Evaluation of patients' knowledge about their medications: A cross-sectional study in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

Background: To authors' knowledge, in Saudi Arabia, information regarding patients' knowledge about their medications is lacking.

Objectives: This study aimed to fill this literature gap by assessing patients' knowledge and perceptions about their medications.

Design: To achieve the objective of the study, a cross-sectional survey was conducted outside community pharmacies in Qassim region through an exit interview with patients after getting their prescriptions filled or refilled.

Epidemiology of Chemical Poisoning among Adults in Qassim Region: An Eight-Year Study.

Chemical poisoning is considered a common medico-social problem that, in addition to causing extensive morbidity and mortality, dominates the valuable health care service resources. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the extent and frequency of chemical poisoning events among adults in Qassim region as well as the most common poisoning agents involved. A retrospective method of data collection was used employing medical record review for chemical poisoning cases that occurred in Qassim region during the 8-year period from January 2008 to December 2015.

Saudi pharmacy students' perceived knowledge and attitude on their role in public health services.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the preparedness of pharmacy students to actively participate in public health services by examining their attitude towards and knowledge about the national public health programmes (NPHPs).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire survey of the students in Unaizah College of Pharmacy (UCP) and College of Pharmacy Main Campus (CPMC), Qassim University, between October 2019 and February 2020.

Key Findings: A total of 100 out of 125 students responded to the questionnaire at a response rate of 80%.

Complementary medicine seeking behaviour among infertile women: A sudanese study.

Introduction: It is not surprising in developing countries with psychological, familial and community pressure to produce child, infertile women, in addition to conventional medicine, seek various traditional methods and religious practices.This study was conducted in Sudan to explore the perspectives of currently married infertile Sudanese women on complementary medicine seeking behaviour with more emphasis on traditional self-management strategies.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey involving 203 infertile women was conducted.

An Examination of Income Effect on Consumers' Ethical Evaluation of Counterfeit Drugs Buying Behaviour: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar and Sudan.

Introduction: There are limited studies on consumer behaviour toward counterfeit products and the determining factors that motivate willingness to purchase counterfeit items.

Aim: This study aimed to fill this literature gap through studying differences in individual ethical evaluations of counterfeit drug purchase and whether that ethical evaluation affected by difference in income. It is hypothesized that individuals with lower/higher income make a more/less permissive evaluation of ethical responsibility regarding counterfeit drug purchase.