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  1. Health service contacts for mental health and substance use on release from prison: a retrospective population-based data linkage study
  2. Challenges regarding the provision of antibiotics via the informal sector across low- and middle-income countries and potential ways forward
  3. Data Resource Profile: The Scottish Combined Medicines Dataset (SCoMeD)
  4. Pregnancy, baby, and childhood outcomes from using anti-seizure medication during pregnancy
  5. Prevalence and Associated Factors for Purchasing Antibiotics Without a Prescription Among Patients in Rural South Africa: Implications for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance
  6. Study protocol for optimising antipsychotic prescribing among hospitalised patients in the acute care setting in Scotland: a national retrospective cohort study
  7. CO252 Tocilizumab vs. Sarilumab Among Adults Hospitalized Due to COVID-19: A Federated Comparative Effectiveness Study Across England and Scotland Under the Target Trial Emulation Framework
  8. Impact of gabapentinoids’ reclassification policy and COVID-19 on gabapentinoids’ utilization pattern and their associated mortality in Scotland and Northern Ireland: a segmental regression analysis
  9. A comprehensive systematic review of the types of medication classes targeted by deprescribing tools and the tools/interventions applied to each class
  10. Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tools for Medicine Optimisation in Hospitals
  11. Co-design and development of a community pharmacy-based CVD risk screening service in Saudi Arabia: A Multi-stakeholders Nominal Group Technique (NGT) Consensus method.
  12. Knowledge Gaps influencing Inappropriate Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescribing in Kuwait: Qualitative Study
  13. Utilisation patterns and quality of lipid control among patients prescribed lipid-lowering therapies in primary care settings in Kuwait: a nationwide cross-sectional study
  14. Utilisation trends of lipid lowering therapies between 2017 and 2022 and lipid target attainment among patients receiving proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 inhibitors at a specialised tertiary hospital
  15. Effectiveness of deprescribing tools and interventions in detecting and deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on patients’ clinical outcomes: A systematic review
  16. Types of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) classes targeted by deprescribing tools and interventions: A systematic review
  17. Guest Editorial
  18. Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE): Retrospective observational cohort study protocol
  19. Tocilizumab versus sarilumab among adults hospitalised with COVID-19: target trial emulation across England and Scotland
  20. A Simulated Client Study on Non-Prescription Antibiotic Sales and Counselling Practices in Iraqi Nurse-Led Clinics: Implications for Antimicrobial Resistance
  21. Post-imprisonment healthcare contacts for mental health and substance use: A Scottish cohort study
  22. BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination uptake, safety, effectiveness, and waning in children and young people aged 5–11 years in Scotland
  23. Introduction of Biopharmaceuticals in Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study of Early Diffusion Patterns and Data Availability
  24. Prescribing pattern of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Scotland (2019–2023): a population-based retrospective cohort study
  25. Evaluation of Age-Related Changes in Human Lens Stiffness Through a Novel Non-Invasive Method Using Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography
  26. A scoping review of factors associated with the prescribing choice of direct oral anticoagulant drugs
  27. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant use in eleven European regions: a comparative time series analysis 2018–2022
  28. Anti-seizure medication in pregnancy and pregnancy, baby, and child outcomes: a population-based cohort study
  29. A survey on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing in microbiology laboratories in Saudi Arabia: Findings and implications
  30. Exploring community pharmacy services in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a scoping review
  31. Investigating the contribution of socio-economic position to ethnic inequalities in severe COVID-19 outcomes: population-based mediation analyses of national linked Scottish data
  32. A retrospective clinical evaluation of the quality of antibiotic use in treating ear, nose and throat infections in ambulatory care setting of a teaching hospital in Ghana: findings and implications
  33. Abstracts from the Pharmacy Education, Science and Practice Conference 2025 Part A
  34. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Iraqi Parents Regarding Antibiotic Use in Children and the Implications
  35. The COVID-19 pandemic in children and young people during 2022–24: what new did we learn?
  36. Replicating a COVID-19 study in a national England database to assess the generalisability of research with regional electronic health record data
  37. A population-based study of incident prescribing for hypercholesterolaemia and hypertension in Scotland: is the healthcare system recovering from the impact of COVID-19?
