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Catheter treatment is not only effective, but also cost-effective for ischemic stroke

Catheter treatment is not only effective, but also cost-effective for ischemic stroke

29 September 2026

With ischemic stroke, every minute counts. However, many patients do not seek hospital care until it is too late, for example, because symptoms are not immediately recognized or because people wake up with signs of neurological deficits. As a result, a group of patients is no longer eligible for catheter treatment. 

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Platelets: more than a band-aid

Platelets: more than a band-aid

23 September 2026

Some processes in our body might seem obvious to us. If you cut your finger, the bleeding will stop shortly and form a scab. Behind that seemingly simple process hides a sophisticated system of platelets and clotting factors. By now, we know that platelets do much more than halt bleeding: they function as information carriers and regulators of disease processes. 

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Carim Maastricht
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Fatma Karapinar

Associate professor

Dr Fatma Karapinar studied pharmacy at Utrecht University and did her PhD in the OLVG hospital in Amsterdam on medication errors around hospital discharge and transitional care to prevent them. She works as a hospital pharmacist, epidemiologist and Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology at Maastricht University Medical Center. 

In addition she is actively involved in the Scientific Association of Pharmacists, in the European Association for Hospital Pharmacy (EAHP) as scientific committee member, in the Pharmaceutical Care Research in Daily Practice (PRISMA) as board member and two national programmes set up by the Ministry of Health on 1) transfer of medication related information and 2) avoiding preventable harm (expert elderly patients). Furthermore, she is the chair for postgraduate education for Dutch Pharmacist who are Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacists (US certification programme).

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  • 2026
    • Derijks, L. J. J., Karapinar-Carkit, F., Mujagic, Z., van Marum, R. J., & Pierik, M. J. (2026). Influence of Ageing on the Pharmacology, Efficacy and Safety of Oral Targeted Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Focus on Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitors and Sphingosine-1-Phosphate (S1P) Receptor Modulators. Drugs & Aging, 43(9), 791-815. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-026-01321-w
    • de Ruijter-van Dalem, J., de Weerd-Slot, M., Schipper, M. H., Siegert, C. E. H., Marmorale, A., Becker, M. L., & Karapinar-Carkit, F. (2026). Amiodarone- and Lithium-Induced Thyroid Dysfunction-Prescriber Specialties Involved in Potential Prescribing Cascades: A Retrospective Study. Health science reports, 9(9), Article e73008. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.73008
    • Roeke, L., van de Ven, L. I., Vonk, S. E. M., Coremans, J. J. M., Dompeling, E., Bannier, M. A. G. E., Karapinar-Carkit, F., & Dalem, J. D. R. (2026). Real-World Medication Adherence and Medication Reviews in Adults and Children With Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology, 61(9), Article e71815. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71815
    • Spronk, S. H., Nielen, J. T. H., Heier, L., Jessurun, N., Kant, A., & Karapinar-Carkit, F. (2026). Secondary data analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions reported by healthcare professionals and patients: interventions to manage ADRs of ACE inhibitors and ARBs. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 82(6), Article 162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-026-04088-6
    • Verdonschot, R. G., Dilles, T., Cahir, C., De Graef, M., Holis, R. V., Fryden, J., Denig, P., Grimes, T., Karapinar-Carkıt, F., & Schor, M. (2026). To include or not to include? A prescription from the pharmacy on how to use active learning-assisted screening in systematic reviews. Systematic Reviews, 15(1), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-026-03185-y
    • Maathuis, J., Veldhuis, A., Egbers, J. B., Geerdink, J., Karapinar-Carkit, F., Van Den Bemt, P. M. L. A., Hulshof, E. C., & Kingma, J. S. (2026). Correction: Impact of an AI-powered hospital admission prediction dashboard to guide medication reconciliation in the emergency department: a retrospective before-after study (JAN , 10.1007/s11096-025-02076-x, 2026). International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 48(3), 1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-026-02100-8
    • Gundogan-Yilmaz, R., Wahedi, S., Driessen, J. H. M., Mohammad, A., Denig, P., & Karapinar-Carkit, F. (2026). Dose-dependent relationships in potential prescribing cascades: a cohort study using community pharmacy dispensing data. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 48(3), 874-885. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-02083-y
    • Maathuis, J., Veldhuis, A., Egbers, J. B., Geerdink, J., Karapinar-Carkit, F., Van Den Bemt, P. M. L. A., Hulshof, E. C., & Kingma, J. S. (2026). Impact of an AI-powered hospital admission prediction dashboard to guide medication reconciliation in the emergency department: a retrospective before-after study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 48(3), 801-807. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-02076-x
    • Benlamkaddam, M., ten Hoope, S., Duyvendak, M., Abdullah-Koolmees, H., & Karapinar-Çarkit, F. (2026). Beleidskeuzes bij medicatieverificatie door ziekenhuisapotheken. Pharmaceutisch Weekblad, 161(22), 17-23. https://www.knmp.nl/resolveuid/2ad72c1493e048cd9cd0ba386ece6f58
    • ten Hoope, S. M. K., Marongiu, S., Siegert, C. E. H., Heerdink, E. R., Janssen, M. J. A., & Karapinar-Çarkit, F. (2026). Conducting Medication Reviews: A Comparative Study Between ChatGPT-4 and Healthcare Professionals. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 74(5), 1378-1385. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70415
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