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A cross-sectional survey of hepatitis B virus screening in patients who received immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan 日本对接受免疫抑制治疗的类风湿关节炎患者进行乙型肝炎病毒筛查的横断面调查
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-18 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00339-9
Yuki Yanagisawa, Shungo Imai, Hayato Kizaki, Satoko Hori
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Quillaja saponin mitigates methotrexate-provoked renal injury; insight into Nrf-2/Keap-1 pathway modulation with suppression of oxidative stress and inflammation 诃子皂苷减轻甲氨蝶呤诱发的肾损伤;深入了解 Nrf-2/Keap-1 通路调节与氧化应激和炎症的抑制作用
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-09 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00330-4
M. A. Abdel-Reheim, Merhan E Ali, A. G. Gaafar, Ahmed A. Ashour
{"title":"Quillaja saponin mitigates methotrexate-provoked renal injury; insight into Nrf-2/Keap-1 pathway modulation with suppression of oxidative stress and inflammation","authors":"M. A. Abdel-Reheim, Merhan E Ali, A. G. Gaafar, Ahmed A. Ashour","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00330-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-024-00330-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140723210","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}
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Development of a quality of work life scale for Japanese community pharmacists: a questionnaire survey mostly in large companies. 为日本社区药剂师制定工作生活质量量表:一项主要在大公司进行的问卷调查。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00335-z
Yuta Kato, Takashi Sekiya, Ryo Ishii, Yoji Hirako, Hiroki Satoh, Hiromichi Kimura
{"title":"Development of a quality of work life scale for Japanese community pharmacists: a questionnaire survey mostly in large companies.","authors":"Yuta Kato, Takashi Sekiya, Ryo Ishii, Yoji Hirako, Hiroki Satoh, Hiromichi Kimura","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00335-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00335-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human resource management may become complex for community pharmacists owing to recent changes in work volume and content. Few studies have examined job satisfaction, well-being, and quality of work life (QWL) among community pharmacists in Japan. This study focused on QWL, a more comprehensive concept than job satisfaction, and aimed to develop the QWL questionnaire for Japanese community pharmacists (the QWLQ for JCP) and assess its reliability and validity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire survey was conducted among 2027 pharmacists who worked in pharmacies with the cooperation of 20 corporations running pharmacies. Collected data were subjected to principal component factor analysis with Promax rotation via SPSS Windows version 28.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The factor analysis used data from 1966 pharmacists. In total, five significant components, which formed the basis of the QWLQ for JCP, were identified. These included \"Influence of work on mind and body,\" \"Relationships with colleagues,\" \"Relationship with the boss,\" \"Meaning of existence in the workplace,\" and \"Pride in work.\" Cronbach's alpha, which expressed reliability, ranged from 0.585 to 0.854 for all the subscales.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The QWLQ for the JCP significantly explained the concept of QWL, which indicated that its validity was sufficient.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10926542/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140101846","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}
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Evaluation of a joint workshop on study design for hospital and community pharmacists: a retrospective cross-sectional survey. 医院和社区药剂师研究设计联合研讨会评估:回顾性横断面调查。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00337-x
Yuki Asai, Yasushi Takai, Toshiki Murasaka, Tomohiro Miyake, Tomohisa Nakamura, Yoshihiko Morikawa, Yuji Nakagawa, Tatsuya Kanayama, Yasuharu Abe, Naoki Masuda, Yasushi Takamura, Yoshihiro Miki, Takuya Iwamoto
{"title":"Evaluation of a joint workshop on study design for hospital and community pharmacists: a retrospective cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Yuki Asai, Yasushi Takai, Toshiki Murasaka, Tomohiro Miyake, Tomohisa Nakamura, Yoshihiko Morikawa, Yuji Nakagawa, Tatsuya Kanayama, Yasuharu Abe, Naoki Masuda, Yasushi Takamura, Yoshihiro Miki, Takuya Iwamoto","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00337-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00337-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although pharmacists often identify numerous clinical questions, they face several barriers, including the lack of mentors for research activities in clinical settings. Therefore, a workshop for the appropriate selection of a study design, which is a fundamental first step, may be necessary. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a workshop on study design for hospital and community pharmacists. Moreover, the characteristics of pharmacists with little involvement in research activities were extracted using decision-tree analysis to guide the design of future workshops.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A workshop was conducted on October 1, 2023. It comprised three parts: lectures, group work, and presentations. Questionnaire-based surveys were conducted with workshop participants regarding their basic information, their background that influenced research activities, their satisfaction, and their knowledge/awareness. For the questions on knowledge/awareness, the same responses were requested before and after the workshop using a five-scale scoring system. