Daucus carota L. ssp. carota is a part of the folk medicine in Lebanon where it is used to enhance immunity and protect against many ailments among which are inflammation, gastric ulcer, and diabetes. Earlier we reported ...

Tragopogon porrifolius L. (Asteraceae) is an edible plant widely used in the Lebanese folk medicine. The present study investigates the acute anti-inflammatory effect of the methanolic, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts ...

ABCB1 (MDR1/P-glycoprotein) is an ATP-dependant transmenbrane protein widely expressed in human organs, protecting them against xenobiotics. ABCB1 is involved in drug pharmacokinetics: at the blood-brain barrier level, due ...

Background This study aims to map the learned curriculum based on students’ feedback regarding the biomedical literature evaluation competencies in a pharmacy curriculum, to evaluate teaching methods and to report students’ ...

Background Patients’ knowledge of their medications play a pivotal role in their disease management. Objective Assess the knowledge and practices of Lebanese outpatients regarding their own medication use and risks. Setting ...

Background : Transcatheter aortic valve implantation(TAVI) has recently emerged as a therapeuticalternative for high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomaticaortic valve stenosis and has been shown to improveclinical ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deliberately emphasized the role of pharmacists in global health. Academic institutions are encouraged to train its graduates to recognize and adequately address the social determinants ...

Numerous patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma do not use inhaler devices properly, which can contribute to poor disease control. The objective of this study is to assess the technical and ...