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Peer review processes for quality improvement in health care settings and their implications for health care professionals: A meta-ethnography (2021)
Journal Article
Tang, S., Bowles, A., & Minns Lowe, C. (2022). Peer review processes for quality improvement in health care settings and their implications for health care professionals: A meta-ethnography. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 42(2), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000394

Introduction: Peer review processes are used to improve professional practice in health care, although no synthesis of existing studies has yet been undertaken. These processes are included in the UK professional revalidation processes for medical pr... Read More about Peer review processes for quality improvement in health care settings and their implications for health care professionals: A meta-ethnography.

Writing a prescription: The law and good practice (2021)
Journal Article
Bowles, A. (2021). Writing a prescription: The law and good practice. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 13(11), 472-475. https://doi.org/10.12968/jpar.2021.13.11.472

Paramedic independent prescribing offers an opportunity to improve patient access to medications. However, incomplete, unclear or incorrectly written prescriptions can cause harm to patients. This article in the Prescribing Paramedic series considers... Read More about Writing a prescription: The law and good practice.

The new coronavirus disease: What do we know so far? (2020)
Journal Article
Tang, S., Brady, M., Mildenhall, J., Rolfe, U., Bowles, A., & Morgan, K. (2020). The new coronavirus disease: What do we know so far?. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 12(5), 193-201. https://doi.org/10.12968/jpar.2020.12.5.193

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that causes the new disease COVID-19. Symptoms range from mild to severe with a higher incidence of severe cases in patients with risk factors such as older age and c... Read More about The new coronavirus disease: What do we know so far?.

Effect of formulation variables on oral grittiness and preferences of multiparticulate formulations in adult volunteers (2016)
Journal Article
Lopez, F. L., Bowles, A., Gul, M. O., Clapham, D., Ernest, T. B., & Tuleu, C. (2016). Effect of formulation variables on oral grittiness and preferences of multiparticulate formulations in adult volunteers. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 92, 156-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2016.07.006

© 2016 The Authors Multiparticulate formulations are composed of multiple solid dosage units which can be administered directly to the mouth or sprinkled on food. Oral grittiness (i.e. rough mouthfeel) may arise from the presence of particles in the... Read More about Effect of formulation variables on oral grittiness and preferences of multiparticulate formulations in adult volunteers.

Specific aspects of gastro-intestinal transit in children for drug delivery design (2010)
Journal Article
Bowles, A., Keane, J., Ernest, T., Clapham, D., & Tuleu, C. (2010). Specific aspects of gastro-intestinal transit in children for drug delivery design. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 395(1-2), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.04.048

This mini-review discusses relevant aspects of gastro-intestinal transit in different ages of paediatric patients with an attempt to highlight factors which should be considered in oral dosage form design, in particular multi-particulate dosage forms... Read More about Specific aspects of gastro-intestinal transit in children for drug delivery design.