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify independent factors influencing research activities. Decision tree analysis was performed to extract low-effort characteristics of the research activities.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 40 workshop attendees, the overall satisfaction score for the workshop was 4.38 of 5, and the score for each question was 4 or higher. Significant increases were observed in the scores of knowledge/awareness after the workshop. Moreover, 95% of the pharmacists answered that it would be highly useful to conduct a joint workshop between hospitals and community pharmacists. Although independent influencing factors were not detected in the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the decision tree analysis revealed that pharmacists who were no member of an academic society (85%, 11/13) or members without any certifications or accreditations related to pharmacy practice (80%, 4/5) were the least active in clinical research. In contrast, those belonging to academic societies and holding certifications or accreditations related to pharmacy practice frequently conducted clinical research.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study revealed that a joint workshop on study design may have the potential to change pharmacists' knowledge and awareness of research activities. Moreover, future workshops should be conducted with pharmacists who do not belong to academic societies.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10910793/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140028269","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}
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Vaccination status, incidence of adverse events, and awareness of COVID-19 vaccine among outpatients undergoing chemotherapy. 门诊化疗患者的疫苗接种情况、不良事件发生率以及对 COVID-19 疫苗的认识。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00338-w
Satoshi Iwakawa, Takuya Azechi, Orie Saigo, Ryunosuke Imai, Ayumi Nakai, Shoji Koshiba, Uki Saito, Kota Asakura, Kuniyoshi Sato, Toshimi Kimura
{"title":"Vaccination status, incidence of adverse events, and awareness of COVID-19 vaccine among outpatients undergoing chemotherapy.","authors":"Satoshi Iwakawa, Takuya Azechi, Orie Saigo, Ryunosuke Imai, Ayumi Nakai, Shoji Koshiba, Uki Saito, Kota Asakura, Kuniyoshi Sato, Toshimi Kimura","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00338-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00338-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cancer has been identified as a risk factor for severe illness and mortality in coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring the importance of recommending COVID-19 vaccinations to patients with cancer. However, few reports have focused on the vaccination status and the incidence of adverse events among patients with cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the vaccination status, incidence of adverse events, concerns, and anxiety related to COVID-19 vaccination among patients with cancer. In addition, we explored the utilization of information sources by these patients and the ease of use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey was conducted among outpatients undergoing chemotherapy who received medication counseling from a pharmacist at Juntendo University Hospital. Responses were gathered from 60 out of the 143 participants. Of the respondents, 96.7% had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Common adverse events included pain at the injection site, fever, and fatigue, which were experienced by nearly half of the respondents. Approximately 80% expressed some concern regarding vaccination, with predominant concerns about timing in the context of ongoing cancer treatment and surgery. Among the respondents, 41.7% consulted primary care physicians regarding the vaccine, with only one mentioning consultation with hospital pharmacists. Notably, primary care physicians were considered the most approachable and useful healthcare professionals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results suggest that patients with cancer can safely receive the vaccine, comparable to patients without cancer. However, they still harbor concerns, even when seeking advice from primary care physicians. Few patients consulted pharmacists about vaccination, highlighting an opportunity for pharmacist intervention. Pharmacists fostering trust with patients with cancer is imperative to explore pharmacist intervention methods to promote the continued administration of COVID-19 vaccines and enhance the quality of life for them.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10913650/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140028270","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}
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Renal function and lipid metabolism in Japanese HIV-1-positive individuals 288 weeks after switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide fumarate: a single-center, retrospective cohort study. 日本 HIV-1 阳性者从富马酸替诺福韦二吡呋酯转为富马酸替诺福韦阿拉非酰胺后 288 周的肾功能和脂质代谢:一项单中心回顾性队列研究。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00336-y
Kensuke Abe, Junji Imamura, Akiko Sasaki, Tomoko Suzuki, Satomi Kamio, Taku Obara, Toshihiro Ito
