Improving patient safety and access to healthcare: The role of pharmacist-managed clinics in optimizing therapeutic outcomes.

Contemporary patient care requires a multidisciplinary approach to monitoring, assessing, and managing diseases. Promoting multidisciplinary approaches encourages the purposeful participation of many healthcare professionals and harnessing their combined knowledge to provide tailored treatment plans. Pharmacists, skilled and knowledgeable professionals in medication management, drug-related problems, and disease prevention, can offer vital interventions that contribute to improved patient outcomes.

Drug Utilization Evaluation and Impact of Pharmacist Interventions on Optimization of Piperacillin/Tazobactam Use: A Retrospective Analysis and Prospective Audit.

(1) Background: Piperacillin/tazobactam is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial encompassing most Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. The inappropriate use of such broad-spectrum antibiotics is an important contributor to the rising rates of antimicrobial drug resistance worldwide. Drug utilization evaluation studies and pharmacists' interventions are vital to assess, develop, and promote the rational use of antibiotics.

A patient-centered ambulatory care pharmacy design to abate the real-world patient counseling challenges.

Patient counseling is an important tool to help both healthcare providers and patients in achieving the desired health outcomes. It is one of the significant and well-established roles for pharmacists in the health care system, enabling them to develop a pharmacist-patient collaborative relationship to ensure medication compliance, improved adherence to the prescribed medication regimen and prevention of adverse drug events. Delivering effective and efficient patient counseling is often hindered by numerous personal and system-related challenges.

Acute Psychotic Episode Induced by Antimicrobial Treatment.

Psychosis is an abnormal state of mind that leads to losing touch with reality. Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations, amongst other features. Psychosis is known to increase the risk of other health conditions and may have serious adverse outcomes.

A Systematic Review on Sociodemographic, Financial and Psychological Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy among Adult Population.

Background: While considerable evidence supports the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, a sizable population expresses vaccine hesitancy. As per the World Health Organization, vaccine hesitancy is one of the top 10 hazards to global health. Vaccine hesitancy varies across countries, with India reporting the least vaccine hesitancy.

A Box-Behnken Extraction Design and Hepatoprotective Effect of Isolated Eupalitin-3--Galactopyranoside from Linn.

The objectives of this study were to optimize and quantify the maximum percentage yield of eupalitin-3--galactopyranosidefrom leaves using response surface methodology (RSM), as well as to demonstrate the hepatoprotective benefits of the bioactive compound. The Box-Behnken experimental design was utilized to optimize the eupalitin-3----galactopyranoside extraction procedure, which also looked at the extraction duration, temperature, and solvent concentration as independent variables. leaves were extracted, and -hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and water were used to fractionate the dried extracts.

Exacerbation of Mania due to Metronidazole in a Bipolar Disorder Patient.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder where the patient experiences extreme shifts in mood marked by depression, mania, or hypomania. It affects their overall daily life activities and sleep patterns. This case report is of a 74-year-old female patient with bipolar disorder who experienced a manic episode after initiation of antibiotics to treat gallbladder perforation with abscess formation.

The Pharmacist's Role in Managing COVID-19 in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Review of Existing Strategies and Future Implications.

The global burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted healthcare delivery but has also compromised patients' access to healthcare on account of the scarcity of medications and trained healthcare professionals. COVID-19 has been particularly challenging for patient subpopulations constituting immunocompromised individuals, geriatric patients, and those afflicted by chronic ailments. Reports indicate that diminished kidney function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) renders patients highly susceptible to complications during COVID-19 treatment.

Implementation of Pharmacist-led Telepsychiatry Services: Challenges and Opportunities in the Midst of COVID-19.

Over the last few decades, healthcare systems worldwide have seen many transformations, and one of the most significant transformations is the adoption of telemedicine. Its rapid and wide adoption has created an entirely different set of healthcare experiences. The healthcare field has vastly benefited from integrating technology and patient care.

Implementation of virtual clinical pharmacy services by incorporating medical professionals and pharmacy students: A novel patient-oriented system to advance healthcare in India.

The healthcare sector is continuously evolving in pace to meet the medical needs of the society. Even though therapeutic reforms are happening, medication discrepancies are the prime cause of hospitalization. This has generated an invincible demand for clinical pharmacy services.

Online patient portal-based management of medication renewal and refill pickup in ambulatory care settings: A retrospective utilization study at tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Background: The prescription pickup and renewal process in ambulatory care settings requires numerous steps, such as making an appointment with a physician to renew prescriptions and direct pharmacy visits to pick up medications. This process can be difficult or cumbersome for some patients; however, digital health-associated patient portals can reduce the burden on both patients and healthcare professionals.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in an ambulatory care setting of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.

Implementation of pharmacist-led tele medication management clinic in ambulatory care settings: A patient-centered care model in COVID-19 Era.

Over the past 20 years, owing to rapid advances in technological innovation, namely in telecommunication and telemedicine, healthcare institutions have integrated clinical practices with cutting-edge telecommunication technology to enhance access to patient care, improve continuity of clinical care, and ensure patient safety. Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) is a gold-certified tertiary care institution, and it is an excellent center for patient-centered care. In response to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has adopted various telecommunication technologies to provide patient-care services.

Structural and operational redesigning of patient-centered ambulatory care pharmacy services and its effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The newly emerged coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has collapsed the entire global health care system. Due to these settings, a lot of strategic changes are adopted by healthcare facilities to ensure continuity in patient-centered services.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of structural and operational changes made in ambulatory care pharmacy services during the COVID-19 pandemic.