Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Liv Mathiesen, Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjerstin Havnes, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Stine Haustreis, Lillann Wilsgård Skaue, Elena Kamycheva, Kirsten K. Viktil, Anne Gerd Granås, Beate H. Garcia

“…The intervention comprises five steps mainly performed by pharmacists: (1) medication reconciliation at admission, (2) medication review during hospital stay, (3) patient counselling about the use of medicines, (4) a comprehensible and patient-friendly medication list with explanations in discharge summary and (5) postdischarge phone calls to the primary care level. …”
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Simultaneous Anti-Tuberculosis and Anti-Tumor Treatment with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Co-Existent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Advanced Lung Cancer by Wang H, Gao L, Cai X, Li J, Lang Y, Zheng R, Yang S

“…A multidisciplinary team (MDT) consisting of oncologists, pulmonologists, and clinical pharmacists followed evidence-based practices to determine treatment options. …”
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Gaps in cancer care in a multi-ethnic population in Sarawak, Borneo: A central referral centre study. by Melissa Siaw Han Lim, Pei Jye Voon, Adibah Ali, Fitri Suraya Mohamad, Lin Lin Jong, Lee Ping Chew, Mohamad Adam Bujang, Yolanda Augustin, Yuong Kang Cheng

“…A holistic needs assessment of each patient at time of diagnosis and support through their cancer journey requires a multi-disciplinary team of medical, nursing and allied health professionals including clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, dieticians and social workers.…”
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Enhancing Health Equity and Patient Engagement in Diabetes Care: Technology-Aided Continuous Glucose Monitoring Pilot Implementation Project by Madhur Thakur, Eric W Maurer, Kim Ngan Tran, Anthony Tholkes, Sripriya Rajamani, Roli Dwivedi

“…We used an interdisciplinary approach involving pharmacists, nurses, and clinicians and used hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels as a measure of diabetes management. …”
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Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions of pharmacy students regarding HIV/AIDS by Wael Mansy, Wajid Syed, Salmeen Babelghaith, Mohamed N. Al-Arifi

“…One of the primary roles of pharmacists is to counsel patients, which is critical in improving patient care outcomes. …”
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Tuberculosis screening among cough suppressant buyers in pharmacies and drug outlets in Guinea: a cross-sectional study by Jonathon R Campbell, Vanessa Veronese, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Almamy Amara Toure, Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Gnoume Camara, Desire Lucien Dahourou, Aly Badara Nabe, Souleymane Camara, Adama Marie Bangoura, Hugues Asken Traore, Corinne Simone Collette Merle

“…We evaluated an intensified TB case finding strategy in Guinea which targeted customers who bought cough suppressants from pharmacies or drug outlets.Methods We involved 25 pharmacies and 25 drug outlets in Matoto, Conakry, Guinea. Pharmacists or outlet owners identified and referred all customers with TB symptoms who were purchasing cough suppressants to healthcare workers for sputum collection either at the pharmacy or drug outlet or at a nearby TB diagnosis and treatment centre (CDT); sputum was subjected to bacteriological testing with acid fast bacilli smear or Xpert MTB/RIF. …”
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Collaborative design of a care pathway for pharmacy-based PrEP delivery in Nigeria: insights from stakeholder consultation by Obinna I. Ekwunife, Theodora C. Omenoba, Ugochi Eyong, Valentine Okelu, Michael Alagbile, Ifeanyi Ume, Ambrose Eze, Aderinola Fisayo, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, Farah Shroff, Chimezie Anyakora

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Medication reconciliation: impact of an educational intervention on the knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare professionals - a prospective quasi-experimental study in a... by Abubakar Siddique Mustafa Hussain, Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Saud Mohammad Alsahali, Safiya Fatima Khan

“…Methods A hospital-based prospective quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study was conducted from November 2023 to February 2024 among 346 healthcare professionals (medical doctors, pharmacists and nurses) practicing in King Saud Hospital (KSH), Unayzah, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment outcomes and its associated factors among adult patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to public hospitals in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia: a cross-sect... by Daniel Mitiku Yigazu, Matiyos Lema, Firomsa Bekele, Dawit Tesfaye Daka, Dagim Samuel, Nigatu Addisu

“…DKA treatment outcomes were assessed at discharge. Pharmacists collected data by reviewing patient charts using Kobo Toolbox software. …”
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Smart Pharmaceutical Monitoring System With Personalized Medication Schedules and Self-Management Programs for Patients With Diabetes: Development and Evaluation Study by Jian Xiao, Mengyao Li, Ruwen Cai, Hangxing Huang, Huimin Yu, Ling Huang, Jingyang Li, Ting Yu, Jiani Zhang, Shuqiao Cheng

“…The system’s ability to provide medication guidance and health management was assessed by senior health care professionals using a 5-point Likert scale across 3 groups: outputs generated by the system (DUMS group), outputs refined by pharmacists (intervention group), and outputs generated by ChatGPT-4 (GPT-4 group). …”
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A global review of national guidelines of post‐exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV by Marcus Maisano, Daniel Tran, Virginia Macdonald, Rachel C. Baggaley, Nathan Ford, Cheryl C. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Jason J. Ong

