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Optimized Production and Purification of LCC DNA Minivectors for Applications in Gene Therapy and Vaccine Development
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-28)Linear covalently closed (LCC) DNA minivectors serve to be superior to conventional circular covalently closed (CCC) plasmid DNA (pDNA) vectors due to enhancements to both transfection efficiency and safety. Specifically, ... -
Pain Management within the Long-term Care Setting: An Inquiry into Staff-perceived Contemporary Pain Management Practices
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-06)Background: Chronic pain is a frequent and undertreated ailment within the long-term care community (Herman et al, 2009). The likelihood of experiencing pain increases with age and failure to treat this condition may ... -
Parameterization of In Silico Oral Disposition Models: Focus on Pediatrics
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-16)Owing to their biologically relevant design, physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models require quantitative knowledge of organism anatomy and physiology to facilitate appropriate parameterization. Within such ... -
Pediatric Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling to Advance Knowledge of Breastfeeding Infant Exposure to Maternal Medications
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-04)While there are benefits of breastfeeding to the maternal-infant pair, mothers taking medication may decide not to breastfeed amid unclear risks of exposing the infant to the drug through milk. Uncertainty arises mainly ... -
Peptide-Driven Tri-Modal Gene Delivery Systems (PDTMG): Novel Versatile Peptide-Based Lipopolyplexes Incorporating Peptide-Functionalized Gemini Surfactants for Targeted Gene Therapy- Implementation of RGD Motifs as a Means for Endosomal Escape
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)The development of non-viral gene delivery vectors is highly challenging and aims to provide a safe while cost-effective manufacturing alternative to viral vectors. Eleven novel gemini surfactants (G4-G14) were designed ... -
Perceptions of Community-Dwelling Patients on the Impact of the Discontinuation of OxyContin® on their Pain Management: A Mixed Methods Study
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-02)Chronic pain is considered a major health problem in older adults. OxyContin®, one of the most commonly used medications for treating pain in Canada, was recently discontinued, and delisted from the Ontario Drug Formulary ... -
Perspectives from Pharmacists, Prescribers and Patients on Sharing Medication Reason for Use
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Pharmacists rarely receive the reason a medication was prescribed, often referred to as reason for use (RFU). Pharmacists can use this information to better counsel patients, support patients in taking medications safely, ... -
Pharmacist experience with providing care for patients with chronic pain in the community setting: A qualitative study
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)Objectives: Chronic pain is a condition pharmacists frequently encounter in practice; however, the pharmacist’s role in the management of chronic pain is under-investigated. This study examines pharmacist perceptions and ... -
Pharmacokinetic and economic implications when switching between hemophilia A treatments
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-18)Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which the blood is unable to form clots, and is also classified as severe (defined as having an endogenous factor VIII [FVIII] concentration < 1 IU/dL, or 1%), moderate (1-5%) or mild ... -
Pharmacokinetic modelling of clinically relevant situations in the treatment of hemophilia A and B
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-03)Hemophilia is a congenital bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of clotting factor VIII (FVIII; hemophilia A) or IX (FIX; hemophilia B). Severe hemophilia patients have less than 1% (or 1 IU/dL) of normal factor activity, ... -
Pharmacy patron perspectives of community pharmacist administered influenza vaccinations
(Elsevier, 2019-02)One approach to boost influenza vaccination coverage has been to expand immunization authority. In 2012, the province of Ontario gave community pharmacists the authority to administer the influenza vaccine. -
Pharmacy5in5: Evaluating a computer-based education platform to improve pharmacists’ knowledge and behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-30)Background The pharmacist’s role continues to evolve and expand from the traditional role of dispensing to a more patient-centered model of care. However, many pharmacists still fall short in terms of their provision of ... -
Physician and Pharmacist Medication Decision-Making in the Time of Electronic Health Records: Mixed-Methods Study
(JMIR, 2018-07)Background: Primary care needs to be patient-centered, integrated, and interprofessional to help patients with complex needs manage the burden of medication-related problems. Considering the growing problem of polypharmacy, ... -
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies in Children
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-25)The following thesis chapters chronicle evolving efforts throughout 2016 – 2021 to support research toward improving the pediatric clinical pharmacology of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Translating the benefits of successful ... -
Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model for ciprofloxacin in children with complicated urinary tract infection
(Elsevier, 2019-02-01)In a recent multicenter population pharmacokinetic study of ciprofloxacin administered to children suffering from complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI), the apparent volume of distribution (V) and total plasma clearance ... -
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of a Computerized Pictorial Medication Calendar Medication Taking Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-11)OBJECTIVES The primary was to determine if a pictorial medication calendar would improve patient adherence to supportive medication regimens for adult patients receiving chemotherapy treatment. The secondary objectives ... -
Piperine Derivatives as Modulators of Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) Aggregation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-12)Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a life-changing neurodegenerative disease that progresses in stages and currently has no effective cure. More than 597,000 Canadians suffer from AD. Symptoms of late-stage AD are severe and ... -
Pluronic-Based Nanoparticles for Gene Therapy Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)Non-viral delivery vectors have potential advantages over the viral systems that currently are used extensively for delivering therapeutic genes of interest. However, non-viral gene therapy has low efficiencies in vivo, ... -
Potential of surface modified exosomes for extended intravitreal drug delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Diabetic retinopathy is a serious condition affecting retinal cells that can lead to blindness. Intravitreal injection is the only feasible method of drug delivery to the retina. However, intravitreal injections are only ... -
Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Use Among Recently Admitted Geriatric Patients in Rural Hospitals
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-11)Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prescribed most often to elderly patients and can cause serious adverse effects. Older adults tend to use multiple medications, and age-related physiological changes can ...