; Revised March 02,

Many studies across the globe have observed significant effect of sleep disturbance on academic achievement medical students. Objective: This research was conducted to define prevalence and discover consequences management this condition among undergraduate pharmacy students Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences (MACHS).

Abstract Objective The study was aimed to evaluate the cost and drug utilization pattern of anticoagulant drugs in a clinical setting Saudi Arabia. Method A cross-sectional retrospective conducted private hospital World Health Organization, defined daily dose, American Society Hematology methods were used compute price each agent. Key findings Consumption oral anticoagulants very less as compared parenteral. Apixaban most prescribed drug, while enoxaparin sodium choice among In...

Abstract Objective This study is based on a retrospective cross-sectional to assess the prescribing patterns and cost-utility analysis of management childhood asthma in Saudi Arabia. Methods Prescription data were collected for 1 year from electronic records pharmacy. The unit dose price was retrieved pharmacy database compared with daily WHO Defined Daily Dose (DDD) Initiative Asthma (SINA). cost each drug calculated average prices prescription. Key findings In male children (57.98%), more...

Abstract Objectives Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a matter concern worldwide as that may lead to antimicrobial drug resistance. The objective current study was assess utilization pattern and cost-effectiveness. Studies are conducted analyze the prescribing their adherence standard guidelines economic impact on patients in order promote rational use. Methods designed single-centred, cross-sectional retrospective pharmacy database patterns cost-utility analysis five most common used...

Diabetic mellitus is an emerging disease in Saudi Arabia. In this regard, a cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted to evaluate drug utilization pattern and the cost associated with non-insulin-dependent diabetes management Data retrieved from electronic pharmacy records during last one year were employed study. World Health Organization (WHO) Defined Daily Dose (DDD) method compute daily price of each oral hypoglycaemic agent. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines...

Abstract Objectives Fungal infections in humans are superficial or systemic and found to be life threatening. They common among the middle age group particularly females immunocompromised patients. Methods This study was conducted evaluate prescription pattern of antifungal drugs their economic burden on The designed as a single centered, cross-sectional retrospective pharmacy database utilization drug therapy cost analysis. Data for period from 1 January 2019 31 December were retrieved...

Objective: Chief aim of the current study was to draw attention in prescribing pattern and utilization PPIs one year at a single private hospital Saudi Arabia.
 Methods: This is cross-sectional, retrospective drug research on Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). The PPI usage in- out- patients Al-Mana Group Hospital (AGH) Al-Khobar between January 1, 2019 December 31, were investigated, including incidence, prevalence, duration.
 Results: We observed 27229 items dispensed inpatient...

Objective: The study was aimed to evaluate utilization and adherence guidelines recommended in the use of statins for management cholesterol their cost utility analysis a clinical setting Saudi Arabia.
 Materials: A cross-sectional retrospective conducted private hospital Arabia. World Health Organization (WHO) Defined Daily Dose (DDD) used compute price each statins. 
 Results: is higher males, Saudis people with age group 40-59 as compared females or non-Saudis other groups. Over...

Published on:June 2022 Journal of Young Pharmacists, 2022; 14(2):244-248 Original Article | doi:10.5530/jyp.2022.14.46 Authors: Nuzhat Banu, Naher Mohammed Aldubaisi, Batool Al Dubaisi, Mohammad Daud Ali,* Ayaz Ahmad, Yousif A M HassanDepartment Pharmacy, Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, As Safa, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA. Abstract: Background: Compounding and dispensing sterile preparation is a major part pharmacy practice the responsibility pharmacists. The intravenous admixtures are...

Coronary heart disease is a group of conditions affecting the functioning or blood vessels and one leading causes death globally. Like other countries, coronary prevalence also rising among adults in Bangladesh. Besides conventional risk factors for disease, genetic predisposition some novel issues like high salt intake, arsenicosis, hypovitaminosis D air pollution may play important role aetiopathogenesis this population. Formulation appropriate policy more emphasis on preventive strategy...

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> The aim of the present work is to anticipate and investigate long-term symptoms in COVID-19 survivors their correlation with blood groups. <strong>Methods:</strong> A prospective cross-sectional survey based study was conducted amongst COVID 19 community eastern province, Saudi Arabia. target population adult, &gt;20 years old, citizen, who lives Eastern Province. online through social media. <strong>Results:</strong> In our...