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Making the case for pharmacogenomics in the management of mental health conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Berrou, I., Ramsunder, A., & Palmer, R. (2023). Making the case for pharmacogenomics in the management of mental health conditions. Pharmaceutical Journal, 310, 7969. https://doi.org/10.1211/PJ.2023.1.171747

Mental health conditions are the largest single cause of disability in the UK and among the top ten causes of disability worldwide. The prevalence of mental health conditions is increasing rapidly, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the... Read More about Making the case for pharmacogenomics in the management of mental health conditions.

Factors influencing the implementation of medicine risk communications by healthcare professionals in clinical practice: A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Alharbi, A. B., Berrou, I., Umaru, N., Al Hamid, A., & Shebl, N. A. (2023). Factors influencing the implementation of medicine risk communications by healthcare professionals in clinical practice: A systematic review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 19(1), 28-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.07.003

Background: Regulatory medicines risk communications aim to prevent patient harm through the dissemination of safety information to healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, and the public. Evidence suggests that in addition to implementing the requ... Read More about Factors influencing the implementation of medicine risk communications by healthcare professionals in clinical practice: A systematic review.

Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review (2019)
Journal Article
Alaslawi, H., Berrou, I., Alhuwail, D., & Aslanpour, Z. (2019). Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review. Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 13(2),

Background: Kuwait is witnessing an alarming increase in diabetes and high prevalence of multi-drug resistant strains. E-Health solutions have the potential to deliver timely, quality and cost-effective solutions to these public health challenges. Ho... Read More about Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review.

Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence (2018)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, S., Shebl, N. A., Aslanpour, Z., Shibl, A., & Berrou, I. (2018). Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 15, 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2018.07.014

© 2018 International Society for Chemotherapy of Infection and Cancer Antimicrobial resistance is increasing at an alarming rate in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) owing to the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials. Novel and rare multidrug-resista... Read More about Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence.