Assessing the level of knowledge and available sources of information about hepatitis C infection among HCV-infected Egyptians.

Background: Egypt has the largest proportion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection worldwide and there is an urgent need to increase community awareness and knowledge about the disease in the country. The main aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness about HCV in clinically diagnosed HCV patients in Egypt.

Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study conducted between 1 February 2014 and 30 April 2014 in Cairo, Egypt using validated questionnaire as an instrument for data collection.

Analysis of written advertising material distributed through community pharmacies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Advertising is a crucial component of pharmaceutical industry promotion. Research indicates that information on advertisement materials might be inadequate, inaccurate, biased, and misleading.

Objective: To analyse and critically assess the information presented in print pharmaceutical advertisements in Saudi Arabia.