antibiotic guidelines have proven to be a simple and effective intervention to guide the choice of appropriate empiric antibiotic regimens. the goals of this study were to evaluate adherence to guidelines and streamlining of antibiotics. hospital records of hospitalized patients in infectious diseases ward imam khomeini hospital, tehran, iran, from may 2008 to september 2009 were reviewed. adhe...

background : inappropriate use of vancomycin not only increase health care costs but also contribute to the emergence of resistant organisms. higher trough serum vancomycin concentrations (>10mg/l) has been recommended for avoidance of development of resistance. we aim to compare the administered dose with recommended doses based on guideline-recommended weight-based dosing. methods : in a cros...

considering the fact that many muslims with diabetes prefer to fast in spite of inhibitory advises and to answer several conflicts and controversies regarding diabetes and ramadan, idf in collaboration with diabetes and ramadan (dar) international in alliance decided to develop a comprehensive guideline to be used by health care professionals. this guideline was then developed on april 2016 by ...

1. cancer research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran 2. health sector policy coordination group, in charge of minister for policy making affairs bureau, ministry of health and medical education, tehran, iran 3. ncd research center, endocrine and metabolism research institute, tehran university of medical sciences and health services, tehran, iran 4. health ser...

ramadan fasting is specific intermittent fasting comprising significant changes in routine lifestyle pattern and may affect body homeostasis and metabolism. in spite of several studies conducted on the effects of ramadan fasting on various aspects of health and disease, because of heterogeneity in methodology and procedures (sometimes inevitable), a comprehensive concluding for reliable results...

results there were minor differences in treatment preferences for graves’ disease in pregnancy and tests to monitor antithyroid drugs between endocrinologists and generalists; the major difference being targeted free thyroxin, and also thyroxin, depicted in the upper end of normal range, by the majority of endocrinologist and within the normal range, by generalists. compared to generalists, end...

background: the inappropriate use of aminoglycosides has harmful effects such as the development of resistant pathogens and the incidence of nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. therefore, drug utilization evaluation of these drugs may improve their usage remarkably. the aim of this study was to assess the usage pattern of amikacin in an internal medicine ward. methods: this cross-sectional study wa...

compost is a gradual process in nature by which organic materials are decomposed in the presence of air by microorganisms and fungi. the product is a valuable fertilizer that is used in different places even in home little gardens, so that it has signed as an unnoticed asset. with due attention to the importance of compost, its guidelines and standards should be evaluated. it is pointed and com...