scholarly journals Simulation of drug information skills in the medical information department

2021 ◽  
pp. 403-406
Author(s):  
Cambrey Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Realistic View ◽  
Information Skills

Purpose: To utilise DIcipher, an escape-room challenge, to provide a simulation of using drug information (DI) skills to answer drug questions in the medical information (MI) department within the pharmaceutical industry. Methods: The 15-minute challenge required the groups to solve one clue and retrieve DI questions about iron deficiency anaemia. DI resources were used to search for answers to unlock a box with the antidote. A debriefing session followed and a Likert scale survey was administered to obtain student perception. Results: A total of 15 second to fourth year pharmacy students at university participated in the challenge and completed the survey. No groups retrieved the antidote by answering all of the questions correctly. All students agreed that the challenge provided a realistic view of how to apply DI skills in an industry-based setting. Conclusion: This challenge demonstrated the function of a pharmacist in the MI department to pharmacy students.

Haematological Disease Pattern at Specialized HOPD - A study in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Md. Rafiquzzaman Khan ◽  
Arifur Rahman ◽  
Khaza Amirul Islam ◽  
AQM Ashraful Haque ◽  
Masuda Begum
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukaemia ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Beta Thalassaemia ◽  
Hb E ◽  
Medical University

The aim of this retrospective observational study was to observe the pattern and frequency of haematological disorders among the patients attending in the specialized Haematology outpatient Department (HOPD) in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Consecutive 201 patients over the period of one year were enrolled. Their age ranged from 01 to 72 years with a mean age of 36.76 years. Most of the patients (34.3%) were in between the ages of 31 to 45 years followed by 16 to 30 years (27.9%). Male to female ratio was 0.65. Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common (24.9%) followed by chronic myeloid leukaemia (11.9%), Hb E beta thalassaemia (9.5%), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (9.5%), beta thalassaemia trait (7.0%), Hb E trait (5.5 %), aplastic anaemia (5.0%), multiple myeloma (3.5%), acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (3.0%). Acute myeloid leukaemia, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, anaemia of chronic disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, polycythaemia, beta thalassemia major and alpha thalassemia was 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 1.0% and 1.0%, respectively. In the present study, we observed that iron deficiency anaemia the most common non-malignant disease and chronic myeloid leukaemia is the common haematological malignancy.

scholarly journals Intravenous iron is non-inferior to oral iron regarding cell growth and iron metabolism in colorectal cancer associated with iron-deficiency anaemia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafid O. Al-Hassi ◽  
Oliver Ng ◽  
Rayko Evstatiev ◽  
Manel Mangalika ◽  
Natalie Worton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Metabolism ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Iron Transport ◽  
Intravenous Iron ◽  
Oral Iron ◽  
Iron Loading ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Iron Treatment

AbstractOral iron promotes intestinal tumourigenesis in animal models. In humans, expression of iron transport proteins are altered in colorectal cancer. This study examined whether the route of iron therapy alters iron transport and tumour growth. Colorectal adenocarcinoma patients with pre-operative iron deficiency anaemia received oral ferrous sulphate (n = 15), or intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (n = 15). Paired (normal and tumour tissues) samples were compared for expression of iron loading, iron transporters, proliferation, apoptosis and Wnt signalling using immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. Iron loading was increased in tumour and distributed to the stroma in intravenous treatment and to the epithelium in oral treatment. Protein and mRNA expression of proliferation and iron transporters were increased in tumours compared to normal tissues but there were no significant differences between the treatment groups. However, intravenous iron treatment reduced ferritin mRNA levels in tumours and replenished body iron stores. Iron distribution to non-epithelial cells in intravenous iron suggests that iron is less bioavailable to tumour cells. Therefore, intravenous iron may be a better option in the treatment of colorectal cancer patients with iron deficiency anaemia due to its efficiency in replenishing iron levels while its effect on proliferation and iron metabolism is similar to that of oral iron treatment.

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