“…Only three countries (8%) specifically considered dispensing PEP by professionals other than doctors (e.g. nurses). None mentioned pharmacists as prescribers. We found a lack of consistency across countries regarding who is eligible for PEP, regimens used, interventions integrated into PEP provision and recommended investigations for PEP users. …”
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Medication underuse in real-life practice: the impact of galcanezumab towards achieving very low frequency episodic migraine in a southeast Asian middle-income nation by Wanakorn Rattanawong, Prakit Anukoolwittaya, Akarin Hiransuthikul, Thanakit Pongpitakmetha, Auranee Trisataya, Sekh Thanprasertsuk, Alan Rapoport

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Evaluation of an interprofessional education program involving medical and pharmacy students: a mixed-method study by Josephine F. Mertens, Marleen H. M. Hessel, Thomas G. H. Kempen, Stefan Böhringer, Adriaan F. Norbart, Chris W. Walinga, Teun van Gelder

“…Abstract Background Effective pharmacotherapy requires strong collaboration between physicians and pharmacists, highlighting the need for interprofessional education (IPE) in university curricula. …”
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A randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of teprotumumab for active thyroid eye disease in Japanese patientsResearch in context by Yuji Hiromatsu, Eri Ishikawa, Ai Kozaki, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Mika Tanabe, Ken Hayashi, Yukihiro Imagawa, Kazutoyo Kaneda, Masashi Mimura, Xiaoxian Dai, Tomoko Hayashida, Takashi Akamizu

“…Patients, investigators, site personnel (except formulating pharmacists) were masked. Primary endpoint was proptosis responder rate (percentage of patients with ≥2-mm proptosis reduction from baseline) at week 24 in the intent-to-treat population. …”
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A randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial of ketamine in Rett syndrome by Kathleen Campbell, Jeffrey L. Neul, David N. Lieberman, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Tim A. Benke, Cary Fu, Alan Percy, Bernhard Suter, David Morris, Randall L. Carpenter, Eric D. Marsh, Jana von Hehn

“…Caregivers, participants, outcome assessors, and study staff except pharmacists were blinded to allocation. The primary endpoint was safety and tolerability. …”
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Polypharmacy or potentially inappropriate medications among older adults with COVID-19 in a secondary hospital in China and their association with mortality by Mian Mao, Shan Du, Yue Xu, Qiu Li, Ruoxi Luo, Qiaoqiao Zhou, Xiaoli Hu

“…This result highlights the importance of conducting clinical pharmacists-led medication reviews to identify PIMs of NMV/r and collaboratively working with the physicians to ensure medication appropriateness.…”
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Analisis Asosiasi Untuk Menemukan Pola Pada Terapi Obat Pasien Dengan Menggunakan Metode Apriori by Evi Dewi Sri Mulyani, Teuku Mufizar, Sarmidi Sarmidi, Cepi Rahmat Hidayat, Dede Syahrul Anwar, Rofi Chaeruddin

“…In this study, an application that implements the a priori algorithm was also built to assist doctors and pharmacists in knowing the pattern of drug therapy using the PHP programming language and MySql database. …”
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Évaluation de la prescription et de l’utilisation des benzodiazépines dans la ville de Sidi Bel-Abbès by Derouicha Matmour, Mounia Medjeber, Yassine Merad

“…Methods-: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from February 01st, 2018 to June 30th, 2018 evaluating the prescription and use of BZDs in of Sidi Bel-Abbès by means of a questionnaire distributed to patients from the psychiatric hospital, the CHU psychiatry department and community pharmacists. The primary endpoint was the assessment of the prescription and use of BZDs in this city. …”
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Évaluation de la prescription et de l’utilisation des benzodiazépines dans la ville de Sidi Bel-Abbès by Derouicha Matmour, Mounia Medjeber, Yassine Merad

“…Methods-: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from February 01st, 2018 to June 30th, 2018 evaluating the prescription and use of BZDs in of Sidi Bel-Abbès by means of a questionnaire distributed to patients from the psychiatric hospital, the CHU psychiatry department and community pharmacists. The primary endpoint was the assessment of the prescription and use of BZDs in this city. …”
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Most prevalent jobs of young master’s degree graduates by detailed field of study by Marc Frenette, Tomasz Handler

“…From Appendix Table A.2, the female master’s graduates aged 25 to 34 in 2021 most highly concentrated in specific jobs were all from health and related fields: speech-language pathology/pathologist (audiologists and speech-language pathologists, 96.3%), audiology/audiologist (audiologists and speech-language pathologists, 95.2%), physical therapy/therapist (physiotherapists, 94.0%), occupational therapy/therapist (occupational therapists, 91.3%) and pharmacy (pharmacists, 90.5%). As was the case with Frenette and Handler (2023, 2024), graduates from most disciplines were dispersed across a wide variety of jobs. …”
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