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  1. Until 2010, stage III or IV malignant melanoma (MM) had a poor prognosis. The discovery of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in 2011 changed the treatment landscape. Promising results in patient survival wit...

    Authors: Dilay Özdemir and Melanie Büssgen
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:106
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  2. Professional organisations exist as international or national organisations, with each country establishing at least one national professional association. There remains a knowledge gap about factors that infl...

    Authors: Louisa Sullivan, Jun Ni Ho, You Zhuan Lee, Garba Mohammed Khalid, Anisha Kaur Sandhu, Sherly Meilianti, Farah Aqqad and Renly Lim
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:105
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  3. Awareness regarding coping with sick days among patients with diabetes is limited. Thus, we evaluated the effectiveness of sick-day education by community pharmacists among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) ...

    Authors: Keisuke Kado, Hiroshi Okada, Shota Suzuki, Masako Satake, Toru Yamazaki, Mayumi Kurosawa, Mie Yamamoto, Miho Takahashi and Takeo Nakayama
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:104
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  4. The outbreak of COVID-19 in the late 2019 led to major global health crises, including morbidities and mortalities. The pandemic has adversely affected the supply chain of essential health commodities globally...

    Authors: Pius Ipagala, Eulambius M. Mlugu, Rogers Mwakalukwa and Godeliver A. Kagashe
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:103
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  5. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a significant public health challenge. CKD patients have compromised renal function, which not only alters the pharmacokinetics of drugs but also their pharmacodynamics. Adju...

    Authors: Roheena Zafar, Inayat Ur Rehman, Yasar Shah, Zahid Ali, Long Chiau Ming and Tahir Mehmood Khan
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:102
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  6. Pharmacy medicine (P) is obtained exclusively from a pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist. This study aims to understand the perception of healthcare professionals towards the dispensing separation, ...

    Authors: Rabi’atul Nur Amalia Abdullah Juperi, Hui Poh Goh, Inayat Ur Rehman, Kah Seng Lee, Long Chiau Ming and Andi Hermansyah
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:101
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  8. Due to the importance of procurement of medicines and medical supplies during disasters and the significance of an existing resilient supply chain, the present study aimed to explore the causes, strategies, an...

    Authors: Peivand Bastani, Omid Sadeghkhani, Parisa Bikine, Gholamhossein Mehralian, Mahnaz Samadbeik and Ramin Ravangard
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:99
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  9. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the principal cause of death in developing countries including Ethiopia. No study reports the overall patterns of risk factors and burden of in-hospital mortality in Ethiopia. ...

    Authors: Bekalu Kebede, Melese Getachew, Samuel Agegnew, Ephrem Mebratu Dagnew, Dehnnet Abebe, Anteneh Belayneh, Bantayehu Addis Tegegne, Tiringo Kebede, Mekides Kiflu, Yalemgeta Biyazin and Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:98
    Content type: Review Published on:

  10. Pharmacists’ knowledge and attitude toward Emergency Oral Contraception (EOC) can affect users’ access to EOCs, especially where EOCs are provided by pharmacists without the need for prescriptions. We conducte...

    Authors: Nattawut Leelakanok, Krittaphas Kangwanrattanakul, Arpa Petchsomrit, Bannawich Sapapsap, Tippawan Siritientong and Janthima Methaneethorn
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:97
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  11. This study aimed to validate a specialized competency framework for industry pharmacists and assess correlates related to the competency domains in a pilot sample.

    Authors: Hala Sacre, May Saab, Chadia Haddad, Mansour Haddad, Rony M. Zeenny, Marwan Akel, Aline Hajj, Katia Iskandar and Pascale Salameh
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:96
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  13. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program aims to optimise antimicrobial utilisation and curb antimicrobial resistance. We investigated the clinical impact of AMS among patients with carbapenem in medical wards ...

