Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions identified using screening tools in paediatric patients: a systematic review.

Objectives: Inappropriate prescriptions are known to cause medication-related problems, but little is known about the prevalence of this issue in paediatric patients. This systematic review provides an overview of the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions identified through tools developed for the paediatric population and delineates the strengths and limitations of the identification tools.

Methods: Literature from PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane database and Google Scholar was searched with a combination of medical subject headings (MeSH) and free-text terms related to inappropriate prescriptions, paediatrics and potentially inappropriate prescription tools.

Perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of asthma patients towards the use of short-acting β2-agonists: A systematic review.

Background: Short-acting β2-agonists (SABA), the most potent and rapid-acting relievers are commonly used to provide quick relief of asthma symptoms. However, there is an increasing concern regarding the misuse of SABA medicines.

Objective: This qualitative systematic review aims to determine, evaluate, and summarize the perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors towards the use of SABA from the patients' perspectives.

The use of special approval medicines among pediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital: A reality check.

Background: Special approval medicines (SAMs) are medicines used with approval from the Director General of Health Malaysia when the therapeutic options within regulatory and formulary boundaries appear unsuitable or ineffective to treat the patients.

Objectives: To examine and characterize the use of SAMs among children in a Malaysian tertiary care hospital.

Methods: The named-patient basis SAM application forms, cover letter, pharmacist review summary and patient monitoring forms available at the Pharmacy Department between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2020 were reviewed.

Analysis of prescribing error and pharmacist's intervention on obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient prescriptions in a Malaysian tertiary hospital.

Prescribing error in obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) poses harm to women and potentially to the foetus and new born. Pharmacists' interventions have been reported to prevent prescribing error from reaching the patients. Little is reported on the magnitude of prescribing error and pharmacist intervention in a subspecialised outpatient O&G setting.

Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian healthcare professionals toward adverse drug reaction reporting: a systematic review.

Objective: Healthcare professionals have an important role in ensuring that adverse drug reactions are well documented and reported. The key determinants of adverse drug reactions reporting are the knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to identify, critically evaluate and summarise the findings on the knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian healthcare professionals towards adverse drug reaction reporting.

Two decades of off-label prescribing in children: a literature review.

Background: In the past two decades, many legislative and regulatory initiatives were taken globally to improve drug use in children. However, children are still found to be prescribed with off-label drugs. This study was conducted to provide an overview of the worldwide trend in off-label prescribing in children from the year 1996 to 2016.