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Introductory Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy Students: An Assignment-Based Online Assessment Strategy (Postprint)
(ACS Publications, 2024-06-22)New assessment approaches for medicinal chemistry in an introductory course within the pharmacy curriculum are presented. A required introductory pharmaceutical sciences course specific for first year entry-to-practice ... -
Synthesis of a novel fluorinated phosphonyl C-glycoside, (3-deoxy-3-fluoro- F β-d-glucopyranosyl)methylphosphonate, a potential inhibitor of β- phosphoglucomutase Postprint
(Elsevier, 2023)β-phosphoglucomutase (βPGM) catalyzes the conversion of β-glucose 1-phosphate (βG1P) to glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), a universal source of cellular energy, in a two-step process. Transition state analogue (TSA) complexes ... -
Deprescribing Interventions in Primary Health Care Mapped to the Behaviour Change Wheel: A Scoping Review
(Elsevier, 2021-07)Background: Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use are an increasing concern. Deprescribing may improve medication use through planned and supervised dose reduction or stopping of medications. As most medication ... -
Key Priorities to Implement Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia: Results from the Deprescribing in Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia Knowledge Exchange Event (June 20, 2019)
(2020-03-03)Inappropriate medication use and polypharmacy are associated with increased adverse drug reactions, hospitalizations and mortality. Deprescribing has been found to decrease the use of medications and medication costs and ... -
Formation of a Collaborative Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Deprescribing Research Team in Nova Scotia
(2019-06)Study objective: To describe the development of a collaborative interprofessional primary health care deprescribing research team in Nova Scotia. Methods: Initiated by two College of Pharmacy faculty members, a core ... -
Impact of pharmacists as immunizers on vaccination rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2016)Background: Underutilization of vaccination programs remains a significant public health concern. Pharmacists serve as educators, facilitators, and in some jurisdictions, as administrators of vaccines. Though pharmacists ... -
Community engaged scholarship to catalyze innovation: a case study of the uptake of portable inhalers for respiratory medication in a pediatric emergency department in Nova Scotia
(Longwoods Publishing, 2016)This commentary, in response to Tamblyn et al. (2016), provides a case study of the uptake of metered-dose inhalers with spacers to deliver respiratory medication in a pediatric emergency department in Nova Scotia. Our ... -
Measuring Knowledge Translation Uptake Using Citation Metrics: A Case Study of a Pan-Canadian Network of Pharmacoepidemiology Researchers
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)ABSTRACT Collecting citation metric data is important, as research funders are increasingly demanding impact assessment, but there is limited consensus on the most rigorous and accurate approach. We compared three ... -
The relationship between type of drug therapy and blood glucose self-monitoring test strips claimed by beneficiaries of the Seniors' Pharmacare Program in Nova Scotia, Canada
(2008)BACKGROUND: The healthcare expenditure on self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) test strips under the Nova Scotia Seniors' Pharmacare Program (NSSPP) has increased significantly in recent years. The objective of this ... -
Evaluating the quality of randomized controlled trials that examine the efficacy of natural health products: a systematic review of critical appraisal instruments
(2009-12)The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic review to identify instruments designed to evaluate the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of natural health products (NHPs). Instruments were examined ... -
Evaluating the quality of randomized controlled trials that examine the efficacy of natural health products: a systematic review of critical appraisal instruments
(2009-12)The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic review to identify instruments designed to evaluate the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of natural health products (NHPs). Instruments were examined ... -
Elastase and Tryptase Govern TNF alpha-Mediated Production of Active Chemerin by Adipocytes
(2012-12)Chemerin is a leukocyte chemoattractant and adipokine with important immune and metabolic roles. Chemerin, secreted in an inactive form prochemerin, undergoes C-terminal proteolytic cleavage to generate active chemerin, a ... -
Exercise hemodynamic and neurohormone responses as sensitive biomarkers for diltiazem in rats
(2006-05)Purpose. To investigate the potential of exercise hemodyanamic and neurohormone variables as sensitive biomarkers for pre-clinical evaluation of diltiazem (DTZ). Methods. Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided ... -
Scale disparity and spectral transfer in anisotropic numerical turbulence
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Development and validation of a sensitive and specific HPLC assay of cladribine for pharmacokinetics studies in rats
(2007)PURPOSE: To develop and validate a sensitive and specific HPLC assay for cladribine (CdA) in plasma for pharmacokinetic studies in rats. METHODS: CdA and the internal standard AZT were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Chem. ... -
Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Chinese Medical Patients and the Impact of DVT Prophylaxis
(2011)Objective. To evaluate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in hospitalized Chinese medical patients and the impact of DVT prophylaxis. Methods. All cases of confirmed proximal DVT from 1 January 2005 to 31 December ... -
Universal intermittent properties of particle trajectories in highly turbulent flows
(2008-06)We present a collection of eight data sets from state-of-the-art experiments and numerical simulations on turbulent velocity statistics along particle trajectories obtained in different flows with Reynolds numbers in ... -
Development and validation of the Chinese version of the Reintegration to Normal Living Index for use with stroke patients
(2011-02)OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a Chinese version of the Reintegration to Normal Living Index. DESIGN: Descriptive case-series. SUBJECTS: Seventy-five individuals with chronic stroke and 55 age-matched healthy subjects. ... -
Embryonic lethality in mice lacking the nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 protein due to impaired cardiac development and function
(2011)Nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 protein (NFAT5) is thought to be important for cellular adaptation to osmotic stress by regulating the transcription of genes responsible for the synthesis or transport of organic ...
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