Belief and bioavailability: a pharmacokinetically-driven analysis of Islamic fasting fatwas and its implications for clinical counselling

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background. Each Ramadan, over a billion Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, and many with chronic illness autonomously alter or discontinue their medication to preserve the validity of their fast — a decision with direct consequences for patient safety and health equity. These decisions rest on religious rulings (fatwas) that classify which routes of drug administration break the fast,...

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• Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
• Drug Hypersensitivity
• Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
• Drug Therapy
• Forecasting
• Malignant Hyperthermia
• Pregnancy and Medication Impact
• Preventive Medicine

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d455424a-b335-5035-b3a0-aa50707d2a5f

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-10550409/v1