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Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2016 2:5
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Assessment of drug content uniformity of atropine sulfate triturate by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, X-ray powder diffraction, and Raman chemical imaging
Atropine sulfate is an anticholinergic agent for treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and is orally administrated as a triturate with lactose hydrate. Because of the low safety margin of atropine sulfate...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2016 2:4 -
Erratum to: Pharmacoeconomic effect of compliance with pharmacist’s intervention based on cancer chemotherapy regimens: a cohort study
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2016 2:3 -
Risk of major bleeding at different PT-INR ranges in elderly Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin: a nested case-control study
Debate continues about the optimal anticoagulation level for elderly Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) receiving warfarin. The Japanese Circulation Society guideline has recommende...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2016 2:2 -
Analysis of the time-to-onset of osteonecrosis of jaw with bisphosphonate treatment using the data from a spontaneous reporting system of adverse drug events
Bisphosphonates (BPs) are potent antiresorptive agents used to treat osteoporosis and the complications associated with malignant bone metastasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of bisphos...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:34 -
A laboratory data-based evaluation of the efficacy and safety of generic pravastatin sodium for long-term use
Increasing the use of generic drugs may reduce the growing healthcare spending. Nevertheless, in Japan, the generic drug market share remains low compared to that of European countries and the United States, m...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 2:1 -
Reduction in gastrointestinal bleeding by development and implementation of a protocol for stress ulcer prophylaxis: a before-after study
The implementation of a protocol has been associated with improvements in the processes of care in clinical settings. Although stress ulcer prophylaxis is recommended for critically ill patients at high risk, ...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:33 -
Opioid analgesics increase incidence of somnolence and dizziness as adverse effects of pregabalin: a retrospective study
Pregabalin, a gabapentinoid, is an adjuvant analgesic for treatment of neuropathic pain, but it has serious adverse effects such as somnolence and dizziness, particularly in elderly patients. Although decrease...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:30 -
Serum concentrations of clarithromycin and rifampicin in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease: long-term changes due to drug interactions and their association with clinical outcomes
Concomitant use of clarithromycin (CAM) and rifampicin (RFP) for the treatment of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease affects the systemic concentrations of both drugs due to CYP3A4–related intera...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:32 -
PK/PD analysis of biapenem in patients undergoing continuous hemodiafiltration
Continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) is used as renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients with renal failure, and to treat hypercytokinemia. Since CHDF also clears therapeutic agents, drug pharmacok...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:31 -
Outcomes of the implementation of the computer-assisted HBView system for the prevention of hepatitis B virus reactivation in chemotherapy patients: a retrospective analysis
Screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is recommended worldwide for patients receiving systemic chemotherapy in accordance with clinical guidelines, but compliance varies by country and facility. Aler...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:29 -
Switching from allopurinol to febuxostat: efficacy and tolerability in hemodialysis patients
Febuxostat is a novel xanthine oxidase inhibitor. However, few studies have examined the long-term efficacy and tolerability of febuxostat after switching from allopurinol in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Theref...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:28 -
Evaluation of the pharmacy practice program in the 6-year pharmaceutical education curriculum in Japan: community pharmacy practice program
The purpose of this study was to highlight concerns with the current pharmacy practice program and suggest aspects for improvement. A further aim of the study was to enhance the educational effects of the prog...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:27 -
Effect of switching basal insulin regimen to degludec on quality of life in Japanese patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Maintainance of a stable basal insulin level is important for glycemic control in treatment of diabetes mellitus. Recently introduced insulin degludec has the longest duration of action among basal insulin for...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:26 -
Population pharmacokinetics and optimization of the dosing regimen of digoxin in adult patients
This study aimed to evaluate the population pharmacokinetics of digoxin in Japanese patients and establish a dosage regimen based on the pharmacokinetic data.
