As a pharmaceutical professionals, it’s our duty to ensure that any adverse events related to drug use are reported accurately and efficiently. Here are 10 essential tips to enhance the effectiveness of your Pharmacovigilance reporting: PROMPT REPORTING It’s crucial to report adverse events as soon as they are identified. Timely reporting not only complies with…
Today, we want to share an algorithm treatment for hyponatremia, a condition where the sodium level in the blood is abnormally low. Timely and appropriate management of hyponatremia is crucial to ensure the best patient outcomes. Here’s a step-by-step algorithm that can help guide healthcare professionals in their decision-making process: Step 1: Assess the severity…
Clinical pharmacists are licensed pharmacists with specialized advanced education and training who provide comprehensive medication management and related care for patients in all health care settings. Clinical pharmacists also work in collaboration with other providers to deliver comprehensive medication management that optimizes patient outcomes. The clinical pharmacist’s standards of practice comprises the following components: 1….
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, and is a leading cause of disability among older adults. The knees, hips, and hands are the most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by pathology involving the whole joint, including cartilage degradation, bone remodeling, osteophyte formation, and synovial inflammation, leading to pain, stiffness,…
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in human body. This results from lack of insulin in the body or failure of body cells to respond to circulating insulin. Persistent hyperglycemia results in progressive multiple organ damage giving rise to both acute and chronic complications. The Classification of Diabetes…
The American Medical Association (AMA) designated obesity as a chronic disease and the World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m2. It is associated with numerous health factors – diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, sleep disorder, high cholesterol, and other chronic health conditions. The American College of Cardiology (ACC)…
Asthma is one of the most common chronic disease. In which the reversible airways obstruction and bronchospasm occur and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing problem and trigger coughing. This is a globally significant non-communicable disease with major public health consequences for both children and adults, including high morbidity and mortality in severe…
Clinical pharmacokinetics is the tools that can be used to optimize pharmaceutical care services by determining the dosage regimens of specific drug products for specific patients to maximize pharmacotherapeutic effects and minimize toxic effects. A list of pharmacokinetic services are mentioned below: (1) Designing patient-specific Medication dosage regimens based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacologic characteristics…
We can clissify the clinical pharmacy facilities into three major areas: Ward Clinical Pharmacy Area There shall be adequate space, equipment, and supplies that facilitate discussion and analyzing of patient data after finishing the daily clinical round (if possible it will be a working area in the ward inpatient pharmacy if not providing a valid…
The department or service in a hospital which is under the direction of a professionally competent, legally qualified pharmacists, and from which all medications are supplied to the nursing units and other services, special prescriptions are filled for patients in the hospital, for ambulatory patients and out-patients, pharmaceuticals are manufactured in bulk, narcotic and other…