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{"title":"Pharmaceutical interventions: A solution to stop smoking.","authors":"Muhammad Murad,&nbsp;Waseem Ul Hameed,&nbsp;Suresh Chandra Akula,&nbsp;Pritpal Singh","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2663","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Smoking has become a worldwide problem and the more problematic is when the youth of any country is highly involved in consuming tobacco that is dangerous for the human being. The Indian youth is involved in smoking-like activities that are dangerous for them.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To analyze the role of new treatment ways including nicotine gum, nicotine patch, and nicotine replacement therapy backed by pharmaceutical interventions to eliminate smoking from Indian society.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The hypotheses of this study are formed on the basis of previous studies and the identification of gap in practices. This study is based on the cross-sectional data that was collected with the help of a questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale from the Indian pharma industry people. The sample size for this study was 340 with a response rate of 50%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, 179 valid questionnaires were collected back from the respondents, and according to the results, nicotine gum, nicotine patch, and nicotine replacement therapies have a significant (p<0.05) effect on smoker attitudes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study concludes that pharmaceutical interventions are critical to stopping the smoking habit in Indian society, and this contribution is providing a solution to stop smoking by affecting the smoker's attitude and smoking behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2663"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/66/24/pharmpract-20-2663.PMC9296087.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40596077","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":"Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of Lebanese pharmacists in providing patient counseling on urinary tract infection and its treatment.","authors":"Riham Sabra, Jihan Safwan, Mariam Dabbous, Ahmad Rida, Diana Malaeb, Marwan Akel, Fouad Sakr","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2653","DOIUrl":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2653","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common type of infections, accounting for about 7 million annual visits to health-care providers. Pharmacists have an important role in counseling patients about this disease.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The study explored the Lebanese pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and counseling practices (KAP) around UTI. The aim was to provide a better understanding on the pharmacist role in this context, and improve the patient care process and the health of the public.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional knowledge attitudes practice study was conducted and enrolled pharmacists who were practicing in the community setting. The questionnaire collected data about the sociodemographic characteristics, pharmacist's knowledge about UTIs, their attitudes and practice in providing patient counseling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A sample of 450 pharmacists was reached, the majority (>90%) of which had good knowledge about UTIs. Moreover, greater than 90% of pharmacists believe that UTIs are serious, and that being unhygienic is one of its causes (93.6%). The majority reported educating patients about the most common causes (90.4%), risk factors (88.4%) and preventive measures (95.1%) of UTIs. A mean score of 8.44 was reported for the knowledge score and multivariable linear regression has shown that female pharmacists have higher knowledge score than males. A significant association between having a PhD degree and believing that men are more prone to UTI. Furthermore, the province of the pharmacists' practice, being in Beirut, was positively and significantly correlated with better practice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Lebanese pharmacists are well knowledgeable about UTIs and showed good attitude and practice in this field. This study provides insight for discussion with policy makers to upgrade legislation to enable pharmacists to legally prescribe antibiotics for uncomplicated UTIs, similar to other countries, to improve the patient care process and minimize the burden of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2653"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/10/64/pharmpract-20-2653.PMC9296090.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40677276","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":"A pilot study of Pharmacist-Dietician Collaborative support and Advice (PDCA) for patients with type 2 diabetes in community pharmacy: A single-arm, pre-post study.","authors":"Masaki Shoji,&nbsp;Naoki Sakane,&nbsp;Naoki Ito,&nbsp;Keiji Sunayama,&nbsp;Mitsuko Onda","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Japan, there is a pressing need to improve community health care to cope with the rapid aging of the population. In this context, there have been private-sector-led approaches to enhance community dietary support by employing dietitians in pharmacies.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the effects of collaboration between dietitians and pharmacists working in pharmacies to support patients with type 2 diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single group pre- and post-comparative study was conducted on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The intervention period was 6 months. During the intervention period, the dietitians provided dietary support to the patients after first providing them with medication guidance. The contents of these instructions were shared with the pharmacists. The contents of the instructions were recorded, and confirmed in monthly meetings with the principal investigator. The primary endpoint was the Hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) level, and the secondary endpoints were high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), Triglyceride (TG), degree of dietary self-management, degree of unbalanced diet and satisfaction with pharmacy services.