Nehad Jaser Ahmed

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Assistant) at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Background The alarming rate of bacterial resistance has urged for vigorous antibiotic de-escalation cultures worldwide. However, the art of de-escalation remains challenging as most clinicians have the fear or stigma that antibiotic de-escalation is strongly associated with higher mortality. This study aimed to determine the factors strongly corre...

The studies concerning Saudis’ perceptions and awareness of telepharmacy, as well as their readiness to use this service, are critical for policymakers to devise measures to increase the acceptability of telepharmacy. The present study aimed to assess their knowledge, perceptions, and willingness to use telepharmacy services in Riyadh. The present...

Researchers in Saudi Arabia conducted this study to determine the level of familiarity that pharmacists and physicians possess with the pregnancy and lactation labeling rules established by the Food and Drug Administration. The present study included a cross-sectional survey conducted among pharmacists and physicians working in Saudi Arabia. The sa...

Ceftazidime/avibactam (CAZ-AVI) is FDA-approved for managing infections caused by resistant gram-negative bacilli, particularly infections via carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales pathogens. The clinical data are still limited, particularly those in Saudi Arabia. The present study is a retrospective cohort study that was carried out at the Armed F...

Objective This study aimed to determine the intention of female Saudi pharmacy students to work in community pharmacies and the factors associated with this intention. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2022 and June 2022 and included female students from pharmacy colleges in Saudi Arabia. The survey was created based o...

Objectives In the setting of the recent global pandemic, children infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented to our hospital with a variety of symptoms ranging from mild to severe disease including multiorgan dysfunction. Our objective was to study t...

Several studies have found that telemedicine has the potential to enhance the outcomes of patients with diabetes. This study aimed to determine the impact of telemedicine on the clinical outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a cross-sectional study among T2DM patients in selected primary healthcare...

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia type. Patients with AF are often administered anticoagulants to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke due to an irregular heartbeat. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of edoxaban versus warfarin in patients with nonvalvular AF by conducting an updated meta-analysis of rea...

Introduction Maintaining continuity of care is one of the most critical components of providing great care in primary health care. This study aimed to explore continuity of care and its predictors in primary healthcare settings among patients with chronic diseases in Saudi Arabia. Method Face-to-face cross-sectional interviews were conducted with...

Background Surgical site infections are common and expensive infections that can cause fatalities or poor patient outcomes. To prevent these infections, antibiotic prophylaxis is used. However, excessive antibiotic use is related to higher costs and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Objectives The present meta-analysis aimed to compare th...

Telepharmacy is a practical part of telemedicine that refers to providing pharmaceutical services within the scope of the pharmacist's obligations while maintaining a temporal and spatial distance between patients, users of health services, and healthcare professionals. The present study was a cross-sectional study conducted among community pharmac...

Telepharmacy is a technology-based service that provides promoted services such as counseling, medication administration and compounding, drug therapy monitoring, and prescription review. It is unclear whether hospital pharmacists possess the necessary knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to practice telepharmacy. The current study sought to inves...

Introduction: Medication errors (MEs) are a huge burden on any healthcare system and have been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The medical literature reported heavily on MEs but lacked focus on analyzing high-risk medications such as antimicrobials. Research design and methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the MEs da...

Objective: Using supervised machine learning algorithms (SMLAs), we built models to predict the probability of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients on insulin pump therapy for meeting insulin pump self-management behavioral (IPSMB) criteria and achieving good glycemic response within six months. Methods: This was a single-center retrospectiv...

Contact dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder with a highly variable prevalence worldwide. Smoking plays a crucial role in mediating inflammatory skin conditions such as contact dermatitis. The present study aimed to investigate the association between smoking status and contact dermatitis in the Saudi population. The patients in the p...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common healthcare-associated infections that occur among surgical patients. Surgical site infections result in longer hospital stays, hospital readmissions, and higher death and morbidity rates. The current study was designed to highlight the importance of such surveillance studies in a Malaysian surgica...

Infections can be treated with antibiotics, which have also saved countless lives. But whenever antibiotics are administered, they run the risk of having negative side effects and fueling antibiotic resistance that was a significant public health issue. The current study aimed to describe healthcare workers’ knowledge of antibiotic use and resistan...

