Exploring the Challenges and Solutions in Conducting Clinical Trials in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study Perspective.

Introduction: Clinical trials are crucial for advancing medical knowledge and improving healthcare outcomes. Despite an increase in research publications in Saudi Arabia, clinical trial productivity has lagged behind. Understanding the barriers to conducting clinical trials in Saudi Arabia is essential.

Knowledge of Risk Factors, Symptoms and Barriers to Seeking Medical Help for Cervical Cancer among Omani Women Attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes among Omani woman regarding cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms as well as barriers to them seeking medical help.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2017 and March 2018 at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) in Muscat, Oman. A validated Arabic-language version of the Cervical Cancer Awareness Measure questionnaire was used to collect data from 550 Omani women visiting SQUH during the study period.

Use of an entacapone-containing drug combination and risk of death: Analysis of the FDA AERS (FAERS) database.

To assess the signal of death associated with the use of an entacapone-containing drug combination in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. Reports of death events submitted between January 2004 and December 2010 were retrieved and analysed by the reporting odds ratio (ROR). The ROR of case/non-case reports of death associated with an entacapone-containing drug combination was compared with the levodopa/carbidopa combination using the FDA AERS database.