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  • Oral contraceptive pills and possible adverse effects 
    Stone, Rebecca H,; Rafie, Sally; El-Ibiary, Shareen Y.; Karaoui, Lamis R.; Shealy, Kayce M.; Vernon, Veronica P. (2016-09-30)
    Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) containing estrogen and progestin or progestin only were introduced as a contraceptive option for women in 1960. Since their introduction to the market, there have been significant changes ...
  • Roles of the pharmacist in the use of safe and highly effective long‐acting reversible contraception 
    Rafie, Sally; Mclntosh, Jennifer; Shealy, Kayce M.; Borgelt, Laura M.; Forinash, Alicia; Shrader, Sarah P.; Koepf, Erin R.; McClendon, Katie S.; Griffin, Brooke L.; Horlen, Cheryl; Karaoui, Lamis R.; Rowe, Emily L.; Lodise, Nicole M.; Wigle, Patricia R. (2016-09-30)
    The U.S. population continues to experience an alarmingly high rate of unintended pregnancies that have an impact on individual families and society alike. Lack of effective contraception accounts for most unintended ...
  • Over‐the‐counter access to emergency contraception without age restriction 
    Rafie, Sally; Mclntosh, Jennifer; Gardner, Debra K.; Gawronski, Kristen M.; Karaoui, Lamis R.; Koepf, Erin R.; Lehman, Katherine Joy; McBane, Sarah; Patel-Shori, Nima M. (2016-09-30)
    Family planning remains a high priority area for the United States, with goals to increase the proportion of pregnancies that are intended, reduce pregnancy rates among adolescents, and increase contraceptive use prioritized ...
  • Oritavancin 
    Karaoui, Lamis R.; El-Lababidi, Rania; Chahine, Elias B. (2016-09-30)
    Purpose The pharmacology, unique pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic profile, and potential future role of oritavancin in combating multidrug-resistant infections are reviewed, with an emphasis on efficacy data from Phase II ...
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy White Paper. Cultural Competency in Health Care and Its Implications for Pharmacy Part 3A 
    O'Connell, Mary Beth; De Bittner, Magaly Rodriguez; Poirier, Therese; Karaoui, Lamis R.; Echeverri, Margarita; Chen, Aleda M.H.; Lee, Shin-Yu; Vyas, Deepti; O'Neil, Christine K.; Jackson, Anita N. (2016-09-30)
    Culture influences patients' beliefs and behaviors toward health and illness. As the U.S. population becomes more diverse, a critical need exists for pharmacy education to incorporate patient-centered culturally sensitive ...
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy White Paper. Cultural Competency in Health Care and Its Implications for Pharmacy Part 3B 
    O’Connell, Mary Beth; Jackson, Anita N.; Karaoui, Lamis R.; De Bittner, Magaly R.; Chen, Aleda M.H.; Echeverri, Margarita; Vyas, Deepti; Poirier, Therese; Lee, Shin-Yu; O'Neil, Christine K. (2016-09-30)
    The Institute of Medicine has stated that greater diversity within health care professionals leads to improved patient outcomes. Therefore, greater diversity within academia and student bodies is required to create future ...
  • Efficacy and Safety of Enoxaparin 20 Mg Subcutaneously in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 4 and 5 for Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis 
    Karaoui, Lamis; Tawil, Samah (2016-09-30)
  • Fatal Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Associated with Minoxidil 
    Karaoui, Lamis R.; Chahine-Chakhtoura, Corinne (2016-09-30)
    Minoxidil is a direct-acting peripheral vasodilator for the treatment of symptomatic hypertension, or refractory hypertension associated with target organ damage, that is not manageable with a diuretic and two other ...
  • Reply to Comments by Kakkar and Dahiya 
    Chahine, Elias B.; Karaoui, Lamis; Mansour, Hanine (2016-09-30)
    TO THE EDITOR: Chahine, Karaoui, and Mansour1 reviewed the efficacy and safety of bedaquiline in the treatment of adults with pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and generally agree with the comments made ...
