Necessity and concerns about lipid-lowering medical treatments and risk factors for non-adherence: A cross-sectional study in Palestine.

Aims: Strong evidence indicates that drugs reduce blood lipids and improve cardiovascular end-points, leading to their wide usage. However, the success of these drugs can be affected by poor patient's adherence to prescribed medication. This study aimed to evaluate medication adherence in patients with dyslipidaemia in association with patient beliefs about medicines.

Pharmaceutical care for adult asthma patients: A controlled intervention one-year follow-up study.

Asthma is a clinical problem with social, psychological and economic burdens. To improve patient disease management, different education programmes have been developed. Challenges in asthma management may be partially attributed to non-adherence or improper use of inhalers.

Impact of antimicrobial stewardship programme on hospitalized patients at the intensive care unit: a prospective audit and feedback study.

Aims: Inappropriate use of antibiotics is one of the most important factors contributing to the emergence of drug resistant pathogens. The purpose of this study was to measure the clinical impact of antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) interventions on hospitalized patients at the Intensive care unit at Palestinian Medical Complex.

Methods: A prospective audit with intervention and feedback by ASP team within 48-72 h of antibiotic administration began in September 2015.

Validation of a stability-indicating hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatographic method for the quantitative determination of vitamin k3 (menadione sodium bisulfite) in injectable solution formulation.

A simple, specific, accurate, and stability-indicating method was developed and validated for the quantitative determination of menadione sodium bisulfite in the injectable solution formulation. The method is based on zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (ZIC-HILIC) coupled with a photodiode array detector. The desired separation was achieved on the ZIC-HILIC column (250 mm × 4.

Patterns of NSAIDs use in Palestinian mid-territories: a prospective study of ambulatory patients in outpatient pharmacies.

The out-patient pharmacies in Ramallah and Bethlehem, central Palestine, were evaluated for NSAIDs utilization and pattern of prescribing and dispensing of these commonly used medications across the whole country. In our study for this area that accounts for almost 25% of the inhabitants of all Palestine (459, 761 inhabitants according to 2011 census), we analyzed the use of NSAIDs whether were prescribed for the patient or were obtained without a prescription in the period of Sept 1(st) to Nov. 30, 2011.

Identification of drug-related problems: a prospective study in two general hospitals.

Unlabelled: Drug-related problems (DRPs) can reduce the potential clinical benefits of treatment with medicines and waste valuable resources. No previous studies were published to examine the nature and frequency of drug related problems among hospitalized patients in Palestinian hospitals.

Methodology: Prospective observational study was conducted to report and record the natural and frequency of drug related problems in two general hospitals.

Societal perspectives on community pharmacy services in West Bank - Palestine.

Background: Understanding the public's view of professional competency is extremely important; however little has been reported on the public's perception of community pharmacists in Palestine.

Objective: To determine the perception of Palestinian consumers of the community pharmacist and the services they offer.

Methods: This project used the survey methodology administered by structured interviews to consumers who attended the 39 randomly selected pharmacies, in six main cities in Palestine.

Extent and nature of unlicensed and off-label medicine use in hospitalised children in Palestine.

Objective Of The Study: To determine the extent and nature of unlicensed/off-label prescribing patterns in hospitalised children in Palestine.

Setting: Four paediatric wards in two public health system hospitals in Palestine [Caritas children's hospital (Medical and neonatal intensive care units) and Rafidia general hospital (Medical and surgical units)].

Method: A prospective survey of drugs administered to infants and children <18 years old was carried out over a five-week period in the four paediatric wards.