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight patients completed the intervention period. The first patient's intervention started in March 2021, and all patients' interventions were completed by December 2021. The primary endpoint, the mean (SD) HbA1c, was 7.26 (0.96) at baseline and decreased to 6.63 (0.79) after 6 months (p=0.028, r=0.72). Also, the HDL-c increased from 55.00 (14.81) to 63.14 (10.11) (p=0.110, r=0.51) and the Diabetes Mellitus Dietary Self Efficacy Scale score increased from 51.67 (8.31) to 60.17 (8.45) (p=0.025, r=0.79) and the patient satisfaction score increased 24.0 (4.0) to 26.1 (3.3) (p=0.161, r=0.51). Moderate decreases were also observed in LDL-c (p=0.235, r=0.47) and TG (p=0.368, r=0.37).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Collaboration between dietitians and pharmacists working in pharmacies may improve the dietary habits and glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes. To verify this hypothesis more reliably, randomized controlled trials need to be conducted.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2657"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4d/14/pharmpract-20-2657.PMC9296081.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40677279","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":"Incidence of oxaliplatin hypersensitivity reaction among colorectal cancer patients: A 5-year retrospective study.","authors":"Sirinoot Palapinyo,&nbsp;Jettanong Klaewsongkram,&nbsp;Virote Sriuranpong,&nbsp;Nutthada Areepium","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2635","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oxaliplatin is a third-generation platinum compound that has efficacy against colorectal cancer. Hypersensitivity reactions during oxaliplatin infusion are a key problem during its use, with the varying incidences and deficiencies of clearly identified risk factors.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the incidence, severity and risk factors of oxaliplatin-related hypersensitivity reaction (HSR).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This retrospective study investigated 245 colorectal cancer patients (1,690 treatment cycles) receiving care at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross society between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019. The patients' demographic data, laboratory data and clinical features suggesting hypersensitivity reactions to oxaliplatin were reviewed. The Fisher's Exact test and unpaired t-test were used to determine the differences among patients with and without oxaliplatin HSR. The potential risk factors for oxaliplatin HSR were analyzed for statistical significance by logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 245 colorectal cancer patients (1,690 treatment cycles) were included in this study. The incidence of oxaliplatin HSR was 37.96%, according to the US National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NTCAE) version 5.0, grade 1, grade 2 and higher grades were 27.35% (67 patients), 6.53% (16 patients) and 4.08% (10 patients), respectively. The proportion of male patients and patients with a history of prior exposure to platinum-based chemotherapy were statistically higher in the HSR group. The eosinophil count and serum creatinine level were also significantly greater in the HSR group. On the contrary, the total lymphocyte count and serum albumin level were significantly lower in the HSR group. The multivariate logistic regression found 5 risk factors with a significant difference. Male gender, prior exposure to platinum-based chemotherapy and elevated eosinophil count were associated with increased risk of oxaliplatin HSR, whereas elevated monocyte count and elevated serum albumin were protective factors for the development of oxaliplatin HSR.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Colorectal cancer patients treated with an oxaliplatin-based regimen with male gender, prior exposure to platinum-based chemotherapy and elevated eosinophil count have a greater risk of oxaliplatin related hypersensitivity reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2635"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/22/66/pharmpract-20-2635.PMC9296088.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40578956","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":"Distress symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown: A study with the general population of the United Arab Emirates.","authors":"Abduelmula R Abduelkarem,&nbsp;Catarina Samorinha,&nbsp;Suleiman I Sharif,&nbsp;Amar M Hamrouni,&nbsp;Mohammed M Hassanein","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has taken a series of preventive measures to control the spread of the Coronavirus. Dealing with the unforeseen challenges caused by the pandemic has had a profound impact on people all around the world. Pharmacists played an important public health role during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they were the first point of contact with the public and the first source of information, providing accurate and reliable management and preventive measures. The aim of this study was to analyse the distress symptoms and the associated factors among a sample of the UAE population.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was an observational cross-sectional study conducted over the period of September to October 2020. A bilingual online self-administered questionnaire was distributed among individuals aged 15 years and above. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most of the students in the sample found online learning less effective than in-class learning. Among these, 49.9% and 62.8 % reported that they had normal sleep and eating habits, respectively. In all the sample, most of the participants (96%) were adherent to preventive measures. Higher levels of distress during the COVID-19 lockdown were found among females, individuals younger than 35 years old, those who neglected personal hygiene and who had worse quality of family gatherings and relationships.