  • The effect of vancomycin doses greater than 2 grams on serum creatinine and vancomycin trough levels 
    Mansour, Hanine; Bush, Jeffrey A; Brito, Micheal; Novotny, Paul; Courtney, Cale; Mustonen, Jordan; Towey, Kim (2016-09-30)
    Objective: To assess the effect of vancomycin doses greater than 2 grams on renal function and vancomycin trough levels Methods: This is a retrospective, pharmacokinetic study performed in a tertiary care level II trauma ...
  • Cethromycin 
    Mansour, Hanine; Chahine, Elias B.; Karaoui, Lamis R.; El-Lababidi, Rania M. (2016-09-29)
    OBJECTIVE To review the pharmacology, chemistry, microbiology, in vitro susceptibility, mechanism of resistance, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical efficacy, safety, drug interactions, dosage, and administration ...
  • Bedaquiline 
    Chahine, Elias B.; Karaoui, Lamis R.; Mansour, Hanine (2016-09-29)
    Objective: To review the chemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical efficacy, safety, dosage, and administration of bedaquiline, a novel oral diarylquinoline antimycobacterial agent ...
  • Tedizolid 
    Kisgen, Jamie J.; Mansour, Hanine; Unger, Nathan R.; Childs, Lindsay M, (2016-09-29)
    Purpose. The mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and clinical efficacy and safety of an investigational second-generation oxazolidinone are reviewed. Summary. Tedizolid is a protein synthesis inhibitor ...
  • A Review of Commonly Prescribed Antiviral and Antiretroviral Agents 
    Mansour, Hanine; Inge, Lisa Devito; Ferreira, Jason; Unger, Nathan R. (2016-09-29)
    Objective: To review the pharmacologic properties of and uses for the most commonly prescribed antiviral agents. Data Sources: A MEDLINE/PubMed search (1966–September 2010) was conducted for English-language articles using ...
  • Pharmacotherapy of Diabetes in the Elderly 
    Whalen, Karen L.; Mansour, Hanine (2016-09-29)
  • The Impact of a Computerized Potassium Alert on Adverse Drug Events and Pharmacists' Interventions 
    Mansour, Hanine; Dikkhush, Dimple; Lannigan, Jeffry; Whalen, Karen L. (2016-09-29)
    Background: Hyperkalemia is one of the most common drug-related electrolyte abnormalities resulting in adverse drug events (ADEs) at our institution. Objective: To determine the effect of a computerized pharmacy alert on ...
  • Prescription patterns of benzodiazepines in the Lebanese adult population 
    Ramadan, Wijdan H.; El Khoury, Ghada M.; Deeb, Mary E.; Sheikh-Taha, Marwan (2016-09-29)
    This study assessed the profile of benzodiazepine (BDZ) users in Lebanon. Adult patients visiting the pharmacies with prescriptions of BDZs were included in the study. Seven hundred and eighty-six current BDZ users were ...
  • Combined bronchodilators (tiotropium plus olodaterol) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 
    Ramadan, Wijdan H.; Kabbara, Wissam K.; El Khoury, Ghada; Al Assir, Sarah A. (2016-09-29)
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function, is considered to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Long-acting inhaled bronchodilators, ...
  • Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements 
    El Khoury, Ghada; Ramadan, Wijdan; Zeeni, Nadine (2016-09-29)
    There has been a marked increase in use of herbal products and dietary supplements (HP/DS) in many developed and developing countries. However, data about consumption patterns and awareness about these products in the ...
  • Influenza Vaccination 
    El Khoury, Ghada; Salameh, Pascale (2016-09-29)
    Background: Influenza is a common preventable infectious disease associated with high mortality and morbidity. Vaccination is the most cost-effective measure to prevent influenza, yet the vaccine uptake is known to be low. ...

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