    Authors: Anitha Ramadas, Rahela Ambaras Khan, Khairil Erwan Khalid, Chee Loon Leong and Mohd Makmor-Bakry
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:94
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  14. Over-the-counter medications (OTC) are safe and effective when patients follow the patient’s information leaflet (PIL) instructions and/or the instructions given by healthcare professionals (HCPs). However, OT...

    Authors: Michael Petrides, Aliki Peletidi, Christos Petrou, Evangelia Nena, Maria Papavasili, Theodoros Constantinidis and Christos Kontogiorgis
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:93
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  15. Pharmacovigilance (PV) is an essential component of patient safety and pharmacists are expected to be aware of the PV processes and willing to report ADRs. This study assessed the hospital pharmacists’ knowled...

    Authors: Sawsan Shanableh, Hadzliana Zainal, Muaed Alomar and Subish Palaian
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:92
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  16. Previous studies have suggested that drug pricing could contribute to drug shortages; however, there is limited quantitative assessment of this potential causal association. This retrospective database analysi...

    Authors: Mohammad A. Alowairdhi, Fatimah H. Alhussain, Maha I. Alomran, Ohoud A. Almadani, Norah A. Alkhammash, Shayma F. Alyabes, Sultan A. Alharbi, Esraa A. Almudaiheem, Reem A. Alhaider, Sara A. Alhassan, Zainab A. Almuallem, Nuha Algain, Abdulaziz O. Alshehri, Thamir M. Alshammari and Turki A. Althunian
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:91
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  17. Self-medication using over-the-counter (OTC) medicines is one of the effective self-care measures in dealing with daily health problems. Health literacy (HL) is critical to ensuring the appropriate use of OTC ...

    Authors: Shoichi Masumoto, Tomotsugu Yamakawa, Naoto Sakamoto and Tetsuhiro Maeno
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:90
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  18. Despite the paucity of scientific evidence, CAM is widely used for the prevention and treatment of illness among patients with chronic kidney disease, including end-stage renal disease and kidney transplant re...

    Authors: Ghada Ben Salah, Maryam Farooqui, Mohammed Salem Alshammari, Abir Elghazali, Lamyaa Kassem, Nada Ibrahim, Imen Ben Abdelmalek and Muhammad Kamran Rasheed
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:89
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  20. Demand for diabetes care and prevention has increased due to Saudi Arabia’s high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its insufficient treatment. This raised awareness of the significance of community pharmacis...

    Authors: Muhammad Kamran Rasheed, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Abdulmajeed Alqasoumi and Zaheer Ud-Din Babar
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:87
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  21. This study aimed to validate the content of the specialized competency frameworks for pharmacists working in hospital settings (hospital and clinical pharmacists) and pilot the frameworks for practice assessment.

    Authors: Nibal Chamoun, Elsy Ramia, Hala Sacre, Mansour Haddad, Chadia Haddad, Aline Hajj, Joya Namnoum, Rony M. Zeenny, Katia Iskandar, Marwan Akel and Pascale Salameh
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:86
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  22. COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges to the ward pharmacy practice. Challenges arose due to new norms in the ward pharmacy practice. Adaptive measures to overcome these challenges were important to sustain...

    Authors: Chew Beng Ng, You Leng Tan, Ros Sakinah Kamaludin, Chee Tao Chang, Chii-Chii Chew, Wai Keng Foong, Siew Huang Lee, Normi Hamdan and Su Yin Ong
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:85
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  23. Precision oncology medicines represent a paradigm shift compared to non-precision oncology medicines in cancer therapy, in some situations delivering more clinical benefit, and potentially lowering healthcare ...

    Authors: Raymond H. Henderson, Declan French, Elaine Stewart, Dave Smart, Adam Idica, Sandra Redmond, Markus Eckstein, Jordan Clark, Richard Sullivan, Peter Keeling and Mark Lawler
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:84
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  24. Pharmacist’s involvement in optimizing medication adherence among diabetic patients has been implemented for over a decade. Diabetes Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic (DMTAC) was set up to educate diabetic p...

