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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53227#.VLhyzcnQrzE Author(s)    Suleiman I. Sharif * , Aseel H. Nassar , Fatima K. Al-Hamami , Maha M. Hassanein , Ashkur H. Elmi , Rubian S. Sharif Affiliation(s) Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah,Sharjah, United Arab Emirates . ABSTRACT Background: Data with regard to local drug prescribing in pediatric population is scarce. This study was carried out to investigate the patterns of drug prescribing for pediatric outpatient in a general hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A total of 707 prescriptions were collected from a governmental hospital in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates covering the months of June and July, 2014. Encounters issued for patients older than 12 years were rejected. A total of 520 prescriptions for age groups ranging from 1 week to 12 years were st...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53227#.VLcsa8nQrzE Author(s)     Suleiman I. Sharif * , Aseel H. Nassar , Fatima K. Al-Hamami , Maha M. Hassanein , Ashkur H. Elmi , Rubian S. Sharif Affiliation(s) Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah,Sharjah, United Arab Emirates . ABSTRACT Background: Data with regard to local drug prescribing in pediatric population is scarce. This study was carried out to investigate the patterns of drug prescribing for pediatric outpatient in a general hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A total of 707 prescriptions were collected from a governmental hospital in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates covering the months of June and July, 2014. Encounters issued for patients older than 12 years were rejected. A total of 520 prescriptions for age groups ranging from 1 week to 12 years w...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50262#.VDNZn1fHRK0 Author(s)     Jamie S. Bodenlos 1* , Andrew Malordy 1 , Marleah Noonan 1 , Aubreyanne Mayrsohn 1 , Brian Mistler 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, USA . 2 Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, USA . ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale measuring attitudes towards prescription drug use for nonmedical reasons. Participants (N = 310) were recruited from a small northeastern college and completed the Prescription Drugs Attitudes Questionnaire (PDAQ), the College Alcohol Problems Scale (CAPS-R) and answered questions about current substance use. Principal components ana...