Amal Suleiman

• Professor
• Professor (Associate) at King Faisal University

Objectives: To investigate requests for common prescription-only aphrodisiacs across community pharmacies in the Alahsa region of KSA. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among conveniently selected pharmacies in the eastern region of Alahsa, KSA. Self-administered questionnaires were directly distributed to 73 consenting community pharm...

Background Diabetes mellitus has considerable public health implications for communities, individuals, and health services. Increasing prevalence of diabetes all over the world intensifies the demand for health care services, and particularly for inpatient care. Aim The present study aims to assess the current prevalence of diabetes and its etiolo...

Background The use of traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) among menopausal women has become prevalent due to the concerns on the adverse effects and differing opinions regarding hormone replacement therapy’s (HRT) suitability for long-term following the release of Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) results in 2002. To date, there have been...

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients suffer from different comorbid conditions and are prone toward drug-related problems (DRPs) which affect their clinical parameters as well as quality of life (QoL). This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacist-led interventions on the mean number of DRPs and the mean QoL score...

Vision 2030 represents Saudi Arabia’s strategic socio-economic plan aimed at promoting economic diversification and enhancing living standards. Launched in April 2016, this vision describes an innovative healthcare plan to improve services and outcomes. The merits and drawbacks of public hospitals’ ‘Model of Care’ are examined in this study. This a...

Introduction Tetanus, caused by Clostridium tetani, poses a life-threatening risk by affecting the nervous system and inducing muscle tightness. The objective of this study is to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of non-medical university students regarding the tetanus vaccine in the context of post-road accidents. Methods A descript...

Introduction Type II Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients often do not achieve glycemic control with oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs). There are two main approaches to address this challenge: transitioning to a triple OHA regimen, or adding Insulin to the existing dual OHA regimen. Aim This study aimed to compare the efficacy of adding Insulin to dual...

Background: This study observes fetal, pregnancy, and maternal outcomes with different regimens of Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4), used for prophylaxis and treatment of convulsions in eclampsia. Methods: In this observational study, the current prescribing practice and management outcomes of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia were observed in three tertiary care...

A BSTRACT Objective The goal of this study is to investigate the potential association between gestational anemia and antenatal depression in pregnant women. Methods It is a case–control study consisting of 684 pregnant women under 18 years recruited in different tertiary care hospitals, in Lahore, between June 2023 and December 2023. Utilizing a...

Background: Thalassemia is a persistent hemolytic disease and has debilitating effects on patients and their parents. Parents of these children experience pain and suffer from additional emotional strain as they provide daily and lifetime care and are mostly concerned about the health and future of their children. Aim: The study aimed to underst...

A qualitative exploration of pharmacists’ perceptions regarding COVID-19 conspiracies and their willingness to get vaccinated. A semi-structured questionnaire guide was developed using ground theory to conduct in-depth interviews. A total of 36 participants gave consent for an audio-recorded interview. Results have shown that most of the respondent...

Purpose: Smoking is the leading cause of death worldwide. Based on recent estimates, there are nearly 1.1 billion smokers worldwide. Smoking habits, perceptions, and beliefs have not been adequately conducted in low-middle income countries (LMICs) like Pakistan, and proper policies have not been made by the government of Pakistan, especially in H...

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Purpose The objective of this research was to examine the cold chain temperature maintenance for the supply of vaccines and other biological products by pharmaceutical wholesaler. Materials and Methods In this study, six configurations using cold vaccine boxes or bags made with different materials, with and without insulation, of different sizes,...

Background: Diabetes mellitus has considerable public health implications for communities, individuals, and health services. Increasing prevalence of diabetes all over the world intensifies the demand for health care services, and particularly for inpatient care. Aim: The present study aims to assess the current prevalence of diabetes and its etiol...

Background: Despite huge efforts to increase the level of breast cancer awareness, breast self-examination (BSE) is still poorly practiced across Jordan. This baseline study aimed to assess the awareness of female Jordanian students about breast cancer and their practice of BSE.