{"title":"Renal function and lipid metabolism in Japanese HIV-1-positive individuals 288 weeks after switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide fumarate: a single-center, retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Kensuke Abe, Junji Imamura, Akiko Sasaki, Tomoko Suzuki, Satomi Kamio, Taku Obara, Toshihiro Ito","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00336-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00336-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Continued use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), an antiretroviral drug, causes renal function decline and tubular damage in individuals with HIV. While tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) may have less damaging effects, it causes weight gain and abnormal lipid metabolism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This single-center, retrospective cohort study used medical records from the National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center to investigate renal function of Japanese HIV-1-positive individuals who switched from TDF to antiretroviral therapy including TAF by 2017. The endpoints were: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urinary β2 microglobulin (Uβ2MG), weight, and lipid metabolism parameters at 288 weeks after switching. Possible correlation between eGFR and Uβ2MG and factors affecting eGFR decline were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty patients switched from TDF to TAF and continued therapy for 288 weeks. eGFR showed a significant decline after 144 weeks, although it was controlled from the time of change until 96 weeks. In the renal impairment group, the decline was suppressed until week 288. Uβ2MG continued to decrease significantly after 48 weeks. However, the suggested correlation between eGFR and Uβ2MG disappeared when patients switched from TDF to TAF. Weight and lipid metabolic parameters increased significantly at 48 weeks and were maintained. Factors associated with decreased eGFR were: history of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Uβ2MG. However, considering the odds ratio, the switch from TDF to TAF suppressed the eGFR decline in the group with a history of AIDS, and Uβ2MG had no effect on the eGFR decline.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Switching from TDF to TAF for the long term slows eGFR decline, decreases Uβ2MG levels, and reduces worsening of renal function. Weight gain and abnormal lipid metabolism may occur in the short term but are controllable.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10900624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139990392","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}
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Patients with infusion-related reactions on fixed-dose rituximab treatment have higher body surface area than those without infusion-related reactions in adults with frequently relapsing minimal change nephrotic syndrome: a retrospective study. 一项回顾性研究:在经常复发的微小病变肾病综合征成人患者中,接受固定剂量利妥昔单抗治疗后出现输液相关反应的患者的体表面积高于未出现输液相关反应的患者。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00334-0
Hironobu Nishiura, Masaya Takahashi, Katsuhito Mori, Takashi Sugimoto, Masanori Emoto, Yasutaka Nakamura
{"title":"Patients with infusion-related reactions on fixed-dose rituximab treatment have higher body surface area than those without infusion-related reactions in adults with frequently relapsing minimal change nephrotic syndrome: a retrospective study.","authors":"Hironobu Nishiura, Masaya Takahashi, Katsuhito Mori, Takashi Sugimoto, Masanori Emoto, Yasutaka Nakamura","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00334-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00334-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Infusion-related reactions (IRRs) are major side effects of rituximab administration. Male sex, high body weight, body surface area (BSA), and body mass index are predictive markers of rituximab-induced IRRs. However, as rituximab was not administered at a fixed dosage in a previous study, whether a higher dosage or factors associated with a larger physique are more strongly associated with rituximab-induced IRRs is unknown.</p><p><strong>Main body: </strong>Thirteen adults with frequently relapsing minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) who received an initial rituximab dose of 500 mg between September 2015 and November 2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Data on IRRs were collected from medical records. The incidence of rituximab-induced IRRs was 38.5% (5/13). The IRR group had a significantly higher BSA than the non-IRR group (median, 1.86 vs. 1.48 m<sup>2</sup>; p = 0.045). Additionally, rituximab dosage normalized by BSA in the IRR group was significantly lower than that in the non-IRR group (median, 268.8 vs. 337.9 mg/m<sup>2</sup>; p = 0.045).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study revealed that adults with frequently relapsing MCNS who experienced IRRs tend to have a higher BSA, even with fixed-dose rituximab treatment. Therefore, when patients with higher BSA receive rituximab treatment, clinicians should be careful about monitoring patient condition whether the dosage is fixed or not.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10882848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139931652","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}
