Evaluation and Perception of Clinical Pharmacist Participation in a Rapid Response Team During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Background And Objectives: The addition of a pharmacist to rapid response teams (RRT) has been shown to improve adherence to advanced cardiac life support protocols and to decrease mortality. A quality improvement study was initiated at a single center to evaluate the addition of a pharmacist to the RRT during cardiopulmonary arrest.

Methods: Data were prospectively collected on pharmacy response time and interventions performed.

Benzodiazepine use in medical out-patient clinics: a study from a developing country.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of Benzodiazepine use in the outpatient setting of general medicine clinics at a single tertiary care centre.

Methods: The prospective prevalence study was conducted in the outpatient setting of Internal Medicine Clinics at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from November to December 2009. All subjects were interviewed after informed consent and variables were recorded on a specially-designed proforma.