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study identified factors associated with distress symptoms experienced by people during the lockdown and perceived attitudes regarding online learning, preventive measures and changes in people's behaviours and family environment. Knowledge about how lockdown has affected the lives of the populations can be used to design public health interventions aimed at promoting the health and well-being of the communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2659"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/48/07/pharmpract-20-2659.PMC9296096.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40596074","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":"Evaluation of the effectiveness of educational medical informatics tutorial on improving pharmacy students' knowledge and skills about the clinical problem-solving process.","authors":"Ahmad R Alsayed,&nbsp;Luai Hasoun,&nbsp;Abdullah Al-Dulaimi,&nbsp;Alaa AbuAwad,&nbsp;Iman Basheti,&nbsp;Heba A Khader,&nbsp;Mohammed Al Maqbali","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the effectiveness of an online tutorial and its impact on improving knowledge and skills of pharmacy students in the clinical problem-solving process that is necessary to implement pharmaceutical care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a prospective interventional study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions using four novel templates. The first two levels of Kirkpatrick's Model (Reaction and Learning) were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>129 participants completed all of the online training parts. The findings indicated a significant improvement in the students' knowledge and skills. The participants achieved higher score following the tutorial than the baseline, with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). There was a significant improvement in the number of detected treatment-related problems. The majority of students were satisfied with the overall training process and stated a high evaluation score out of 10 (mean = 7.93 ± 1.42, median = 8.00).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The educational intervention achieved a substantial positive impact on decision-making skills of participating students and was considered effective in helping them attain basic skills such as teamwork, peer assessment, communication and critical evaluation. Healthcare providers must work together to ensure accurate medication use during care transitions. Pharmacists, as medication experts, play an important role in the implementation process. Pharmacy educators must prepare pharmacy student to use pharmaceutical care in their future practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2652"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8a/d2/pharmpract-20-2652.PMC9296085.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40596081","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":"Assessing health-related behaviors among Jordanian children during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Samar Thiab,&nbsp;Muna Barakat,&nbsp;Raja'a Qudah,&nbsp;Iman Basheti,&nbsp;Safa Daoud","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2670","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The coronavirus disease identified in 2019 (COVID-19) led to extreme actions being taken by the governments to restrict the spread of this virus. Closure of schools, sport clubs and playgrounds were among these actions; children had to stay indoors and were not allowed to pursue their normal lifestyle activities.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the differences in health-related behaviors among Jordanian school-aged children (6-16 years) before and during COVID-19 quarantine and to evaluate public's perception of the role of pharmacists regarding children's health-related behaviors management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2020 to January 2021 using an anonymous web-based survey. The survey was developed based on previously published surveys. Evaluation of the validity and reliability of the survey were conducted by a professional committee of clinical pharmacists and a statistician.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 230 children, aged 9.02± 2.977 participated in the study. Physical activity and healthy balanced meals decreased (less than 1 hr or 1-3 hrs/week vs 2 meals/day, p= <0.001), whereas daily screen time (1-3 hrs/week vs 4-6 hrs/week, p= <0.001), sleep hours (8-9 hrs/day vs 10-11 hrs/day, p= <0.001) and the ingestion of unhealthy snacks had increased (1-2 meals/day vs. 2-3 meals/day, p=<0.001). A positive perception of pharmacists' role during the pandemic was revealed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study showed that a significant change in children's health-related behavior happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such changes can lead to social, physical and mental health problems. The public perceived community pharmacists as trusted health care professionals during the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2670"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f2/95/pharmpract-20-2670.PMC9296077.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40665694","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":"Investigating the human rhinovirus co-infection in patients with asthma exacerbations and COVID-19.","authors":"Abdullah Al-Dulaimi,&nbsp;Ahmad R Alsayed,&nbsp;Mohammed Al Maqbali,&nbsp;Malek Zihlif","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the co-infections with human rhinovirus (HRV) among patients with asthma exacerbation and COVID-19 in Jordan. Also, to determine the frequency of acute asthma exacerbation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic on a matched basis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The data of this prospective cohort research consisted of clinical variables. During the first visit, and after 14-days, nasopharyngeal swabs were taken and the quantitative polymerase chain reaction was performed for HRV and SARS-CoV-2 detection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-seven out of 175 (26.9%) COVID-19 adult cases have been diagnosed with asthma. The number of asthma exacerbations among the study participants was higher during 2021 than in 2020 (p=0.035). Most of the included asthmatic participants (61.7%) were only positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 38.3% were co-infected with HRV. The SARS-CoV-2 cycle threshold value was lower in samples infected with both viruses compared to samples infected with SARS-CoV-2 alone, p<0.005.