Healthcare-associated infections are widely considered one of the most common unfavorable outcomes of healthcare delivery. Ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections are examples of healthcare-associated infections. The current study was a retrospective study con...

This study aimed to evaluate the risk of serum tobramycin concentrations exceeding therapeutic levels after administration of calcium sulfate (CaSO4) beads containing either 240 mg or 400 mg tobramycin and 1000 mg vancomycin. This single-center, prospective. This single-center, prospective study included Piedmont Columbus, Regional orthopedic surge...

Data regarding treatment outcomes among childhood TB patients are lacking in Malaysia. The present study aimed to evaluate the treatment outcomes and predictors of unsuccessful treatment outcomes among childhood TB patients in four TB high-burden states of Malaysia. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at 13 healthcare centers in four st...

Background: Uncontrolled diabetes has appeared as one of the major risk factors for morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Alterations in dietary habits, physical inactivity, and inability to take advice from the physician are some of the contributing factors. This study aimed to assess the impact of...

Surgical site infections are among the most prevalent and costly healthcare-associated infections, resulting in poor patient outcomes and even death. Cefazolin is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that is widely used for surgical prophylaxis in a variety of surgical disciplines. Although previous studies showed that cefazolin is effective...

Introduction: Foreign body inhalation (FBI) is a serious and common emergency in children. Such children present in the emergency room (ER) with cough, shortness of breath, choking, or wheezing but rarely present with pneumomediastinum. Patient concerns: Three children aged 2 to 5 years (2 girls and 1 boy) were seen in our ER complaining of FBI....

Medication-induced weight gain can be frustrating to patients and health care providers. Drug-induced weight gain is a profound side effect of numerous commonly used medications. The present study aimed to investigate FAERS reports about drug-induced weight gain in the last ten years. Using the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) between...

Objectives This study investigated the level and associated factors, focusing on the number of individuals with chronic conditions, of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures (OOPHE). Design A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2021 to June 2021. Setting Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Participants A total of 1176 households that used...

Antibiotics have completely transformed medical practice by enabling the treatment of infections that were formerly fatal. However, misuse of antibiotics encourages the formation and spread of germs that are resistant to therapy, hastening the emergence of bacterial resistance. This was a retrospective study that aimed to gather information about t...

Households’ economic burden associated with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a deterrent to healthcare access, adversely impacting patients’ health. Therefore, we investigated the extent of out-of-pocket (OOP) spending among individuals diagnosed with chronic NCDs among household members in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Face-to-face interviews w...

Introduction Thrombotic complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have received considerable attention. Although numerous conflicting findings have compared escalated thromboprophylaxis doses with a standard dose to prevent thrombosis, there is a paucity of literature comparing clinical outcomes in three different anticoagulation dosing...

Gastric ulcer (GU) is a worldwide gastrointestinal disorder associated with ‎NSAID use. Recently, ‎amentoflavone proved to be a potent autophagy modulator, ‎antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and ‎anti-apoptotic agent. Eight-week-old male ‎Wistar rats received amentoflavone orally for ‎‎14 days at 25, 50, or ‎‎100 mg/kg/day. On day 14 of treatment, GU...

The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected healthcare systems and tested their preparedness. To date, the length of hospital stay (LoHS) and its factors among COVID-19 patients has not been thoroughly studied. Moreover, it is essential to identify the features of these patients. Adult COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia with complete electronic medical...

The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic can be partially managed by vaccines; however, the public must be informed about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines to avoid hesitancy. Therefore, it is important to know the safety profile of the COVID-19 vaccine by comparison to that of a well-known vaccine, such as the influenza vaccine. Hence, thi...

Aims The present study aimed to investigate the potential of epimedin A to ameliorate DNFB-induced allergic contact dermatitis (CD) and reveal its potential underlying mechanisms of action, emphasizing its role in modulating NF-κB/NLRP3, Nrf2/HO-1 pathways, and inflammation. Main methods Seven-week-old BALB/c mice received epimedin A orally for 11...

Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is effective in reducing the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs); however, non-adherence to surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis protocols can lead to several negative outcomes. We performed a before-and-after intervention study with the aim of improving the process outcome, including adherence to guideline...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the pattern of using guaifenesin in a government hospital in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that was conducted in a government hospital in Al-Kharj. Prescription data was collected from outpatient electronic records. Results: During the study period, 519 patients receive...

Antibiotic prophylaxis is used to decrease the bacterial load in the wound to assist the natural host defenses in preventing the occurrence of surgical site infections. The present study aimed to investigate trends in using antibiotic prophylaxis in the surgical ward of a governmental hospital in the Riyadh Region and included collecting data conce...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe metoclopramide prescribing pattern in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that was conducted to know the prescribing pattern of metoclopramide in a public hospital in Alkharj. The data were collected from the electronic prescriptions in the hospital in the first half of 2018. Results: The o...

Purpose: To analyze drug information queries related to treatment with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), chloroquine (CQ), and azithromycin submitted to a local drug and poison information center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This retrospective study explored HCQ-, CQ-, and azithromycin-related inquiries submitted to the Drug and Poison Information Cen...

This was a cross-sectional study carried out in a general hospital in Riyadh Region to describe the antibiotic resistance profiles of bacterial strains isolated from patients who had Gram-negative bacterial infections. More than 79% of the bacterial isolates were Gram-negative bacteria isolates. The most com-mon Gram-negative bacteria were Escheric...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the pattern of using oral rehydration salts in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was carried out at outpatient department in Al-kharj. The study included all of the patients who received oral rehydration salts in the outpatient pharmacy between January and July 2018. R...

Aim: The present study was conducted to describe the use of dextromethorphan in the outpatient department. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that involves evaluating electronic prescriptions for dextromethorphan among outpatients in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: During the study period, 348 patients received dextromethorphan. Most...

Aim: The present study was conducted to evaluate the outpatient prescribing pattern of ophthalmic chloramphenicol in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of ophthalmic chloramphenicol among outpatients in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: During the study...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the use of topical hydrocortisone in the outpatient department in Alkharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the electronic prescriptions of topical hydrocortisone among outpatients in Alkharj. The inclusion criteria included all of the outpatient prescriptions that contained topic...

Aim: Simethicone is anti-flatulence medicine that is used to relieves abdominal pain due to excessive gas in the digestive tract. The present study aimed to describe the use of simethicone in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the outpatient electronic prescriptions...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the use of ophthalmic and nasal naphazoline in the outpatient setting. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of naphazoline among outpatients in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: During the study period of 6 months, 393 patients received naphazo...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the use of miconazole in the outpatient setting of a tertiary hospital in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the electronic prescriptions that contained miconazole among patients in a public hospital in Riyadh Region. Results: Most of the patients who received...

Aim: The present study aimed to explore the outpatient prescribing pattern of sevelamer in Al Seih. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the electronic prescriptions that contained sevelamer among outpatients in the city of Al Saih. Results: During 2017 and 2018, 47 patients received sevelamer from the outpatient phar...

Aim: This study aimed to describe domperidone prescribing in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of domperidone among outpatients in a governmental hospital in Alkharj. Results: During the study period between January 2018 to June 2018, 173 patients rece...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing of moist exposed burn ointment (MEBO) in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions that included MEBO among the patients who received medications from the outpatient department in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: More than 6...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the use of dydrogesterone in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of dydrogesterone among outpatients in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: During the study period between January 2018 to June 2018, 48 patients receiv...

Aim: The present study aimed to explore mebeverine prescribing in the outpatient setting in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the outpatient prescriptions of mebeverine in a governmental hospital in Riyadh Region. The study excluded the prescriptions that were prescribed by other settings and the out...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of topical lidocaine in the outpatient setting in Al Seih. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions that contained topical lidocaine among outpatients in a public hospital in Al Seih. Results: More than 52% of the patients who rec...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the outpatient use of ascorbic acid in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This is a retrospective study included reviewing the outpatient electronic prescriptions that contained ascorbic acid in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Results: More than 51% of the pati...

Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of olopatadine eye drops in Al Saih. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of olopatadine eye drops from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: More than half of the patients who used olopa...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of budesonide nebulizer and budesonide nasal spray in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj city. The outpatient prescriptions were reviewed to describe the use of budesonide in the period between 01-01- 2018 and 31-...

Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of nicotine and varenicline in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of nicotine and varenicline from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: All of the nicotin...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of calamine lotion in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This retrospective study included the electronic prescriptions of outpatients in a public hospital in Al-kharj and aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of calamine lotion. The collected data included the personal data of t...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the use of zinc oxide in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that includes reviewing the electronic prescriptions of zinc oxide among outpatients in a public healthcare organization in Riyadh Region. Results: More than 52% of the patients who received...

Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of norethisterone in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of norethisterone from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospital in Alkharj. Results: The age of about 31.03% of the patients who used norethist...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of topical betamethasone in the outpatient setting in Alkharj. Methodology: This retrospective study that included collecting data from the electronic prescriptions in a public hospital in Alkharj in 2018. Results: During the study period from Jan to Dec 2018 only 46 patients received...

Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of bromhexine in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that included evaluating outpatient antibiotic prescriptions from 1st of January/2018 to 30th of June/2018 in a public hospital Al-kharj. The collected data were the personal data of the pati...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe health care professionals’ Knowledge and Practice toward Penicillin Allergy. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study that was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The data of the present study were collected from the health care professionals using an online survey that was prepared using google forms an...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe health care professionals’ quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic Saudi Arabia. Methodology: The cross-sectional study included a survey that was prepared using the world health organization quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL). To provide a good quality of care and to achieve patient satisfactio...

Aim: The present review aimed to describe the rate of different infections, the rate of bacterial resistance and antibiotics use in Al-kharj. Methodology: This was a narrative review that included searching Web of science for the keywords “infections” or “bacterial resistance” or “antibiotics use” and “Al-kharj” from 1st of January 2015 to 14th of...

Aim: The present study aimed to describe the public’s knowledge and beliefs on hypertension and its treatment in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included a survey was used to collect demographic data of the respondents and the response to the main questions of the survey that were close-ended questions. Results: Most of the re...

Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the outpatient prescription of silver sulfadiazine in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This study was conducted in a public hospital in Alkharj. The data were collected from the outpatient pharmacy in the hospital and includes outpatients who received silver sulfadiazine in 2018. Results: All of the silver su...

Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is flourishing very fast and the usage of CAM in health care is quickly evolving. The behavior and attitude of the patients towards herbal medicines represents an important concern for policy makers and for regulators. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the pattern of natural p...

Aim: This study aimed to know the prescribing pattern of baclofen in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted to know the prescribing pattern of baclofen in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj in 2018. The data were collected and analyzed using Excel and represented as frequencies and percentages. Resul...

This study aimed to describe the compliance rate of healthcare providers to care bundles in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh Region. The overall compliance rate of hand hygiene was low (less than 80%). The overall compliance rates of urinary catheter bundle, central line insertion bundle, and central line maintenance bundle were high (more than 95 %)....

Aim: The aim of the present study was to describe the prescribing of artificial tears eye drops in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that was conducted at the outpatient setting in a public hospital in Al-Kharj city. The study included reviewing the outpatient electronic prescriptions. Results: Most of...

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate physicians' opinions on the required information about biosimilars and the need for biosimilars related education. Methodology: The study included a survey that was prepared using a survey from a previous study and after face validation and content validation, it was prepared as an online form using the...

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate female pharmacy students preferences for different pharmacy departments in research project course in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included the response of the fifth year female students in the college of pharmacy in Al-Kharj in 2020. The students ranked the pharmacy departments accord...

Aim: This study aimed to identify antibiotics using pattern in surgery department of a maternity and children hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective review of the drugs that were prescribed in maternity and children hospital in Alkharj from January 2018 to August 2020. Results: The most prescribed antibiotics by emergency departm...