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Evaluation after implementation of chemical bowel preparation for surgical site infections in elective colorectal cancer surgery and role of antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist: Retrospective cohort study. 在选择性结直肠癌手术中对手术部位感染实施化学肠道准备后的评估以及抗菌药物管理药剂师的作用:回顾性队列研究。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00333-1
Yasuhiro Sasaki, Akira Kurishima, Chieko Miyamoto, Kenichiro Hataji, Toru Tezuka, Hideo Katsuragawa
{"title":"Evaluation after implementation of chemical bowel preparation for surgical site infections in elective colorectal cancer surgery and role of antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist: Retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Yasuhiro Sasaki, Akira Kurishima, Chieko Miyamoto, Kenichiro Hataji, Toru Tezuka, Hideo Katsuragawa","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00333-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00333-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We evaluated the predictive factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) in elective colorectal cancer surgery and the role of antimicrobial stewardship (AS) pharmacists in modifying the clinical pathway.</p><p><strong>Main body: </strong>Between February 2017 and January 2022, 414 elective colorectal cancer surgeries were performed. The results of multivariate analysis by SSI incidence were adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 0.45; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.22-0.96 (P = 0.039) for sex (female), aOR: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.13-0.58 (P < 0.001) for laparoscopy, aOR: 0.42; 95% CI: 0.19-0.91 (P = 0.029) for chemical bowel preparation. The median (interquartile range) postoperative length of stay was 12 (10.0-18.5) vs. 10 (9.0-13.0) days before and after the clinical pathway was modified (P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The role of AS pharmacists was primarily to conduct a literature search to explore whether SSIs could be ameliorated by pharmacotherapy, coordinate the addition of chemical bowel preparation, and epidemiologically confirm their effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10875839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139905898","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}
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Pembrolizumab-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency due to adrenocorticotrophic hormone deficiency in a patient with non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a case report. 非小细胞肺癌患者肾上腺皮质激素缺乏导致的 Pembrolizumab 引起的继发性肾上腺功能不全:病例报告。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-16 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00332-2
Tatsuhiro Fujimiya, Kanako Azuma, Yuki Togashi, Koji Kuwata, Sakae Unezaki, Hironori Takeuchi
{"title":"Pembrolizumab-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency due to adrenocorticotrophic hormone deficiency in a patient with non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a case report.","authors":"Tatsuhiro Fujimiya, Kanako Azuma, Yuki Togashi, Koji Kuwata, Sakae Unezaki, Hironori Takeuchi","doi":"10.1186/s40780-024-00332-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40780-024-00332-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pembrolizumab can cause immune-related adverse events such as adrenal insufficiency (AI). However, there is no consensus regarding appropriate monitoring of adrenal function during subsequent chemotherapy in patients who have received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) such as pembrolizumab.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>In this report, we discuss the case of a 60s-year-old male patient with non-small cell lung cancer receiving chemotherapy who developed secondary AI due to adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) deficiency 8 months after the discontinuation of pembrolizumab, which was 17 months after the initiation of pembrolizumab immunotherapy. After 5 months of chemotherapy, he developed fever and diarrhoea, after which chemotherapy was discontinued. Thereafter, he was hospitalised owing to the development of general fatigue and anorexia. Although cortisol and ACTH levels were not measured during chemotherapy, they were measured before hospitalisation, and secondary AI was suspected. After admission, a detailed endocrine workup was performed, and the patient was diagnosed with secondary AI due to ACTH deficiency. Treatment with hydrocortisone was initiated, which markedly improved his general fatigue and anorexia. The patient showed no evidence of progressive disease 9 months after the discontinuation of pembrolizumab.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although rare, the possibility of AI should be considered in patients who have received ICIs when nonspecific symptoms develop during or after subsequent chemotherapy, and measurements of endocrine function (including cortisol and ACTH levels) should be performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10873928/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139746802","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}
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An evaluation of pharmacists' general attitudes, knowledge, and phobias regarding medications that include corticosteroids: a cross-sectional study. 评估药剂师对包括皮质类固醇在内的药物的一般态度、知识和恐惧症:一项横断面研究。
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-024-00329-x
Muna Barakat, Samar Thiab, Rana Abu Farha, Anas O Alshweiki, Roa'a Thaher, Asem Alsughaier, Diana Malaeb
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