Browsing Research Awards by Author "Samaranayake, N.R."

Accuracy and availability of key information inpackage inserts of medicines used in Sri Lanka

Saheeha, M.S.S.; Piumanthi, M.H.S.; Perera, W.A.S.P.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Fernando, G.H. (Proceedings of SLMA 12th Anniversary International Medical Congress, 2016, 2016)

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Appropriateness of Dosing Instructions Provided with Dispensed Medicines by Pharmacists in a Tertiary Hospital

Bandara, G.R.W.S.K.; Manchanayake, M.G.C.A.; Samaranayake, N.R. (Proceedings of International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches - 2016, 2015)

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Appropriateness of Medication Used Among the Elderly in the Community Setting To Improve Medication Safety

Premadasa, S.P.K.; Siripala, U.G.S.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2015-07)

Introduction and objectives: To assess the appropriateness of medication used among the elderly in a community setting and to identify issues related to medication safety in a community setting. Method: The study was ...

Appropriateness of medicines prescribed to geriatric inmates of selected elderly care home Evidence from a cohort of Sr Lanka

Shanika, L.G.T.; Prasanna, S.; Shiraz, C.; Samaranayake, N.R. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2017)

Appropriateness of written dosing instructions provlded with dispensed medicines by pharmacists - A hospital and community experience

Manchanayake, M.G.C.A.; Bandara, G.R.W.S.K.; Samaranayake, N.R. (Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka 2016, 2016)

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Assessing Appropriateness of Medicines in Elderly in a Hospital Setting

Siripala, U.G.S.; Premadasa, S.P.K.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (Ceylon College of Physicians, Rajagiriya, 2015-09)

OBJECTIVES: To assess the appropriateness of medicines in prescriptions among elderly patients in the hospital setting. METHODS: Regular prescriptions of all aged ≥60 years who were on long term medicines attending ...

Availability of Key Information in Package Inserts of Drugs Used in Sri Lanka

Samaranayake, N.R.; Fernando, G.H.; Piumanthi, M.H.S.; Perera, W.A.S.P. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo 07, 2015)

Package inserts (PIs) aim to provide information about drugs to health professionals. Incomplete or missing information in PIs may lead to medication errors and affect patient safety. We aimed to assess the availability ...

Awareness and Perceptions of State Hospital Pharmacists on Dispensing Errors – Evidence from Three Hospitals in Sri Lanka

Dilsha, R. A. N.; Kularathne, H. M. I. P.; Mujammil, M. T. M.; Irshad, S. M. M.; Samaranayake, N.R. (2020)

Background: Errors may happen during the dispensing process and result in patient harm. Dispensing errors are preventable by error-proofing the system together with vigilance by pharmacists. Objectives: To assess awareness ...

Development and content validation of an educational tool for pharmacists to improve the quality of counselling on inhaler use for asthma

Balasundaram, Y.R.; Jayathilaka, E.H.T.T.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (2017)

An educational intervention to improve the ability of community pharmacists in Sri Lanka to detect drug related problems

Janani, T.S.J.; Risla, R.; Shanika, L.G.T.; Galappatthy, P.; Samaranayake, N.R. (2020)

Background: Drug related problems (DRPs) in prescriptions could result in patient harm. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an educational workshop on detecting DRPs in prescriptions by a cohort of com ...

Erythrocyte Uptake of Drugs and Its Impact on Volume of Distribution (VD) Determinations

Pathirana, W.; Chandrarathna, D.; Wickremasinghe, N.N.; De Silva, P.C.; Zoysa, P.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wijayabandara, M.D.J. (Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo 07, 2015)

In most volume of distribution (VD) determinations the drug partitioned in to erythrocytes (Cery) occupying 45% of blood volume is disregarded. The VD determinations can be erroneous on two accounts. The first is the ...

Erythrocyte uptake of drugs and its impact on volume of distribution (VD) determinations

Pathirana, W.; Chandrarathna, D.; Wickremasinghe, N.N.; De Silva, P.C.; Zoysa, P.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wijayabandara, M.D.J. (Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka, 2015)

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Improving the Prescription - Avoiding Medication Errors in the Community

Samaranayake, N.R. (Conference Proceedings, WONCA SAR 2016 Colombo Sri Lanka, 2016)

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Knowledge and practice gaps related to rheumatoid arthritis and medicines

Dissanayake, D.J.C.; Vithana, L.M.; Wijayaratne, L.S.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2017)

Knowledge on asthma among pharmacists working in the community - Reporting base- data of a multi center interventional study

Jayathilaka, E.H.T.T.; Balasundaram, Y.R.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2017)

Medication Errors Identified among In-Patients in a Selected Base Hospital in Sri Lanka

Thirumagal, M.I.; Ahamedbari, M.A.R.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo 07, 2015-08)

Medication safety is important to ensure patient safety. Medication errors arise when prescribing, transcribing, dispensing and administering drugs. This study was carried out to assess the occurrence of prescribing and ...

Modified stopp-start criteria for Sri Lanka a delphi study

Samaranayake, N.R.; Shanika, L.G.T.; Balasuriya, B.M.A.C.; Samaraweera, D.N.; Wijekoon, C.N.; Wanigasuriya, J.K.P.; Fernando, G.H.; Wanigatunga, C.A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2017)

Modified stopp-start criteria for Sri Lanka a delphi study

Samaranayake, N.R.; Shanika, L.G.T.; Balasuriya, B.M.A.C.; Samaraweera, D.N.; Wijekoon, C.N.; Wanigasuriya, J.K.P.; Femando, G.H.; Wanigatunge, C.A. (2017)

Pattern of medication errors among inpatients in a resource-limited hospital setting

Thirumagal, M; Ahamedbari, M. A. R.; Samaranayake, N.R.; Wanigatunge, C. A. (2017)

'Pharmacists’ perception on providing medication dosing instructions to patients

Manchanayake, M.G.C.A.; Bandara, G.R.W.S.K.; Samaranayake, N.R. (Proceedings of the Scientific Sessions 2016, FMS.USJP in collaboration with SJGH, 2016)

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