Hooman Pourbala, Ghader Mohammadnezhad, Hadi Esmaily
{"title":"Exploration of utilizing electronic health databases in evidence-based practice among Iranian pharmacists: a survey by simulation of health-seeking pregnant women.","authors":"Hooman Pourbala, Ghader Mohammadnezhad, Hadi Esmaily","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00561-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00561-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13047831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in prescription patterns and drug costs following the launch of generic pemetrexed products: a retrospective study in Japan.","authors":"Toshikazu Ichie, Daisuke Suzuki, Shuji Yamashita, Kunio Naruse, Hideki Hayashi","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00570-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-026-00570-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147609122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utility of the mini-mental state examination for assessing cognitive function in determining appropriate medication management strategies in patients with heart failure: a retrospective observational study.","authors":"Naoya Ashikawa, Kana Inagaki, Yusuke Oka, Takashi Doi, Takayo Kawane, Yuko Sago","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00567-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00567-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13151396/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147574581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cytokine release syndrome-compatible fever after initiation of local radiotherapy during late-phase epcoritamab therapy in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a case report.","authors":"Naoaki Nishimura, Hajime Nakashima, Yuto Ogasa, Kenji Yoshikuni, Kentaro Kohno, Ryosuke Ogawa","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00568-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00568-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13059281/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147530078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adverse events of romidepsin versus tucidinostat for peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a pharmacovigilance study using the Japanese adverse drug event report database.","authors":"Nao Takatsu, Jun Matsumoto, Yurie Oka, Tomonori Sakai, Naohiro Iwata, Tsukasa Higashionna, Tatsuaki Takeda, Hirofumi Hamano, Yoshito Zamami","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00565-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00565-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13151072/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147530142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comprehension of medication-related information translated from Japanese to Southeast Asian Languages using google translate.","authors":"Yumina Ako, Takafumi Sugawara, Sho Ishida, Kazuyuki Tanaka, Atsushi Watanabe","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00559-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00559-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A workforce of foreign workers, mainly from Southeast Asia (SEA), is increasing because of an aging society and a declining birthrate. However, there are a few hospitals that can accept them. In this study, we evaluated whether SEA persons can understand medication-related information translated from Japanese into SEA languages using Google Translate.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was a questionnaire survey of simulated cases. Information on simulated cases in Japanese was translated into each target language using Google Translate. We set the answer to the questionnaire based on the simulated cases. Participants' backgrounds and answers to the questionnaire were aggregated for each target language and category.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The participants were 24 people from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Burma. Comprehension outcomes differed across medications and information types. While understanding of main effects and side effects was generally adequate, comprehension of medication usage was limited, particularly for loxoprofen, with substantial variation across language groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It's challenging to communicate medical information accurately to the SEA patients when relying solely on Google Translate. Therefore, we may need to provide medication guidance orally to improve and enhance medication-related information, even if we cannot speak SEA languages.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13003729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147486394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nivolumab rechallenge after pituitary apoplexy associated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab in a patient with pituitary adenoma and rectal melanoma: a case report and literature review.","authors":"Chiaki Imai, Masashi Uchida, Koji Takahashi, Izumi Ohno, Yuichi Takiguchi, Itsuko Ishii","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00564-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00564-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13123064/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147486352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pharmaceutical needs at temporary dispensing sites in Suzu City during the subacute phase after the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: a cross-sectional study of disaster prescription trends.","authors":"Yukari Koike, Shuji Yamashita, Natsuki Umiji, Aina Kano, Aoi Koketsu, Yuka Nakasato, Momoka Yamashita, Nobuhiro Namaki, Masako Hashimoto, Akihiro Watanabe, Taihei Yamada, Hideki Hayashi","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00563-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00563-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study examined pharmaceutical needs in the subacute phase following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, using dispensed prescriptions as a proxy. We described demand patterns, the dispensing timeline amid early shortages, and the alignment between observed requirements and four disaster medicine lists.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of prescriptions dispensed in disaster-affected areas of Japan (primarily Suzu City) between January 7 and 13, 2024. A total of 236 prescriptions were included and categorized into major therapeutic classes. We separated regular prescriptions from as-needed (pro re nata, PRN) prescriptions. The dispensing interval was defined as the number of days from prescription issuance to dispensing. Coverage was calculated by comparing dispensed medicines against four disaster medicine lists, including the Japanese Medical Association Team (JMAT) Carry-on Medicine List.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cardiovascular, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal drugs were the most commonly prescribed medicines. Early shortages delayed dispensing until wholesale supplies resumed on January 11. Regular and PRN prescriptions accounted for 41.9% and 53.8% of all prescriptions, respectively. However, PRN prescriptions were dispensed in fewer days. Coverage of the four disaster medicine lists ranged from 41.8% to 65.9%, with the highest coverage for the JMAT Carry-on Medicine List.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study clarified the characteristics of pharmaceutical needs in Suzu City during the subacute phase, albeit within a limited scope based on the activities of specific medical support teams. Observed pharmaceutical requirements only partially overlapped with existing lists. Portable medicine lists, regional stockpiles, and local formularies tailored to community needs could improve responsiveness. Interim measures, such as temporary services and mobile support, helped bridge the gap in medicine access before supply chain recovery. In this setting, mobile pharmacy vehicles potentially played a central role until normal distribution resumed. These data can inform future disaster medicine planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13112765/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147474097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical assessment of blood glucose responses to 300-mg dose of L-theanine, an amino acid unique to green tea, in a fixed-sequence, two-period trial.","authors":"Shinnosuke Yamaura, Koichi Kawada, Kyosuke Uno, Reiko Konishi, Akira Mukai, Satoshi Tada, Hitoshi Okada, Takashi Majima, Koji Komori, Nobuyuki Kuramoto, Kou Kawada","doi":"10.1186/s40780-026-00562-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-026-00562-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13113039/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147474076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}