Caijun Yang
Biographic Data
| ID | 7837681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caijun Yang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caijun |
| FAMILY NAME | Yang |
| SIGNATURE | YANG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5127-7075 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The association between drug shortages and prices across 74 countries
BACKGROUND: Drug shortages are a global concern that poses risks to clinical care and health systems. Lower prices and market pressures are often cited as drivers of drug shortages; thus, a commonly proposed policy lever is to increase drug prices. However, global evidence to evaluate the association between shortages and prices is lacking. This research aims to fill the gap by examining the global markets of drug shortages. METHOD: We included 2…
Dispensing of antibiotics for tuberculosis patients using standardized patient approach at community pharmacies
Background: Pakistan is among top countries for antibiotic consumption around the globe and patients often receive antibiotics directly from community pharmacies. Thus, our aim was to assess the drug dispensing practices of pharmacies for presumed and confirmed tuberculosis by using standardized patients' method in Pakistan. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we adopted two standardized patient cases in pharmacies of three cities of Punjab. …
Confirmatory Trials for Drugs Granted Conditional Approval by the Chinese National Medical Products Administration
This cross-sectional study analyzes differences in pivotal and confirmatory trial characteristics for drugs granted conditional approval in China
The impact of drug shortages on drug prices
Introduction: Drug shortages pose a serious global public health challenge, affecting China and other countries. Evidence from USA shows that short-supplied drugs demonstrated a very high price growth during and after a shortage. However, the effect of shortages on drug prices in China remains unknown. This paper aims to understand the impact of drug shortages on prices and explore implications for shortage prevention policy. Methods: We collecte…
Medicinal use of cannabis
We conducted a qualitative study to examine the enablers and barriers influencing the implementation of medical cannabis from the perspectives of practicing doctors and pharmacists within the African context. Interviews were conducted to investigate medical professionals' perceptions and concerns regarding medicinal cannabis. Three major themes were identified: beliefs about consequences, optimism, and environmental resources and context. Dependi…
Experience of Pharmacists with Anti-Cancer Medicine Shortages in Pakistan
This study aimed to examine the current situation of anti-cancer drug shortages in Pakistan, namely its determinants, impacts, adopted mitigation strategies, and proposed solutions. Qualitative semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 pharmacists in oncology hospitals in Pakistan from August to October 2021. Data were collected in person and online, recorded, and subjected to inductive thematic analysis after being transcribed …
A Qualitative Study Exploring the Management of Medicine Shortages in the Community Pharmacy of Pakistan
Managing medicine shortages consumes ample time of pharmacists worldwide. This study aimed to explore the strategies and resources being utilized by community pharmacists to tackle a typical shortage problem. Qualitative face-to-face interviews were conducted. A total of 31 community pharmacists from three cities (Lahore, Multan, and Dera Ghazi Khan) in Pakistan were sampled, using a purposive approach. All interviews were audio taped, transcribe…
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Healthcare Professionals on Covid-19 and Risk Assessment to Prevent the Epidemic Spread
In the current outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a primary role in combating the epidemic threat. HCPs are at high risk of not only contracting the infection but also spreading it unknowingly. It is of utmost importance to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and the ability to assess the risks associated with the outbreak. A cross-sectional online survey involving physicians, pharm…
Patients’ Anticipation for the Pharmacies of Rural Communities
Background : Community pharmacies are an integrated part of healthcare systems worldwide. In low and middle income countries like Pakistan, the paradigm of pharmacy practice is shifting from dispensing medicines to clinical activities. There are disparities in these practices according to location. Pharmacies in urban localities are better than those in rural areas. This qualitative study was conducted to explore patients' expectations and curren…
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Diabetes in the General Population
Background : Low knowledge about diabetes risk factors coupled with high disease prevalence is common in low-resource countries. This study evaluated diabetes-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the general population in Punjab (Pakistan). Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted in five districts in Punjab from January to March 2017. Data were collected from 2019 adults aged 18−90 years through face-to-face interviews using a s…
Antibiotic Self-Medication among Non-Medical University Students in Punjab, Pakistan
Background : Antibiotic resistance is a global threat. Scarce knowledge about safe and appropriate antibiotic use is coupled with frequent self-administration, e.g., in China. This repeated self-medication poses potential risk in terms of antibiotic resistance. Low-resource countries are facing an elevated burden of antibiotic self-medication as compared to developed ones. Thus, this study focused on evaluating the pervasiveness of antibiotic sel…