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the students' preferences for different pharmacy departments in research project course in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This study included a web-based survey using google forms delivered to the students about the students’ research interest. The students ranked the pharmacy departments according to their p...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that increases the risks of developing other diseases in diabetic patients and can affect their quality of life. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and perception of risk of diabetes mellitus among the public in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: The survey in the prese...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the trends in resistance to cefazolin in a military hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that was conducted in Alkharj to describe the trends in resistance to cefazolin from 1st of January 2020 to 30th of June 2021. The results of bacterial cultures were collected from the microbiology l...

Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are considered one of the most common adverse events in health care service provision. In order to prevent the occurrence of HAIs, it is important to implement several prevention strategies. Objectives This study aims to determine the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in a military hosp...

Aim: This review aims to describe the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis during the last decade. Methodology: The review included a searching web of science for articles focused on “the appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis”. The searching process was conducted on 29 Nov 2020 and included original articles so the...

Antimicrobial resistance is a serious health concern with significant economic and clinical sequelae. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are increasingly being promoted and mandated in order to rationalize and reduce the use of antimicrobials in healthcare institutions and as a result decrease antimicrobial resistance. Several interventions could b...

Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of poor glycemic control and risk factors associated with it among diabetic patients in the central rural region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The study included a review of diabetic patients’ medical record in King Khaled Hospital in Al-Kharj from the beginning of January 2019 to the end o...

Chronic pancreatitis is considered a common gastrointestinal disorder, with significant morbidity and mortality. Fluoride is an important agent for the development of our body systems, especially for bone and teeth, however on its excess consumption, it deposits in different body tissues, especially the pancreas, causing its chronic inflammation an...

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the public concerns, attitudes and behavior towards vaccination. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study that included an online survey about the public concerns, attitudes and behavior towards vaccination in Saudi Arabia. The survey was translated to Arabic language and converted to an online form u...

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge of pharmacy and medicine students about rare diseases. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in January 2021. The study included a questionnaire that was adapted from a previous study. The questionnaire was translated to Arabic and after validation it was converted t...

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify pharmacy student’s perception towards clinical pharmacognosy. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in Al-Kharj. The survey contains 2 parts; the Level of the students and pharmacy students’ perception towards the clinical pharmacognosy course. The data were collected and analyzed...

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the occurrence of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria in a hospital in Al-Kharj. Methodology: The study included the review of antibiogram results to find the number and percentage of these bacteria in 4 years, 2015-2018. Results: The total nu...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of medications in ear, nose and throat outpatient department of a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: The present retrospective study included collecting data from outpatient pharmacy prescriptions from a public hospital in Alkharj. The data was processed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and...

Aim: This study aimed to determine the public views on making decisions about over the counter drugs and their attitudes towards evidence of their effectiveness. Methodology: The present study includes gathering data from the public using a survey that was adapted from a previous study. This survey was translated from English to Arabic language and...

Aim: This study aimed to describe the prescribing pattern of medications in the cardiology outpatient department of a public hospital. Methodology: This is a retrospective study included collecting data from outpatient pharmacy prescriptions from a public hospital in Alkharj. The data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel and after that the descriptiv...

Objective: This study aimed to describe the pattern of prescription ofmedications in the department of obstetrics and gynecology in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective study that included data collection of outpatient electronic prescriptions at a public hospital in Alkharj. Data were collected and analyzed using Micr...

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the drugs’ prescribing pattern in general surgery department of a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: The present retrospective study included collecting data from the general surgery outpatient pharmacy prescriptions from a public hospital in Alkharj from 1st of June 2018 to 31th December 2018. Resul...

Aim: The present study aims to explore the appropriateness of azithromycin use duration in the outpatient setting in a public hospital. Methodology: The present study included a review of the electronic prescriptions in the outpatient setting in a public hospital in Alkharj between January 2018 till June 2018. Results: The total number of outpatien...

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore barriers that influence COVID-19 vaccination uptake among the public in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study included an online questionnaire that was prepared using questionnaire of previous study. After that, it was converted using Google® forms to an online form and was disseminated by social media platforms...

Aim: The present study was undertaken to describe the prescribing pattern of medications in the ophthalmology department in a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study included collecting data from outpatient pharmacy prescriptions in a public hospital in Alkharj. All of the outpatients who received prescriptions from...