Moderate and serious adverse reactions to antimicrobials among hospitalized children: A systematic review.

Aims: This systematic review aimed to investigate the occurrence of moderate and severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to antimicrobials among hospitalized children.

Methods: The PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Lilacs and CINAHL databases were searched in April 2023 to systematically review the published data describing the characteristics of moderate and severe ADRs to antimicrobials among hospitalized children. The search was carried out without date restrictions, up to the search date (April, 2023).

Evaluation of pharmacist's practices regarding the antimicrobials dispensing: a simulated patient study.

Background: The indiscriminate use of antimicrobials is considered a major contributing factor to the increase in antimicrobial resistance. Community pharmacies are the main source of access to antimicrobials, and pharmacists are in a strategic position to promote rational use of these medicines. Therefore, it is important to know dispensing service quality.

An Overview of the Methodologies and the Quality of Studies on Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia.

Background: It is often unclear whether systematic reviews and primary studies are de-signed to elucidate the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions. This may compromise the use of the information in clinical or policy decisions.

Objective: This overview aimed to evaluate the methodological profiles of studies on fibromyalgia pharmacotherapy in terms of the quality and nature of the interventions (efficacy versus effective-ness).

Effect of pharmacists' interventions on health outcomes of children with asthma: A systematic review.

Methods: A literature search was performed in January 23, 2018 at the Embase, LILACS, OpenThesis, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases through January 23, 2018, using keywords related to "asthma," "pharmacist," and "children." This systematic review followed the methodologic standards recommended by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We included intervention studies on the effect of pharmacists' interventions on pediatric patients with asthma, performed in hospital or ambulatory care settings, with presenting process and outcome indicators as a result of pharmacists' interventions.

Implementation of clinical pharmacy services using problematization with Maguerez Arc: A quasi-experimental before-after study.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: The growth of clinical pharmacy services (CPS) has positively impacted clinical, economic, and humanistic health outcomes. However, detailed studies on the process of implementing CPS in healthcare systems are incipient. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the CPS implementation in certain public health units in a metropolis in northeast Brazil.

Using Virtual Patient Software to Improve Pharmacy Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Geriatric Patients.

To evaluate the effect of using a virtual patient software program to improve pharmacy students' knowledge of and attitudes toward geriatric patients. The Virtual Patient for Geriatric Education (VIPAGE) software program was used in two Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree programs in Brazilian universities. The virtual consultations were divided into an initial evaluation, care plan, letter of referral to another professional, and evaluation of follow-up.

Factors influencing the implementation of clinical pharmacy services for hospitalized patients: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Background: Despite the evidence of benefits, clinical pharmacy services (CPS) are not uniformly implemented across healthcare institutions. Understanding the influencing factors and identifying the domains in which they act is the first step to a successful implementation.

Objective: To identify the factors that affect the implementation of CPS for inpatients and to categorize them.

Medication Regimen Complexity Measured by MRCI: A Systematic Review to Identify Health Outcomes.

Objective: To perform a systematic review to identify health outcomes related to medication regimen complexity as measured by the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI) instrument.

Data Sources: Cochrane Library, LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Open Thesis, and Web of Science were searched from January 1, 2004, until April 02, 2018, using the following search terms: outcome assessment, drug therapy, and Medication Regimen Complexity Index and their synonyms in different combinations.

Study Selection And Data Extraction: Studies that used the MRCI instrument to measure medication regimen complexity and related it to clinical, humanistic, and/or economic outcomes were evaluated.