    Authors: Phei Ching Lim, Hooi Hoon Tan, Nurul Ain Mohd Noor, Chee Tao Chang, Te Ying Wong, Ee Linn Tan, Chiou Ting Ong, Kalyhani Nagapa, Lee Shyong Tai, Wei Ping Chan, Yong Boey Sin, Yin Shan Tan, Shanty Velaiutham and Rohaizan Mohd Hanafiah
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:83
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  25. Residents in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) have a high number of medication-related problems. Integrating on-site pharmacists (OSPs) into this setting is a possible solution and is currently gaining...

    Authors: Ibrahim Haider, Sam Kosari, Mark Naunton, Jane Koerner, Michael Dale, Sundus Nizamani and Rachel Davey
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:82
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  26. Heart failure is an ever-growing contributor to morbidity and mortality in the ageing population. Medication adherence rates among the HF population vary widely in the literature, with a reported range of 10–9...

    Authors: Chloe Cheng, Gemma Donovan, Naseer Al-Jawad and Zahraa Jalal
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:81
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Biosimilars constitute a pathway for sustainable financing of healthcare systems in the era of expensive biologics. However, such a pathway is not free of challenges. Since the biosimilars market is expanding ...

    Authors: Ahmad Nader Fasseeh, Baher Elezbawy, Kareem Ahmed El-Fass, Mary GamaI, Ahmed Seyam, Noha Hayek, Nagwan Abdel Rahman, Sohir Abdelhamid, Nader Fasseeh, Amr Shafik Saad, Ahmed Elagamy, Akram Mahmoud, Amal Samir Sedrak, Khaled Elshazly, Mariam Eldebeiky, Monica Talaat…
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:79
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  30. In the absence of similar studies in Lebanon, this study aimed at upgrading and validating the Lebanese specialized competencies framework for community pharmacists (SCF-CP) as a tool to transform community pr...

    Authors: Fouad Sakr, Marwan Akel, Hala Sacre, Chadia Haddad, Samah Tawil, Jihan Safwan, Aline Hajj, Rony M. Zeenny, Katia Iskandar and Pascale Salameh
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:77
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  31. The inappropriate use of antibiotics in pediatrics contributes to antimicrobial resistance. Behavior change intervention involving education to improve the use of antibiotics is a strategy included in antimicr...

    Authors: Isabel Naomi Aika and Ehijie Enato
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:76
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  32. Pharmacists must cater to seniors’ needs and communicate better in delivering pharmaceutical care. However, pharmaceutical care for seniors is unique since they commonly depend on support from their social env...

    Authors: Niken Nur Widyakusuma, Sri Suryawati, Chairun Wiedyaningsih, Probosuseno and Retna Siwi Padmawati
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:75
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  33. Self-medication is a worldwide issue that requires special attention due to the potentially harmful effects it can have not only on pregnant women but also on the fetus.

    Authors: Fentaw Girmaw, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Betelhem Mesfin and Abebe Tarekegn Kassaw
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:74
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:95

  34. Buyers of medicines and vaccines are increasingly interested in pooling their procurement to improve access to affordable and quality-assured health commodities. However, the academic literature has provided n...

    Authors: Koray Parmaksiz, Roland Bal, Hester van de Bovenkamp and Maarten Olivier Kok
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:73
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  35. The non-endemic multicountry outbreak of monkeypox (MPX) has emphasized the issue of conspiracy theories that go viral in times of societal crisis. Now, it is the turn of MPX to join COVID-19 in the conspiracy...

    Authors: Dalal Youssef, Lea Bleibel and Edmond Abboud
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:72
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  36. A series of Community Pharmacy Agreements (Agreements) between the Federal government and a pharmacy-owners’ body, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) have been influential policy in Australian community pha...

