Volume 4, Issue 1

Short Communication|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Sweta B Andrews, Natalia Shepetiak, Isha Patel, Zack Arbogast, Jongwha Chang

Aim: Unnecessary medications are defined as medications that provide no benefit in terms of survival, quality of life, or symptom control for this particular population. However, there is limited data available to guide …

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Muhammad Salman, Amer Hayat Khan, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Fahad Saleem, Noman Asif, Zia Ul Mustafa, Khalid Hussain, Naureen Shehzadi, Shaifa Mushtaq, Urfa Nasir, Hafsa Umer Hayat, Maria Kanwal

Background: Jenkins sleep evaluation questionnaire (JSEQ) is an easy, self-reported instrument to assess sleeping disturbances. This cross-sectional, cross-cultural adaptation and validation study was aimed to translate …

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Su Lan Yang, Sze Ling Tan, Qing Liang Goh, Siow Yen Liau

Objective: (1) To report the awareness on MRP and its utilization rate. (2) To assess environment awareness with regards to improper disposal. (3) To explore practices toward unused medication. Methods: A cross-sectional…

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Saad Ahmed Alkahtani

Background: Study on the drug utilization pattern in emergency department (ED) is important not only for the general physician but also for the emergency physicians. It provides the means of evaluating drug prescribing t…

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Rashid Ghafoor, Fahad Saleem, Qaiser Iqbal, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Furqan Khurshid Hashmi, Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Anwar, Zaheer Uddin, Muhammad Salman

Background: The current study is aimed to document the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) of patients with skin disorders attending a public healthcare institute in Quetta city, Pakistan. Methods: A questionnaire base…

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Julian I Benyamen, Helen S Benyamen, Merna Gh Dawood, Juliet E Elisha, Ali N Ali

Background: Lifestyle behaviours and Health literacy are associated with increasing the chronic diseases. This health survey questionnaire was designed to provide a lifestyle assessment and health knowledge of patients i…

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Mirza Khan, Noman Ul Haq, Sohail Riaz, Aqeel Nasim, Yasir Saud Sadiq, Muhammad Samsoor Zarak, Nisar Ahmed Shahwani

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the health related quality of life of patients suffering from hypertension attending government hospital (DHQ) Loralai, Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive…

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Narayana Venkateshkrishna, Sucharitha Suresh

Background: Population ageing is a universal and inevitable phenomenon. Hence, it is necessary to understand the disease burden among the elderly in our rural field practice areas and a demographic survey was conducted t…

Research Article|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Shyam Kumar Damodar, Jitto Joseph, Suhas Cheaten, Nanjappan Rajendran, Pranav M Vijayan, G Guru

Background: Adverse drug reactions are scantly reported by healthcare professionals worldwide and in particular in developing countries. Therefore the aim of the current study was to assess the knowledge, awareness and p…

Case Report|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Shehla Iftikhar, Imran Masoud Qasmi, Nazia Dildar, Umar Aamir, Fahad Saleem

A 10 year old boy was presented with weakness of upper and lower limbs and generalized body aches for the last three months. Later he developed mild uncoordinated movements, ataxia, slurred speech and dysarthria. MRI of …

Case Report|Published: 22 Jan 2018

Umi Athiyah, Lisa Aditama

Background : Patients with chronic disease with stable conditions require continuity of treatment accessible through referral services at primary health facilities.1 There was potential for patients to receive different …