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Antibiotic Self-Medication among Non-Medical University Students in Punjab, Pakistan
Background : Antibiotic resistance is a global threat. Scarce knowledge about safe and appropriate antibiotic use is coupled with frequent self-administration, e.g., in China. This repeated self-medication poses potential risk in terms of antibiotic resistance. Low-resource countries are facing an elevated burden of antibiotic self-medication as compared to developed ones. Thus, this study focused on evaluating the pervasiveness of antibiotic sel…
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Diabetes in the General Population
Background : Low knowledge about diabetes risk factors coupled with high disease prevalence is common in low-resource countries. This study evaluated diabetes-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the general population in Punjab (Pakistan). Methods : A cross-sectional study was conducted in five districts in Punjab from January to March 2017. Data were collected from 2019 adults aged 18−90 years through face-to-face interviews using a s…
Patients’ Anticipation for the Pharmacies of Rural Communities
Background : Community pharmacies are an integrated part of healthcare systems worldwide. In low and middle income countries like Pakistan, the paradigm of pharmacy practice is shifting from dispensing medicines to clinical activities. There are disparities in these practices according to location. Pharmacies in urban localities are better than those in rural areas. This qualitative study was conducted to explore patients' expectations and curren…
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Healthcare Professionals on Covid-19 and Risk Assessment to Prevent the Epidemic Spread
In the current outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a primary role in combating the epidemic threat. HCPs are at high risk of not only contracting the infection but also spreading it unknowingly. It is of utmost importance to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and the ability to assess the risks associated with the outbreak. A cross-sectional online survey involving physicians, pharm…
A Qualitative Study Exploring the Management of Medicine Shortages in the Community Pharmacy of Pakistan
Managing medicine shortages consumes ample time of pharmacists worldwide. This study aimed to explore the strategies and resources being utilized by community pharmacists to tackle a typical shortage problem. Qualitative face-to-face interviews were conducted. A total of 31 community pharmacists from three cities (Lahore, Multan, and Dera Ghazi Khan) in Pakistan were sampled, using a purposive approach. All interviews were audio taped, transcribe…
Experience of Pharmacists with Anti-Cancer Medicine Shortages in Pakistan
This study aimed to examine the current situation of anti-cancer drug shortages in Pakistan, namely its determinants, impacts, adopted mitigation strategies, and proposed solutions. Qualitative semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 pharmacists in oncology hospitals in Pakistan from August to October 2021. Data were collected in person and online, recorded, and subjected to inductive thematic analysis after being transcribed …
The impact of drug shortages on drug prices
Introduction: Drug shortages pose a serious global public health challenge, affecting China and other countries. Evidence from USA shows that short-supplied drugs demonstrated a very high price growth during and after a shortage. However, the effect of shortages on drug prices in China remains unknown. This paper aims to understand the impact of drug shortages on prices and explore implications for shortage prevention policy. Methods: We collecte…
Medicinal use of cannabis
We conducted a qualitative study to examine the enablers and barriers influencing the implementation of medical cannabis from the perspectives of practicing doctors and pharmacists within the African context. Interviews were conducted to investigate medical professionals' perceptions and concerns regarding medicinal cannabis. Three major themes were identified: beliefs about consequences, optimism, and environmental resources and context. Dependi…
Dispensing of antibiotics for tuberculosis patients using standardized patient approach at community pharmacies
Background: Pakistan is among top countries for antibiotic consumption around the globe and patients often receive antibiotics directly from community pharmacies. Thus, our aim was to assess the drug dispensing practices of pharmacies for presumed and confirmed tuberculosis by using standardized patients' method in Pakistan. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we adopted two standardized patient cases in pharmacies of three cities of Punjab. …
Confirmatory Trials for Drugs Granted Conditional Approval by the Chinese National Medical Products Administration
This cross-sectional study analyzes differences in pivotal and confirmatory trial characteristics for drugs granted conditional approval in China
The association between drug shortages and prices across 74 countries
BACKGROUND: Drug shortages are a global concern that poses risks to clinical care and health systems. Lower prices and market pressures are often cited as drivers of drug shortages; thus, a commonly proposed policy lever is to increase drug prices. However, global evidence to evaluate the association between shortages and prices is lacking. This research aims to fill the gap by examining the global markets of drug shortages. METHOD: We included 2…
Medicine (10 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (5 works) · Pharmacy (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Cross-sectional study (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Antibiotic Use and Resistance (3 works)