  38. Current access, availability and use of antibiotics in primary care among key low- and middle-income countries and the policy implications
  39. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the prescribing pattern of oral anticoagulants in the English primary care setting: a population-based segmented interrupted time series analysis of over 53 million individuals
  40. Use of sodium valproate and other antiseizure drug treatments in England and Wales: quantitative analysis of nationwide linked electronic health records
  41. Deriving and validating a risk prediction model for long COVID: a population-based, retrospective cohort study in Scotland
  42. ABSTRACTS of the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 24–28 August 2024
  43. Audit of antibiotic utilization patterns and practice for common eye infections at the ambulatory clinic of a teaching hospital in Ghana: Findings and implications
  44. Promoting appropriate use of medicines in a healthcare system
  45. Nephrotoxicity associated with aminoglycoside therapy in paediatrics: experiences from a leading referral hospital in Kenya
  46. Selecting the most informative positive and negative controls for self-controlled case series (SCCS): Rationale, approach, and lessons from studies investigating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines
  47. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization and quality of antibiotic use in the primary care setting in England, March 2019–March 2023: a segmented interrupted time series analysis of over 53 million individuals
  48. Understanding Outcomes of COVID-19 Treatments including Antivirals and Antibodies across Scotland
  49. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilisation and quality of antibiotic use in the Scottish primary care setting: a population-based segmented interrupted time-series analysis
  50. Response to: ‘letter to the editor: “A multifaceted strategy is needed to limit the over-the-counter sale of antimicrobials “’
  51. Patterns of initial and first‐intensifying antidiabetic drug utilization among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Scotland, 2010–2020: A retrospective population‐based cohort study
  52. Managing infectious diarrhea among young children in community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia and the implications for AMR
  53. A qualitative study exploring the challenges and enablers of pharmacists with a recent background in community pharmacy transitioning into primary care
  54. Risk of winter hospitalisation and death from acute respiratory infections in Scotland: national retrospective cohort study
  55. Caveats in reporting of national vaccine uptake
  56. Analysis of the use of antibiotics by AWaRe categories during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospitals across Scotland: a national population-based study
  57. An Umbrella Review and Quality Assessment of Renin-Angiotensin System Drugs Use and COVID-19 Outcomes: What is the Quality of the Research Evidence?
  58. Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and antibiotic utilisation practices in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A point prevalence survey study
  59. Involving Patients and Clinicians in the Design of Wireframes for Cancer Medicines Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Care: Mixed Methods Study
  60. The Disruptive Impact of COVID-19 on the Utilization of Cancer Chemotherapy-Related Healthcare Assistance at the Principal Nationwide Referral Hospital in Kenya
  61. Selling antibiotics without prescriptions among community pharmacies and drug outlets: a simulated client study from Ghana
  62. Estimated indirect costs of haemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis from a patients’ perspective at an Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa
  63. Quality of ethnicity data within Scottish health records and implications of misclassification for ethnic inequalities in severe COVID-19: a national linked data study
  64. Data Resource Profile: The Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HEPMA) National Data Collection in Scotland
  65. Current rates of purchasing of antibiotics without a prescription across sub-saharan Africa; rationale and potential programmes to reduce inappropriate dispensing and resistance
  66. Understanding and reporting odds ratios as rate-ratio estimates in case-control studies
  67. Ethnic inequalities in positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, infection prognosis, COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths: analysis of 2 years of a record linked national cohort study in Scotland
  68. Assessment of the quality of antimicrobial prescribing among hospitalized patients in a teaching hospital in Ghana: findings and implications
  69. Trends in the Cost of Medicines, Consultation Fees and Clinic Visits in Malaysia’s Private Primary Healthcare System: Employer Health Insurance Coverage
  70. Airport based pharmacies; products, services and challenges essential for patients in a global travel landscape
  71. Involving Patients and Clinicians in the Design of Wireframes for Cancer Medicines Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Care: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
  72. Corrigendum to “Utilisation Trend of Long-Acting Insulin Analogues including Biosimilars across Europe: Findings and Implications”
