Background: Continuing education (CE) is an international tool that requires lifelong active participation in learning activities allowing
the pharmacist to stay a major player among others. In 2014 the CE program was ...
Current Trends in Hospital Pharmacy Practice in Lebanon
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Nibal Chamoun, Ulfat Usta, Lamis R. Karaoui, ...
First Published January 19, 2019 Research Article
https://doi.org/10.1177/0018578718823733
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Objective
This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of daily subcutaneous enoxaparin 20 mg in patients with renal failure.
Methods
This retrospective cohort study included nonsurgical patients aged ≥18 years ...
Background
Thromboprophylaxis dosing strategies using enoxaparin in elderly patients with renal disease are limited, while dose adjustments or monitoring of anti-Xa levels are recommended. We sought to evaluate the efficacy ...
Kabbara, Wissam K.; El-Khoury, Ghada; Chamas, Nour R.
Introduction: Vancomycin is the cornerstone of parenteral therapy for serious methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. Optimal dosing of vancomycin is patient specific due to its narrow therapeutic window. ...
Abou-Antoun, Tamara J.; Nazarian, Javad; Ghanem, Anthony; Vukmanovic, Stanislav; Sandler, Anthony D.
Despite significant advances in cancer treatment and management, more than 60% of patients with neuroblastoma present with very poor prognosis in the form of metastatic and aggressive disease. Solid tumors including ...
Bahmad, Hisham F.; Chamaa, Farah; Assi, Sahar; Chalhoub, Reda M.; Abou-Antoun, Tamara; Abou-Kheir, Wassim
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid tumor often diagnosed in childhood. Despite intense efforts to develop a successful treatment, current available therapies are still challenged by high rates of ...
Nasser, Soumana C.; Mansour, Hanine; Abi Nader, Tatiana; Metni, Mirna
Background Limited data is available on Hepatitis C disease prevalence, treatment initiation and its cost-effectiveness in Lebanon and the whole Middle East. Objective The aim of the study is to assess whether initiation ...
Objectives
The first objective is to describe current managed entry agreement (MEA) activity in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region and the pharmaceutical decision makers’ perception and use of these agreements; ...
Background
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement identifies medication reconciliation as the shared responsibility of nurses, pharmacists, and physicians, where each has a defined role. The study aims to assess the ...
Souza, George M.P.; Kanbar, Roy; Stornetta, Daniel S.; Abbott, Stephen B.G.; Stornetta, Ruth L.; Guyenet, Patrice G.
The retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) is one of several CNS nuclei that contribute, in various capacities (e.g. CO2 detection, neuronal modulation) to the central respiratory chemoreflex (CRC). Here we test how important the ...
Background
Idarucizumab is used to reverse the effects of dabigatran. Information on the use of idarucizumab in the clinical setting remains very limited.
Objective
The objective of this study was to describe clinical ...
The translation of Sufi poetry is a relatively unexplored topic. This paper examines the challenges a translator may encounter when translating Sufi terminology into English, covering the formation of Sufi terms, their ...
La sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA) est une maladie neurodégénérative fatale. Le seul traitement ayant reçu l'AMM est le riluzole (RLZ). La minocycline (MNC) a montré être neuroprotectrice dans un modèle murin de SLA. ...
Ta, Hp; Maciuk, A.; Vautier, S.; Milane, A.; Welti, S.; Champy, P.; Wainer, I.W.; Fernandez, C.; Figadere, B.
Ganoderma lucidum (Polyporaceae) is commonly used as a panacea e.g. in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Abundant research has shown its activity on several targets related to cancer, but no work assessed its modulating activity ...
Background: The Lebanese American University has a well-functioning inter-professional education (IPE) programme;
this is a fundamental pedagogical approach in healthcare education in which students from different professions ...
Barbari, A.; Milane, A.; Salameh, P.; Abi Younes, J.; El Houjairy, A.; Safi, K.; Sabaa Ayoun, I.; Jaafar, M.; Bou Khalil, L.; Bachir, A.; Bassil, N.; Karnib, H.; Morad, N.; Rizk, S.; Masri, M.
OBJECTIVES:The relationship between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease is complex and bidirectional. This relationship may be partially linked to thrombophilic genetic anomalies that may predispose to the ...
Background
Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have emerged as an attractive alternative to vitamin K antagonists for various thromboembolic indications. However, prescribed NOAC doses are often inconsistent with ...
There is limited clinical experience with the use of coagulation concentrates to reverse the effect of direct oral anticoagulants. We assess the achievement of effective clinical hemostasis with the use of 4-factor prothrombin ...
Background
In recent years there has been a substantial increase in the use of over-the-counter (OTC) products around the world. While they are assumed to be safe by consumers, they can potentially lead to adverse effects ...