Uremic pruritus (UP) is one of the complications faced by majority of the patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Due to complex pathophysiology of UP, most of the anti-inflammatory and tropical lubricants often not provide a long lasting control over pruritus. Recently the uses of certain anti-epileptics are found to demonstrate promising re...

Warfarin is recognized as the standard antithrombotic agent for stroke prevention. However, new oral anticoagulant such as dabigatran constitutes huge improvement to compensate for the limitation of warfarin. A literature review was performed to compare and contrast the overall benefit of dabigatran and warfarin among patients with atrial fibrillat...

From inception, the health care system in Saudi Arabia has ensured the availability of health care facilities to its people. This article discusses the pharmaceutical pricing policies and the impact of health drug prices on the public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

BACKGROUND: Failure to comply with stipulated recommendations for vaccine transportation and storage still exist despite the high cost of vaccine. The objective of this research was to examine the cold chain temperature maintenance for the supply of vaccines and other biological products by pharmaceutical wholesaler. METHODS: In this study, six d...

Counterfeit and substandard medicines are recognized as one of serious threats to public health. The product quality of antibacterial medicine will compromise patients’ recovery and increase the chance of antibacterial resistance. The review aims to provide a summary of low quality levofloxacin issues and the risk factors as well as suggesting the...

We compared the determinant factors of depression; among faculties in university, among junior and senior students, and gender differences among representative samples of faculties in university. Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) consisting for 20 questions was used to assess the status of well-being of students. A total of 240...

The Internet and rapid development of technology has led to the application of pharmacoinformatic technologies in improving the efficiency of the medication use process. By integrating pharmacoinformatics in pharmacy education, a qualified workforce of pharmacists well trained in the perspective of both pharmacy practice and informatics for safe an...

Warfarin is recognized as the standard antithrombotic agent for stroke prevention. However, new oral anticoagulant such as dabigatran constitutes huge improvement to compensate for the limitation of warfarin. A literature review was performed to compare and contrast the overall benefit of dabigatran and warfarin among patients with atrial fibrillat...

Background: Patient′s knowledge of anticoagulation therapy is important to achieving and maintaining optimal therapy outcome as well as reducing adverse events. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge of warfarin therapy among patients attending Warfarin Clinic at a public hospital. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional survey of 128 patien...

Objective: The aim of the study was to measure job satisfaction and stress levels among pharmacists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and to explore the main causes of dissatisfaction and stress-related factors. Materials and Methods: A self-administered survey was hand-distributed using a cluster area sampling technique. Data were entered into a statistica...

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The aim of the present study was to identify the practices for using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose hypertension and white coat hypertension in pregnant women in Jordan. The study included all obstetricians (Jordanian Medical Association Members) who accepted to be emailed a structured, pre-validated piloted questionnaire. The que...

Background: Self-medication with over-the-counter (OTC) remedies is a common practice in both developed and developing countries; however, inappropriate self-medication can have adverse effects and may contribute to the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens. A consultation with pharmacists plays a crucial role in providing efficient professional gu...

A number of factors have been identified that contribute to non-adherence to medications in hypertension, one of which is the drug regimen complexity. The purpose of this study was to identify patients with poor adherence to antihypertensive therapy and compare the levels of adherence with daily dose frequency of antihypertensive therapy [Single Da...

Poor adherence to medication is a major problem among patients with hypertension, when patients do not follow the doctor's prescription, it is likely that their symptoms may worsen and lead to complications. This can further lead to increase using of hospital and emergency room (ER) services, office visits, and other medical resources. The objectiv...

A number of factors have been identified that contribute to non-adherence to medications in hypertension, one of which is the drug regimen complexity. The purpose of this study was to identify patients with poor adherence to antihypertensive therapy and compare the levels of adherence with daily dose frequency of antihypertensive therapy [Single Da...