Effect of electronic prescription system modifications on reducing prescribing errors in a military hospital.

Background: The implementation of electronic prescription systems has become a crucial advancement in healthcare, intending to enhance the precision, safety, and effectiveness of the prescription process. Electronic prescription systems provide many solutions to reduce prescribing errors by allowing system modifications that streamline the prescribing process to improve communication between healthcare practitioners In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of electronic prescription system modification on minimising prescribing errors.

Methods: This retrospective quantitative study assessed the effects of electronic prescribing system modification in a tertiary military centre in Saudi Arabia, specifically focusing on decreasing prescribing errors in different hospital departments.

Colistin-induced Nephrotoxicity in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital.

Colistin-induced nephrotoxicity is a well-known major adverse event, which may occur within seven days [early acute kidney injury (AKI)] with a high mortality rate of 70% or after seven days (late AKI). The main objective of this retrospective study is to assess the severity and associated risk factors for the development of colistin-related nephrotoxicity. An observational retrospective cohort study was conducted over 12 months (January-December 2017).

Pregnant women's use and attitude toward herbal, vitamin, and mineral supplements in an academic tertiary care center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Herbal medicine has been widely utilized by pregnant women despite the limited available evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of that practice. The current available studies, from different countries, estimated that the use of herbal medicine during pregnancy range from 7% up to 96%. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence, attitude, source of information, and reasoning behind the use of herbal medicine among pregnant women in Saudia Arabia.