Evaluation of Weight-Based Co-trimoxazole Dosing in a Saudi Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Infections caused by  ()and ( pneumonia (PJP)) require weight-based dosing for co-trimoxazole. The aim of this study is to assess the appropriateness of co-trimoxazole dosing in adult inpatients for the treatment of these infections.

Methodology: This is a single-center, cross-sectional study that included adult inpatients treated with co-trimoxazole for a weight-based dose indication ( and PJP).

Expanding pharmacist's educational role using virtual and social media portals before and during COVID19 outbreak.

Background: There are many ways to raise public health awareness and recently, Social media networks (SMN) have played a big role in it. The study aims to assess SMN use for acquiring health care information and publics' perception of virtual encounters with pharmacists for health- related purposes; particularly in times of a pandemic crisis.

Methods: A bi-phasic cross-sectional survey was distributed on 2017 and again during COVID-19 pandemic.