  73. Meta‐analysis of Factors Associated with Antidiabetic Drug Prescribing for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  74. Perceptions of and Preparedness for the Application of Pharmacoeconomics in Practice, among Final Year Bachelor of Pharmacy Students in South Africa: A National Cross-Sectional Study
  75. Risk Awareness and Demographic Characteristics Associated With the Use of Sexual Enhancement Supplements Among University Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United Arab Emirates
  76. Evaluation of duration of antibiotic therapy across hospitals in Scotland including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic: a segmented interrupted time series analysis
  77. Real-world effectiveness of systemic anticancer therapy for advanced melanoma in the west of Scotland from 2010 to 2018
  78. Evaluation of the antimicrobial prescribing pattern and the stewardship programs among COVID-19 hospitals in the capital city of Kurdistan-Northern Iraq: A multicenter point prevalence study
  79. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease prevention and management
  80. Shedding light on community pharmacist–directed point-of-care screening and education for patients with kidney stones: Implications and future research
  81. Ongoing Efforts to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization in Hospitals among African Countries and Implications for the Future
  82. Assessing medication use patterns in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a retrospective study
  83. Uptake of COVID-19 treatments in Scotland
  84. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on secondary care for cardiovascular disease in the UK: an electronic health record analysis across three countries
  85. Access to non-prescription medicines via vending machines: key considerations to help transfer the self-care concept to the next generation while managing safety risks
  86. An umbrella review and meta‐analysis of renin‐angiotensin system drugs use and COVID ‐19 outcomes
  87. Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Ghana: findings and implications
  88. ABSTRACTS of ICPE 2022, the 38th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE), Copenhagen, Denmark, 26–28 August, 2022
  89. Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and implications for the future
  90. A national, multicentre web-based point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in community healthcare centres across South Africa and the implications
  91. Prevalence of bacterial coinfection and patterns of antibiotics prescribing in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  92. Acceptability and Willingness of UAE Residents to Use OTC Vending Machines to Deliver Self-Testing Kits for COVID-19 and the Implications
  93. Impact of Parental Knowledge and Beliefs on HPV Vaccine Hesitancy in Kenya—Findings and Implications
  94. Characteristics and Management of Children With Suspected COVID-19 Admitted to Hospitals in India: Implications for Future Care
  95. Regional variation in longitudinal trajectories of primary care opioids prescribing across Health Boards in Scotland: a population-based study
  96. Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of community pharmacists on the pain management and implications in UAE children
  97. Development and Validation of a Tool to Improve Community Pharmacists’ Surveillance Role in the Safe Dispensing of Herbal Supplements
  98. Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing for ambulatory patients seeking primary dental care services in a public hospital in Ghana: a clinical audit study
  99. COVID-19 trajectories among 57 million adults in England: a cohort study using electronic health records
  100. What patient assessment skills do pharmacist independent prescribers require to prescribe immunomodulators in myeloma?
  101. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures on the prescribing trends and utilization of opioids in the English primary care setting: segmented-liner regression analysis
  102. Challenges and Opportunities With Routinely Collected Data on the Utilization of Cancer Medicines. Perspectives From Health Authority Personnel Across 18 European Countries
  103. An umbrella review and meta-analysis of the use of renin-angiotensin system drugs and COVID-19 outcomes: what do we know so far?
  104. Assessing the management of patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh during pre- and post-COVID-19 era and the implications: A pilot study
  105. Top unresolved ethical challenges and dilemmas faced by community pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care: Drawing the line between ethical challenges and the quality of the pharmaceutical care
  106. An umbrella review and meta-analysis of the use of renin-angiotensin system drugs and COVID-19 outcomes: what do we know so far?
  107. Obesity association with antidiabetic drugs’ prescription among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  108. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures on the prescribing trends and utilisation of opioids in the English primary care setting: a segmented-linear regression analysis
  109. Prevalence of bacterial coinfection and patterns of antibiotics prescribing in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  110. An umbrella review and meta-analysis of the use of renin-angiotensin system drugs and COVID-19 outcomes: what do we know so far?
