Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a heavy economic burden on
individuals, health services, and society. Low adherence to antihypertensive (AH) agents is …

Background An increased interest is observed in broadening community pharmacists' role
in public health. To date, little information has been gathered in Canada on community …

Background and Purpose— The benefits of antihypertensive (AH) drugs on the risks of
major cardiovascular outcomes have been demonstrated in clinical trials. However, …

Results The mean duration of treatment was 6.9 days. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate was
superior to placebo in the reduction of serum potassium levels (mean difference between …

BACKGROUND: Limited evidence exists on adherence and effectiveness of combination
therapy (inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β 2 -agonists in the same inhaler) in asthma. …

What is already known about this subject • As of now, no population‐based data exist on the
incidence of pregnancy, elective abortions, and birth defects while on isotretinoin. • From …

Objective To determine whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids during pregnancy increases
the risk of pregnancy induced hypertension and pre-eclampsia among asthmatic women. …

Background and Purpose Data on oral anticoagulant (OAC) uptake and pattern of use are
limited. Real‐life data in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are important for understanding …

PURPOSE: To compare the incidence of intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome (IFIS) in men
exposed to tamsulosin and men exposed to alfuzosin and evaluate the effect of IFIS on the …

Background Statins reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after continuous treatment.
Studies have shown that less than 50% of patients take 80% or more of prescribed doses 1 …