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:25 -
Retrospective investigation of combination therapy with clarithromycin and levofloxacin for pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease
Fluoroquinolones are often used for the treatment of refractory Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease when the clinical efficacy of the recommended regimen, which includes clarithromycin (CAM), rifampicin (RF...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:24 -
Effects of an evidence-based medicine workshop on Japanese pharmacy students’ awareness regarding the importance of reading current clinical literature
Drug literature evaluation has been taught at pharmacy schools in the United States, allowing pharmacy students to learn how to read clinical literature critically. In advanced pharmacy practice experiences, p...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:23 -
A retrospective study to identify risk factors for somnolence and dizziness in patients treated with pregabalin
Pregabalin is a therapeutic drug for neuropathic pain that is associated with somnolence and dizziness. These adverse events are often experienced shortly after initiating pregabalin, and may lead to treatment...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:22 -
Active topical therapy by “Furuta method” for effective pressure ulcer treatment: a retrospective study
We newly proposed that “Furuta method,” a pharmacist intervention guidelines, is a topical ointment therapy that considers the physical properties and moist environment of wounds for pressure ulcer (PU) treatm...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:21 -
Prevention of the exposure by cyclophosphamide oral tablet
Unintended exposure to antitumor agents from an oral medicine may place healthcare workers and patients taking medicine at risk. In this study, the exposure to blister pack by CP (cyclophosphamide) and appropr...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:20 -
Differences in recognition of similar medication names between pharmacists and nurses: a retrospective study
Differences in error rates between pharmacists and nurses in terms of drug confirmation have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in error rates between pharmacists and nurses...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:19 -
Evaluation of pharmacy practice program in the 6-year pharmaceutical education curriculum in Japan: hospital pharmacy practice program
The objective of this study was to clarify the state of national pharmacy practice program in the 6-year course of pharmaceutical education from the students’ point of view. We will suggest the points for impr...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:18 -
The influence of dietary peptide inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme on the hypotensive effects of enalapril
Enalapril is an antihypertensive medicine that inhibits angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE). The present study investigated interactions between enalapril and a fermented milk product (FMP) containing the AC...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:17 -
Pharmacoepidemiology in Japan: medical databases and research achievements
Pharmacoepidemiology involves development of new models to predict safety in the development stages of pharmaceutical products, development of various guidelines and policy related to clinical trials, pharmaco...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:16 -
Hyperglycemic adverse events following antipsychotic drug administration in spontaneous adverse event reports
Antipsychotics are potent dopamine antagonists used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between antipsychotic drugs and adverse hyperglycemic eve...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:15 -
Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba extract for the treatment of dementia
The benefit of Ginkgo biloba for the treatment of dementia remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba in patients with dementia in whom administration...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:14 -
Onset of analgesia with ibuprofen sodium in tension-type headache: a randomized trial
Ibuprofen is known to be efficacious in the treatment of tension-type headache, the most common form of primary headache. A novel tablet formulation of ibuprofen sodium is more rapidly absorbed than standard i...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:13 -
Adherence to changing from brand-name to generic atorvastatin in newly treated patients: a retrospective cohort study using health insurance claims
Effect of statin therapy has been reported to be associated with patient’s adherence. Atorvastatin was available in Japan as a brand-name product beginning in 2000. The first atorvastatin generics were introdu...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:12 -
Relationship between incident types and impact on patients in drug name errors: a correlational study
There are many reports regarding various medical institutions’ attempts at incident prevention, but the relationship between incident types and impact on patients in drug name errors has not been studied. Ther...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:11 -
Supersaturated state of diazepam injection following dilution with infusion fluid
Significant precipitation produced by the dilution of diazepam (DZP) injection with an infusion fluid is a great concern for the clinical practice. In this study, the precipitation behavior under different con...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:9 -
Pharmacoeconomic effect of compliance with pharmacist’s intervention based on cancer chemotherapy regimens: a cohort study
It is important for pharmacists to manage cancer chemotherapy regimens in order to achieve safe treatment. We examined whether there was a useful pharmacoeconomic benefit of compliance the exclusion criteria o...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:10 -
Correlation of plasma crizotinib trough concentration with adverse events in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive non-small-cell lung cancer
Crizotinib, an ATP-competitive receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor of both anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and the hepatocyte growth factor receptor, commonly causes several adverse events (AEs). The clinical ...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:8 -
Effectiveness of medical supportive team for outpatients treated with sorafenib: a retrospective study
It is well known that molecular-targeted drugs, of which sorafenib (Nexavar®) is one, differ from previous anticancer drugs and cause various unusual adverse drug reactions. Treatment with sorafenib causes adv...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:6 -
Prescription rate of medications potentially contributing to lower urinary tract symptoms and detection of adverse reactions by prescription sequence symmetry analysis
The lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) increases with age and can have a significant effect on the quality of life of the patients. Elderly patients, who are often characterized by a decline in physiological ...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:7 -
Photostability studies on (±)-tramadol in a liquid formulation
Tramadol ((±)-TRA) is recommended for the treatment of mild to moderate cancer pain by the World Health Organization. An oral liquid formulation of (±)-TRA is preferable for patients with a compromised swallow...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:5 -
Clinical risk factors associated with postoperative delirium and evaluation of delirium management and assessment team in lung and esophageal cancer patients
Delirium is an acute change in cognition and concentration that complicates the postoperative course. Patients who suffer delirium after surgery have an increased risk of persistent cognitive impairment, funct...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:4 -
Expected value of the additional state in evaluating the method of quantification and uncertainty of additional states in an analytical model of grade I hypertension
In the construction of pharmacoeoconomic models, simplicity is desirable for transparency (people can see how the model is built), ease of analysis, validation (how well the model reproduces reality), and desc...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:3 -
Pharmacist-managed clinics for patient education and counseling in Japan: current status and future perspectives
To improve the adherence to and knowledge about pharmacotherapy in outpatients and to maximize the efficacy and minimize the adverse drug events, the first pharmacist-managed clinic (PMC) in Japan was establis...
Citation: Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences 2015 1:2 -
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