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Asrul Akmal Shafie
Researcher at Universiti Sains Malaysia
Publications - 222
Citations - 4509
Asrul Akmal Shafie is an academic researcher from Universiti Sains Malaysia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 203 publications receiving 3664 citations. Previous affiliations of Asrul Akmal Shafie include University of the Sciences.
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The role of pharmacists in developing countries: the current scenario in Pakistan
Saira Azhar,Mohamed Azmi Hassali,Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim,Maqsood Ahmad,Imran Masood,Asrul Akmal Shafie +5 more
TL;DR: Although the pharmacy profession in Pakistan is continuously evolving, the health care system of Pakistan has yet to recognize the pharmacist's role, and this lack of recognition is due to the limited interaction of pharmacists with the public.
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The eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale MMAS: translation and validation of the Malaysian version.
Harith Kh. Al-Qazaz,Mohamed Azmi Hassali,Asrul Akmal Shafie,Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman,Shameni Sundram,Donald E. Morisky +5 more
TL;DR: The findings of this validation study indicate that the Malaysian version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale is a reliable and valid measure of medication adherence which can now be used.
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Public knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic usage: a cross-sectional study among the general public in the state of Penang, Malaysia.
Ai Ling Oh,Mohamed Azmi Hassali,Mahmoud S. Alhaddad,Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman,Asrul Akmal Shafie,Ahmed Awaisu +5 more
TL;DR: Education interventions are needed to promote prudent use of antibiotics among the public to serve as baseline data for future studies within a government hospital setting in Malaysia.
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Diabetes knowledge, medication adherence and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes.
Harith Kh. Al-Qazaz,Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman,Mohamed Azmi Hassali,Asrul Akmal Shafie,Shameni Sundram,Rana Al-Nuri,Fahad Saleem +6 more
TL;DR: Patients’ knowledge about diabetes is associated with better medication adherence and better glycemic control, and healthcare providers should pay attention to knowledge that the patients carry towards medication adherence.
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A cross sectional assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B among healthy population of Quetta, Pakistan.
Noman ul Haq,Mohamed Azmi Hassali,Asrul Akmal Shafie,Fahad Saleem,Maryam Farooqui,Hisham Aljadhey +5 more
TL;DR: Results from the current study heighted poor KAP of healthy population towards HB and reaffirms that better knowledge can lead to positive attitude and subsequently in good practices, which will further help in prevention and management of HB.