  111. Biosimilars are essential for sustainable healthcare systems; however, key challenges remain as seen with long-acting insulin analogues
  112. Barriers and facilitators of adherence to antiretroviral treatment at a public health facility in Ghana: a mixed method study
  113. Management of Children Admitted to Hospitals across Bangladesh with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 and the Implications for the Future: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
  114. Access to community pharmacy services for people with disabilities: Barriers, challenges, and opportunities
  115. Opportunities and challenges when using record linkage of routinely collected electronic health care data to evaluate outcomes of systemic anti-cancer treatment in clinical practice
  116. Patients' knowledge and practice on disposal of medicines kept in households in South Africa: Findings and implications
  117. Using Administrative Data from Public Health and Drug Programs
  118. Challenges and Innovations Brought about by the COVID-19 Pandemic Regarding Medical and Pharmacy Education Especially in Africa and Implications for the Future
  119. What matters to patients and clinicians when discussing the impact of cancer medicines on health-related quality of life? Consensus-based mixed methods approach in prostate cancer
  120. Key issues surrounding the management of non-communicable diseases including the management of diabetes post COVID-19 among developing countries with a specific focus on Bangladesh
  121. A national, multicentre web-based point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and quality indices among hospitalised paediatric patients across South Africa
  122. Retrospective cohort study to evaluate medication use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Scotland: protocol for a national observational study
  123. Use of Sedative‐Hypnotic Medications and Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
  124. Utilisation Trend of Long-Acting Insulin Analogues including Biosimilars across Europe: Findings and Implications
  125. Frequency and determinants of domestic violence against Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional survey
  126. Opioids and Gabapentinoids Utilisation and Their Related-Mortality Trends in the United Kingdom Primary Care Setting, 2010–2019: A Cross-National, Population-Based Comparison Study
  127. Pilot Study on the Current Management of Children with COVID-19 In Hospitals in Bangladesh; Findings and Implications
  128. Validity of Pneumonia Severity Assessment Scores in Africa and South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  129. Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Public Healthcare Facilities in South Africa: A Baseline for Future Direction
  130. Health systems, population and patient challenges for achieving universal health coverage for hypertension in Ghana
  131. Correction to: Polypharmacy definition and prevalence in heart failure: a systematic review
  132. Evidence-based public policy making for medicines across countries: findings and implications for the future
  133. Polypharmacy definition and prevalence in heart failure: a systematic review
  134. Current utilisation patterns for long-acting insulin analogues including biosimilars among selected Asian countries and the implications for the future
  135. The Current Situation Regarding Long-Acting Insulin Analogues Including Biosimilars Among African, Asian, European, and South American Countries; Findings and Implications for the Future
  136. A multicentre point prevalence study of antibiotics utilization in hospitalized patients in an urban secondary and a tertiary healthcare facilities in Nigeria: findings and implications
  137. Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization with a Special Focus on Developing Countries
  138. Activities in Namibia to Limit the Prevalence and Mortality from COVID-19 Including Community Pharmacy Activities and the Implications
  139. Assessment of adherence to pneumonia guidelines and its determinants in an ambulatory care clinic in Ghana: findings and implications for the future
  140. Influence of pharmaceutical services organization on the availability of essential medicines in a public health system
  141. A point prevalence survey of antimicrobial utilisation patterns and quality indices amongst hospitals in South Africa; findings and implications
  142. Development of a web-based application to improve data collection of antimicrobial utilization in the public health care system in South Africa
  143. Potential approaches for the pricing of cancer medicines across Europe to enhance the sustainability of healthcare systems and the implications
  144. Key Issues Surrounding Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review and the Implications
  145. Utilisation, Availability and Price Changes of Medicines and Protection Equipment for COVID-19 Among Selected Regions in India: Findings and Implications
  146. Rapid Assessment of the Potential Paucity and Price Increases for Suggested Medicines and Protection Equipment for COVID-19 Across Developing Countries With a Particular Focus on Africa and the Implications
  147. Changes in availability, utilization, and prices of medicines and protection equipment for COVID-19 in an Urban population of Northern Nigeria
  148. Prevalence rate of spontaneously reported adverse events and determinants of serious adverse events amongst three outpatient care settings in ghana: findings and implications
  149. COVID-19, health care and self-medication issues in resource-limited settings: Findings and implications based on experiences in Ghana
  150. Health-Care professionals' knowledge and practice regarding disposal of medicines in primary health-care facilities in South Africa: Impact and implications
  151. The prevalence of medication errors among nursing students: A systematic and meta-analysis study
  152. Rapid Assessment of Price Instability and Paucity of Medicines and Protection for COVID-19 Across Asia: Findings and Public Health Implications for the Future
  153. A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the use of renin‐angiotensin system drugs and COVID‐19 clinical outcomes: What is the evidence so far?
  154. Supporting antimicrobial stewardship in Ghana: evaluation of the impact of training on knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals in two hospitals
  155. A multicentre point prevalence survey of hospital antibiotic prescribing and quality indices in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Northern Iraq: The need for urgent action
  156. Response to the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic Across Africa: Successes, Challenges, and Implications for the Future
  157. Supporting global antimicrobial stewardship: antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infection in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a scoping review and meta-analysis
  158. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of renin-angiotensin system drugs and COVID-19 clinical outcomes: What is the evidence so far?
