Clinical Case Studies on Medication Safety

Prof. Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology of Fujairah, UAE (Previously known as Ajman University). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) from Sana’a University, Yemen and obtained a Master and PhD degree in Clinical Pharmacy from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. He has more than 20 years experience in education, practice and research in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. He has held various academic and professional positions including Deputy Dean for Medical Sciences College; PharmD program director, Head of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice department; Head of Teaching & learning committee, Head of Training Committee, head of the curriculum committee and other committees. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, and book chapters and edited more than 10 books by Elsevier, Springer, Taylors & Francis, USA. Prof.Yaser has supervised/co-supervised many PhD, Master, PharmD and B-Pharm students. He is a reviewer for eight recognized international peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Yaser prepared, designed, and wrote many pharmacy programs for many universities including Master of Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy Practice program; PharmD program and BPharm program; internship/clerkships for Master, PharmD and BPharm programs; more than 30 courses related to Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, Social Pharmacy and Patients care.

"...presents real and simulated adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a straightforward case study format that covers a multitude of causes, levels of severity, specific populations, and other contributing factors.… [S]erves as a tool for providers to assess and plan for medication events that may arise and how to best determine their root cause…. [O]ffers a consistent presentation of case studies; each is straightforward and easy to digest.... [W]ell organized by topic and simple to index…. [D]oes a nice job of assembling the many types and causes of ADRs, bringing awareness to learners. [A] valuable tool in learners' educational repository…. its comprehensiveness provides a framework for learners to expand upon." --©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Joseph Robert Stavish, PharmD, MSPopH (Thomas Jefferson University)

• 1. Introduction to the medication safety and the importance of clinical case studies2. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) case studies: Mild ADRs3. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) case studies: Moderate ADRs4. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) case studies: Severe ADRs5. Medication errors case studies: Prescribing, transcribing, and prescriptions/orders writing errors6. Medication errors case studies: Dispensing and administration errors7. Medication errors case studies: Monitoring and counseling errors8. Medication errors case studies: Medication reconciliation errors9. Drug interactions case studies10. Adherence, compliance, and persistence case studies11. Drug-related problems case studies: Part I12. Drug-related problems case studies: Part II13. Counterfeit and substandard medications case studies14. Medications misuse and abuse case studies15. Medications safety for special population case studies: Geriatrics16. Medications safety for special population case studies: Pediatrics17. Medications safety for special population case studies: Pregnancy18. Medications safety for special population case studies: Lactation19. Herbal medicines case studies: Part I20. Herbal medicines case studies: Part II21. Antibiotics case studies: Community pharmacies and primary care and public22. Antibiotics safety case studies: Hospitals23. Vaccines safety case studies