    Authors: John K. Jackson, Shane L. Scahill, Michael Mintrom and Carl M. Kirkpatrick
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:71
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  37. The success of tuberculosis treatment relies on patients adhering to their medication regimen consistently. However, adherence levels tend to decrease among patients who experience adverse drug reactions to an...

    Authors: Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie, Berko Panyin Anto and Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:70
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  38. Medication reconciliation is an effective strategy to reduce medication errors upon hospital admission. The process involves obtaining a best possible medication history (BPMH), which can be both time-consumin...

    Authors: Martina Francis, Peter Francis, Asad E. Patanwala and Jonathan Penm
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:69
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:80

  39. In Germany, oral emergency contraception (EC) with the active ingredients levonorgestrel (LNG) and ulipristal acetate (UPA) is available as over-the-counter (OTC) medicine only from community pharmacies (CPs)....

    Authors: Gwenda Lungfiel, Franca Mandlmeier, Christian Kunow and Bernhard Langer
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:68
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  40. Early access programs (EAPs) generally refer to patient access to medicines/indications before marketing authorization, possibly extended to price and reimbursement approval. These programs include compassiona...

    Authors: Alice Tarantola, Monica Hildegard Otto, Patrizio Armeni, Francesco Costa, Francesco Malandrini and Claudio Jommi
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:67
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  43. Pharmacists in sales and marketing roles need specific skills for managerial positions, and a framework for evaluating and developing these competencies is necessary. Currently, no such framework is known to e...

    Authors: Hala Sacre, Randa Aoun, Chadia Haddad, Carla Abou Selwan, Rony M. Zeenny, Marwan Akel, Aline Hajj, Carole Hassoun, Joya Namnoum, Katia Iskandar and Pascale Salameh
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:64
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  44. Animal diseases are a danger to livestock, businesses, and public health. This is why the public and private sectors in Africa have invested immensely in the manufacture and distribution of veterinary drugs. H...

    Authors: Stevens Kisaka and Frank K. Tumwebaze
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:63
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  45. The vast majority of acute diarrheal diseases are self-limiting and do not require treatment on a regular basis. Empirical antibiotics should only be used to treat dysenteric and invasive bacterial diarrhea. A...

    Authors: Beyene Dereje, Shegaye Yibabie, Zenebe Keno and Alemayehu Megersa
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:62
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  46. Universal health coverage has gained significant momentum internationally as the policy solution to address healthcare system deficiencies and promote equitable distribution of quality healthcare. The South Af...

    Authors: Vivian Naidoo, Fatima Suleman and Varsha Bangalee
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:61
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  47. Insurances in high-income countries (HIC) often contract with private community pharmacies to dispense medicines to outpatients. In contrast, dispensing of medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...

    Authors: Warren A. Kaplan, Carlotta M. Cellini, Kwesi Eghan, Kevin Pilz, Denise Harrison and Veronika J. Wirtz
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:60
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  48. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a looming pandemic, demanding prompt actions to avert catastrophic consequences. Effluents from pharmaceutical industries containing antimicrobial residues could serve as one ...

    Authors: Anita Kotwani, Ajita Kapur, Mihir Chauhan and Sumanth Gandra
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:59
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  49. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are considered high-risk medications and used to prevent thromboembolic events and stroke. This study aimed to examine patients’ views and experiences of DOACs use and factor...

    Authors: Abdulrhman Al Rowily, Mohamed A. Baraka, Mohammed H. Abutaleb, Aliah M. Alhayyan, Nouf Aloudah, Zahraa Jalal and Vibhu Paudyal
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:58
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  50. A pillar of the United States’ Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative is to rapidly provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) in order to achieve HIV viral suppression. However, insurance benefit design can imped...

    Authors: Rohan Khazanchi, Samuel Powers, Amy Killelea, Andrew Strumpf, Tim Horn, Auntré Hamp and Kathleen A. McManus
    Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 2023 16:57
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