Maria Tavakoli

[ 1 ] - Oral Ciprofloxacin Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing High Dose Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Background: Antibiotic prophylaxis is usually used in allogenic stem cell transplantation, but its use in Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) is controversial. We evaluated the efficacy of ciprofloxacin prophylaxis in ASCT. Materials and Methods: To identify the efficacy of ciprofloxacin on the incidence of neutropenic fever and its complications, 72 patients had been admitted to Talegh...

[ 2 ] - Effects of Pharmacist Intervention on the Utilization of Vancomycin in a Teaching Hospital

In order to investigate the effect of pharmacist intervention on vancomycin use, this study was performed on all patients receiving vancomycin in the intensive care unit (ICU) and hematology-oncology ward of Taleghani Educational Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Vancomycin use was assessed during a pre- and post-intervention period in accordance with the Center of Disease Control and prevention (CDC) ...

[ 3 ] - Potential of Drug Interactions among Hospitalized Cancer Patients in a Developing Country

Cancer patients are more susceptible to adverse drug-drug interactions (DDIs) due to receiving multiple medications especially chemotherapy medications, hormonal agents and supportive care drugs. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of potential DDIs and to identify risk factors for these potential interactions in hospitalized cancer patients in a developing country.A cross-secti...

[ 4 ] - Oral Ciprofloxacin Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing High Dose Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Background: Antibiotic prophylaxis is usually used in allogenic stem cell transplantation, but its use in Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) is controversial. We evaluated the efficacy of ciprofloxacin prophylaxis in ASCT. Materials and Methods: To identify the efficacy of ciprofloxacin on the incidence of neutropenic fever and its complications, 72 patients had been admitted to Talegh...

[ 5 ] - Effects of Pharmacist Intervention on the Utilization of Vancomycin in a Teaching Hospital

In order to investigate the effect of pharmacist intervention on vancomycin use, this study was performed on all patients receiving vancomycin in the intensive care unit (ICU) and hematology-oncology ward of Taleghani Educational Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Vancomycin use was assessed during a pre- and post-intervention period in accordance with the Center of Disease Control and prevention (CDC) ...

[ 6 ] - Potential of Drug Interactions among Hospitalized Cancer Patients in a Developing Country

Cancer patients are more susceptible to adverse drug-drug interactions (DDIs) due to receiving multiple medications especially chemotherapy medications, hormonal agents and supportive care drugs. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of potential DDIs and to identify risk factors for these potential interactions in hospitalized cancer patients in a developing country.A cross-secti...

[ 7 ] - Study of the Relationship between ERCC1 Polymorphisms and Response to Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Iranian Patients with Colorectal and Gastric Cancers

This study was designed to evaluate the effect of excision repair crosscomplementing group 1 (ERCC1) rs11615 codon 118C/T gene polymorphisms ontreatment outcomes in Iranian patients receiving oxaliplatin-based regimens forcolorectal (CRC) and gastric cancers (GC). Patients, who were candidates to receiveoxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, entered into the study. In 2-week in...

[ 8 ] - Study of the Relationship between ERCC1 Polymorphisms and Response to Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Iranian Patients with Colorectal and Gastric Cancers

This study was designed to evaluate the effect of excision repair crosscomplementing group 1 (ERCC1) rs11615 codon 118C/T gene polymorphisms ontreatment outcomes in Iranian patients receiving oxaliplatin-based regimens forcolorectal (CRC) and gastric cancers (GC). Patients, who were candidates to receiveoxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, entered into the study. In 2-week in...