Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications

Recent publications

• Advancing pediatric antimicrobial stewardship: Has pharmacodynamic dosing for gram-negative infections taken effect? September 28, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: Use of pharmacodynamic dosing through prolonged and continuous infusions of β-lactams have not yet been routinely adopted at children's hospitals. Further guidance from trials and literature are needed to continue to guide pediatric pharmacodynamic dosing efforts. Children's hospitals should utilize these data to compare practices and to prioritize further research and education efforts.
  Lauren M Puckett
• Evaluation of a Flexible Weight and Height Interaction Versus Body Mass Index for Mortality Prediction After Adult Heart Transplant September 28, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: Allowance for a flexible relationship between height and weight did not appreciably improve mortality prediction after heart transplant, versus body mass index, although additionalresearch is warranted.
  William L Baker
• Self-reported pain among Cambodian Americans with depression: patient-provider communication as an overlooked social determinant September 22, 2022
  OBJECTIVES: Pain is common among torture survivors and refugees. Clear communication about one's pain is vital to timely and precise diagnosis and treatment but is rarely recognized as a social determinant of health. We examined whether self-reported difficulty communicating with their health care provider, along with standard social determinants, is associated with self-reported pain in […]
  S Megan Berthold
• Association between Lipid Profile and Apolipoproteins with Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis August 26, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: The high values of LDL, TC, TG, and Lp(a) and low values of HDL are associated with a higher risk of developing DFU. Furthermore, we did not find a significant association for VLDL, ApoA1, ApoB, and ApoB/ApoA1 ratio.
  Juan R Ulloque-Badaracco
• Large Healthcare System Evaluation of Post-Operative Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution Cross-Reactivity August 26, 2022
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  Kathleen K Adams
• C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio and Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis August 25, 2022
  C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) is an independent risk factor in cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and infectious diseases. Through this study, we investigated the CAR values with respect to the severity and mortality of COVID-19 patients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to retrieve studies that evaluated CAR values upon hospital admission in relation to the severity […]
  Hernán J Zavalaga-Zegarra
• Incorporating medication therapy management into community pharmacy workflows August 23, 2022
  Medication Therapy Management (MTM) is a group of pharmacist-provided services that optimize individual patients' drug therapy outcomes. Since community pharmacies' primary business platform is the dispensing of medications, and providing MTM services is a secondary source of revenue, pharmacies with limited resources are operationally challenged when trying to efficiently deliver both types of services. To […]
  Yucheng Chen
• Mavacamten, a First-in-Class Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy August 11, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: Mavacamten is a new option for patients with refractory obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and an ejection fraction ≥55% but its pricing makes therapy not cost-effective. Final health outcomes are not fully elucidated and additional studies are needed to determine long-term effects.
  Joseph D Dalo
• Prevalence of parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against COVID-19: A comparative analysis in Colombia and Peru August 8, 2022
  We aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against COVID-19 in Colombia and Peru. We performed a secondary analysis using a database generated by the University of Maryland and Facebook (Facebook, Inc). We Included adult (18 and over) Facebook users residing in LAC who responded […]
  Vicente A Benites-Zapata
• Disease State Transition Probabilities Across the Spectrum of NAFLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Paired Biopsy or Imaging Studies August 6, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: In our meta-analysis, progression to NASH was more common than regression from NASH. Rates of fibrosis progression were similar across baseline stage, but patients with advanced fibrosis were more likely to regress than those with mild fibrosis.
  Phuc Le
• Beneficial and Harmful Effects of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis July 25, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: Monoclonal antibodies had limited effects on most of the outcomes in COVID-19 patients, and when used as prophylaxis. Additional data are needed to determine their efficacy and safety.
  Adrian V Hernandez
• Efficacy of early treatment with hydroxychloroquine in people with mild to moderate COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis July 14, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: Hydroxychloroquine was not efficacious as early treatment for COVID-19 infections in RCTs with low to very low quality of evidence for all outcomes. More RCTs are needed to elucidate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine as early treatment intervention.
  Adrian V Hernandez
• Cardiac donors with renal impairment: Usage and outcomes after heart transplant July 5, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: More than two-third of hearts from donors with renal dysfunction are discarded. Recipients from donors with renal dysfunction sustained lower mortality post HT during the study period. Increased evaluation and utilization of donors with renal dysfunction has the potential to expand the critically low donor pool.
  Abhishek Jaiswal
• Mass Media Use to Learn About COVID-19 and the Non-intention to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 in Latin America and Caribbean Countries June 30, 2022
  CONCLUSION: We found an association between the type of mass media used to learn about COVID-19 and the non-intention of vaccination. The use of only traditional or digital information sources were associated with a higher probability of non-intention to vaccinate compared to the use of both sources.
  Guido Bendezu-Quispe
• The association of prescription opioid use with suicide attempts: An analysis of statewide medical claims data June 30, 2022
  CONCLUSIONS: This analysis provides evidence of a complex relationship among prescription opioids, mental health, pain and other medical comorbidities, and suicide risk. Findings indicate the need for proactive suicide surveillance among individuals diagnosed with affective or psychotic disorders who are receiving frequent and high doses of opioids. However, appropriate opioid treatment may have significant value […]
  Chongliang Luo