  159. Compliance with South Africa’s Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework: are we there yet?
  160. Availability and price changes of potential medicines and equipment for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 among pharmacy and drug stores in Bangladesh; findings and implications
  161. Lessons from the failure of implementing the ‘Better Care Better Value’ prescribing indicator for renin–angiotensin system drugs in England: a qualitative study of general practitioners’ perceptions using behavioural change framework
  162. Ongoing and planned activities to improve the management of patients with Type 1 diabetes across Africa; implications for the future
  163. Evaluation of the prescribing decision support system Synonyms in a primary care setting: a mixed‐method study
  164. Real‐world evaluation of the impact of statin intensity on adherence and persistence to therapy: A Scottish population‐based study
  165. Use of record linkage to evaluate treatment outcomes and trial eligibility in a real‐world metastatic prostate cancer population in Scotland
  166. Translation and Validation of the Farsi Version of the Pain Management Self-Efficacy Questionnaire
  167. Review of Ongoing Activities and Challenges to Improve the Care of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Across Africa and the Implications for the Future
  168. Antimicrobial point prevalence surveys in two Ghanaian hospitals: opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship
  169. Evaluation of the clinical practice of aminoglycoside use in paediatric patients in Kenya: findings and implications for lower-middle income countries
  170. Fixed dose drug combinations – are they pharmacoeconomically sound? Findings and implications especially for lower- and middle-income countries
  171. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Use of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers and COVID-19 Outcomes: What is the Evidence so Far and the Implications?
  172. Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle-income countries: findings and implications for the future
  173. Proactive risk assessment of vincristine use process in a teaching and referral hospital in Kenya and the implications
  174. Pricing of oral generic cancer medicines in 25 European countries; fi ndings and implications
  175. Prescribing trends of inhaler treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within a resource-constrained environment in the Scottish national health service: findings and implications
  176. Clinical and economic implications of therapeutic switching of angiotensin receptor blockers to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
  177. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  178. Adverse effects of chemotherapy and their management in Pediatric patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Kenya: A descriptive, situation analysis study
  179. Ongoing initiatives within the Scottish National Health Service to affect the prescribing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and their influence
  180. Feasibility of using point prevalence surveys to assess antimicrobial utilisation in public hospitals in South Africa: a pilot study and implications
  181. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health Literacy in the Iranian Population: Findings and Implications
  182. Prevalence of depression among Iranian patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  183. Health-related quality of life in Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes: An updated meta-analysis
  184. The use of probiotics as a supplementary therapy in the treatment of patients with asthma: a pilot study and implications
  185. Antibiotic prescribing patterns at a leading referral hospital in Kenya: A point prevalence survey
  186. Clinical and Financial Implications of Medicine Consumption Patterns at a Leading Referral Hospital in Kenya to Guide Future Planning of Care
  187. Barriers for Access to New Medicines: Searching for the Balance Between Rising Costs and Limited Budgets
  188. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Monoclonal Antibodies (Bevacizumab, Cetuximab, and Panitumumab) in Combination with Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  189. Antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance in Poland; findings and implications
  190. Prevalence of poststroke depression in Iranian patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  191. Comparison of Zidovudine and Tenofovir Based Regimens With Regard to Health-Related Quality of Life and Prevalence of Symptoms in HIV Patients in a Kenyan Referral Hospital
  192. Trends in the prescribing of antipsychotic medicines in Pakistan: implications for the future
  193. Adequacy of Dialysis in Iranian Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  194. Validity of World Health Organisation prescribing indicators in Namibia’s primary healthcare: findings and implications
  195. Ongoing activities to optimize the quality and efficiency of lipid-lowering agents in the Scottish national health service: influence and implications
  196. Abstract
  197. Prevalence of depression among Iranian patients under hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  198. Evaluation of antihypertensive adherence and its determinants at primary healthcare facilities in rural South Africa
  199. Pilot study assessing the direct medical cost of treating patients with cancer in Kenya; findings and implications for the future
  200. Recent Initiatives in the Republic of Srpska to Enhance Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Ambulatory Care; Their Influence and Implications
  201. Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use and resistance at a referral hospital in Kenya: findings and implications
  202. Statin use in Brazil: findings and implications
  203. Drug promotional activities in Nigeria: impact on the prescribing patterns and practices of medical practitioners and the implications
  204. Ongoing initiatives in Azerbaijan to improve the use of antibiotics; findings and implications
  205. Assessing Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy in Primary Health Care in Namibia: Findings and Implications
  206. Prescription patterns and adequacy of blood pressure control among adult hypertensive patients in Kenya; findings and implications
  207. Exploring factors associated with patients’ adherence to antihypertensive drugs among people with primary hypertension in the United Kingdom
  208. Compliance to guidelines for the prescribing of antibiotics in acute infections at Namibia’s national referral hospital: a pilot study and the implications
  209. Initiatives to increase the prescribing of low cost generics; the case of Scotland in the international context
  210. The impact of the ‘Better Care Better Value’ prescribing policy on the utilisation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for treating hypertension in the UK primary care setting: longitudinal quasi-experimental d...