sj-pdf-1-map-10.1177_27550834231167049 – Supplemental material for Assessment of community pharmacists’ knowledge of the differences between generic drugs and biosimilars: A pilot cross-sectional study

Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-map-10.1177_27550834231167049 for Assessment of community pharmacists’ knowledge of the differences between generic drugs and biosimilars: A pilot cross-sectional study by Sanaa Awada, Roudy Sayah, Maribelle Mansour, Cynthia Nabhane and Georges Hatem in The Journal of Medicine Access</p

sj-docx-2-map-10.1177_27550834231167049 – Supplemental material for Assessment of community pharmacists’ knowledge of the differences between generic drugs and biosimilars: A pilot cross-sectional study

Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-map-10.1177_27550834231167049 for Assessment of community pharmacists’ knowledge of the differences between generic drugs and biosimilars: A pilot cross-sectional study by Sanaa Awada, Roudy Sayah, Maribelle Mansour, Cynthia Nabhane and Georges Hatem in The Journal of Medicine Access</p

sj-docx-1-map-10.1177_27550834231161145 – Supplemental material for Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-map-10.1177_27550834231161145 for Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists by Georges Hatem, Sara Ghamloush, Aya Al Chami, Mohammad Chaheen, Dalia Khachman and Sanaa Awada in The Journal of Medicine Access</p

Supplemental Material - Evaluation of pharmacists’ Preferences and Barriers to Access Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

Supplemental Material for Evaluation of pharmacists’ Preferences and Barriers to Access Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon by Georges Hatem, Lina Ismaiil, Sanaa Awada, Diana Ghanem, Roula Bou Assi, Mathijs Goossens in Evaluation & the Health Professions</p

sj-pdf-2-map-10.1177_27550834231161145 – Supplemental material for Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists

Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-map-10.1177_27550834231161145 for Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists by Georges Hatem, Sara Ghamloush, Aya Al Chami, Mohammad Chaheen, Dalia Khachman and Sanaa Awada in The Journal of Medicine Access</p

Waterpipe effects on pulmonary function and cardiovascular indices: a comparison to cigarette smoking in real life situation

<div><p></p><p><i>Introduction</i>: Smoking is known to have physiological effects on biological systems. The purpose of this study is to evaluate acute and chronic effects on pulmonary functions and cardiovascular indices of waterpipe (WP) smoking in real life circumstances.</p><p><i>Methods</i>: Three groups were included in the study: non-smokers (<i>N</i> = 42), WP smokers (<i>N</i> = 42) and cigarette smokers (<i>N</i> = 48). A questionnaire was completed for each participant, in addition to pulmonary function [forced expiratory volume at 1 s (FEV₁), 6 s (FEV₆), percentage of FEV₁/FEV₆], and cardiovascular [diastolic blood pressure (DBP), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR)] measures, taken before and after smoking.</p><p><i>Results</i>: Mean values of FEV₁, FEV₆, FEV₁/FEV₆, DBP and SBP in WP and cigarette smokers were very close. However, WP smoking significantly increased HR compared to cigarette smokers (<i>p</i> = 0.007); duration of smoking, age at first WP and quantity of smoking affected pulmonary function and cardiovascular values. In the subgroup of WP smokers, DBP was acutely increased by a larger WP size (<i>p</i> = 0.011), while the FEV₆ was acutely increased by a smaller WP size (<i>p</i> = 0.045).</p><p><i>Conclusion</i>: WP smoking affected the cardiovascular system more than cigarette smoking, while it had similar effects on pulmonary function.</p></div