Publications by authors named "Maali Mustafa"

Background: Medication review (MR) services are evidenced-based practices in which a systematic assessment of a patient's medication is conducted, primarily aiming to optimize drug therapy and minimize adverse drug events through pharmacist interventions. Although studies show that MR services are effective, the implementation of MR services in Malaysia has been challenging due to several barriers. An MR services blueprint was developed to be adapted to the Malaysian community pharmacy setting as part of tailoring strategies.

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Background: Pharmacists' roles have been evolving to include more patient-centered care services such as medication reviews that help patients receive the most benefits from their medication. In Malaysia, medication review is yet to be widely implemented in the community pharmacy setting for several reasons, including the non-dispensing separation healthcare system. To establish and implement a feasible medication review service model in Malaysia, it is important to gather community pharmacists' perspectives on such services.

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Background And Aims: Corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a recently discovered infection that transmitted briskly worldwide. In this disease (COVID-19), it was discovered that several disorders, such diabetes, increased the severity and fatality rate. Until now, studies investigating the correlation between diabetes and COVID-19 in Sudan have not yet been conducted.

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