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings indicate that HRV and SARS-CoV-2 were significantly more prevalent in asthma exacerbations than stable asthma. Thus, HRV and/or SARS-CoV-2 infections were potentially cofactors or contributors to the asthma exacerbation in this cohort. This is the first study, in Jordan, to investigate the HRV co-infection in COVID-19 asthmatic patients and HRV could be related with a higher severity of COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2665"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/be/71/pharmpract-20-2665.PMC9296091.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40677281","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":"Self-efficacy of community pharmacists and associated factors in counselling to support self-medication in Japan: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Risa Yorimoto,&nbsp;Masaki Shoji,&nbsp;Mitsuko Onda","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2016, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare established the Health Support Pharmacy Certification System. The certification requirements include a track record of counseling regarding the use of over-the-counter drugs (OTC). Therefore, pharmacists must increase their self-efficacy for counseling.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine pharmacists' self-efficacy for OTC counseling and related factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A web-based survey was conducted. Multivariate analysis was conducted to test the relationship among the mean scores of self-efficacy for OTC counselling for 25 symptoms, pharmacist attributes, years of work, psychosocial factor, job satisfaction, and level of trust from the community and patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We received responses from 250 people. The overall self-efficacy was 5.8 (SD= 2.4) but varied depending on the symptoms. Self-efficacy was relatively high for allergic symptoms (6.9), cold/influenza (6.9), and constipation (7.1), but relatively low for contraceptive drugs (3.8), palpitation/shortness of breath (4.6), and abnormal taste/smell (4.2). In bivariate analysis, items related to self-efficacy included \"age\" (Spearman correlation= 0.276, P<0.001), \"academic background\" (-0.208, P=0.001), \"number of years of work\" (0.267, P<0.001), \"level of trust from the community\" (0.155, P=0.014), \"level of trust from patients\" (0.271, P<0.001), \"job satisfaction\" (0.236, P<0.001), \"role clarity\" (0.181, P=0.004), and \"positive challenge at work\" (0.271, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis indicated that the number of years of work (Standardizing Coefficient: 0.22), trust from patients (0.13), and positive challenge at work (0.25) had a positive effect on self-efficacy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Years of work, recognition that they are trusted by patients, and positive challenge at work were important for the counseling self-efficacy of pharmacists. These results provide implications for pharmacy management and lifelong education strategies to promote self-efficacy in pharmacist counseling.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2660"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/bf/1d/pharmpract-20-2660.PMC9296086.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40677282","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":"Fourier transform infrared spectrometer analysis and antimicrobial screening of ethanolic extract of Operculina terpathum from cholistan desert.","authors":"Ghazala Shaheen,&nbsp;Arslan Ashfaq,&nbsp;Anum Khawar,&nbsp;Qurratul Ain Jamil,&nbsp;Rashida Parveen,&nbsp;Faheem Hadi,&nbsp;Aymen Owais Ghauri,&nbsp;Jafir Hussain Shirazi,&nbsp;Hafiz Muhammad Asif,&nbsp;Tahira Shamim,&nbsp;Laila Sumreen,&nbsp;Tanveer Ali,&nbsp;Muhammad Akram,&nbsp;Raessa Noor,&nbsp;Amna Mehmood,&nbsp;Farhan Sajid","doi":"10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2647","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aim of present study was to assess pharmacological (antioxidant, antibacterial & antifungal) potential of Operculina terpathum seeds. Ethanolic extract was prepared and its phytochemical evaluation show the different chemical compounds such as carbohydrates, phenols, tannin, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, steroids, alkaloids and proteins. FTIR spectra showed the presence of organic acids, hydroxyl and phenolic compounds, amino groups, aliphatic compounds, functional groups such as amide, ketone, aldehyde, aromatics and halogen compounds. Antioxidant activity of the Operculina terpathum alcoholic extract was performed by DPPH method and it showed 97.13%whereas IC50±SEM (µg/ml) was 1.425±0.16. Antibacterial activity was performed against different bacterial strains and results were comparable with that of standard. Maximum antibacterial activity was exhibited by Bacillus subtillis (28.33±2 mm) and Bacillus pumilus (25.33±2 mm) respectively. Antifungal activity was also performed and it showed maximum activity against Aspergillus flavous and Candida albicans6±1, 5±1mm respectively. These results showed that Operculina terpathum has good antibacterial and antifungal activity against different microbes and it could be used as an alternative to antibiotics, as the antibiotics resistance is very common now a days.</p>","PeriodicalId":51762,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy Practice-Granada","volume":"20 2","pages":"2647"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/19/03/pharmpract-20-2647.PMC9296084.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40677280","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}