Browsing Research Output by Author "10069712 - Lubbe, Martha Susanna"
Now showing items 1-20 of 39
-
Advances in cancer therapeutics and patient access to new drugs
Dranitsaris, George; Lubbe, Martie S.; Truter, Ilse; Amir, Eitan; Evans, William (Springer, 2011)Globally, there are approximately 7.4 million cancer deaths annually, approximately 13% of deaths from all causes. Cancer is a disease of older people and, as the population ages over the next 10–20 years, we can expect ... -
Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008-2013)
Jacobs, Karen; Julyan, Marlene; Lubbe, Martie S.; Burger, Johanita R.; Cockeran, Marike (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Background: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private ... -
Antiretroviral prescriptions with potential drug-drug interactions from general practitioners and specialists
Katende-Kyenda, Norah L.; Lubbe, M.S.; Serfontein, J.H.P.; Truter, I.; Bodenstein, J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011) -
Antirheumatic medicine prescribing patterns and direct medicine costs in the South African private health sector
Olivier, Nericke; Lubbe, Martie; Joubert, Rianda; Naudé, Adele; Burger, Johanita (Elsevier, 2018)Objectives To describe antirheumatic medicine prescribing patterns and to estimate the total annual direct medicine cost of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the private health sector of South Africa. Methods A retrospective, ... -
The application of pharmacoeconomic modelling to estimate a value-based price for new cancer drugs
Dranitsaris, George; Lubbe, Martie S.; Truter, Ilse; Cottrell, Wayne; Spirovski, Biljana (Wiley, 2010)Rationale, aims and objectives Value‐based pricing has recently been discussed by international bodies as a means to estimate a drug price that is linked to the benefits it offers patients and society. The World Health ... -
Are antiretroviral prescribed according to the recommended prescribed daily doses in the private healthcare sector in South Africa
Katende-Kyenda, Norah L.; Lubbe, Martie; Serfontein, Juan H.P.; Truter, Ilse; Katende-Kyenda, Norah L.; Lubbe, Martie; Serfontein, Juan H.P.; Truter, Ilse (AOSIS, 2011)Current antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines recommend different combinations that have led to major improvements in the management of HIV and AIDS in the developed and developing world. With the rapid approval of ... -
Are community pharmacists and nutritionists capable for obesity management in Pakistan? A cross-sectional study
Malik, Madeeha; Lubbe, Martie; Kanwal, Natasha; Hussain, Azhar (Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2016)The main objective of the study was to evaluate knowledge and perceptions among community pharmacists and nutritionists/ dietitians regarding obesity management in Pakistan. A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed ... -
Chronic disease list conditions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the private healthcare sector of South Africa
Olivier, Nericke; Burger, Johanita; Joubert, Rianda; Lubbe, Martie; Naudé, Adele; Cockeran, Marike (Springer, 2018)Introduction Little is known about the burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in South Africa. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of RA and coexisting chronic disease list (CDL) conditions in the private ... -
Client perceptions of interaction with community pharmacists in the Nelson Mandela Metropole
Knoesen, Brent C.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Truter, Ilse (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Communication plays an important role in health care professions, such as pharmacy, which is an information-driven profession in which community pharmacists are embedded. They are responsible for ensuring patient-centred ... -
Coexisting conditions among children and adolescents with cancer in a section of the South African private health sector: perspectives from drug utilization data
Otoo, Marianne N.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Steyn, Hanlie; Burger, Johanita R. (Atlantis Press, 2020)Coexisting conditions are relatively common in children with cancer, however, there is a paucity of information on the prevalence of coexisting conditions in children with cancer in South Africa. This cross-sectional study ... -
Cost-effectiveness modelling of Sofosbuvir-containing regimens for chronic genotype 5 hepatitis C virus infection in South Africa
Fraser, Ilanca; Burger, Johanita; Lubbe, Martie; Dranitsaris, George; Sonderup, Mark (Springer, 2016)Background The recently launched nucleotide polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir represents a significant turn in the treatment paradigm of chronic hepatitis C. While effective, sofosbuvir is also associated with a ... -
A cross-sectional analysis of the association between age and gender and prescribed minimum benefit chronic disease list conditions among South Africans with concomitant hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia
Burger, Johanita; Lubbe, Martie; Serfontein, Jan; Ellis, Suria (AJOL, 2017)Background: Prescribed Minimum Benefit Chronic Disease List (PMB CDL) conditions are a regulated list of conditions most common to South Africa. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and association between PMB CDL ... -
Determining potential drug-drug interactions between lopinavir/ritonavir and other antiretrovirals and prescribed daily doses in a section of the private health care sector in South Africa
Katende-Kyenda, Norah L.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Serfontein, Jan H.P.; Truter, Ilse (Academic Journals, 2013)Lopinavir/ritonavir forms part of the antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The aim of this non-experimental, quantitative drug-utilization ... -
The development of a value based pricing index for new drugs in metastatic colorectal cancer
Dranitsaris, George; Lubbe, Martie S.; Truter, Ilse (Elsevier, 2011)Background Worldwide, prices for cancer drugs have been under downward pressure where several governments have mandated price cuts of branded products. A better alternative to government mandated price cuts would be to ... -
An elderly, urban population: their experiences and expectations of pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies
Janse van Rensburg, Alta; Kotzé, Irma; Lubbe, Martie Susanna; Cockeran, Marike (AOSIS, 2017)Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the pharmaceutical services experiences of an elderly, urban population in relation to their expectations in community pharmacy. Design: and setting: The study was a ... -
Factors influencing access to pharmaceutical services in underserviced areas of the West Rand District, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Sello, Ditonkana A.; Serfontein, Jan H.P.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Dambisya, Yoswa M. (AOSIS, 2012)The study examined demographic and socio-economic factors that may influence pharmaceutical services (PS) in underserviced communities of the West Rand District, Gauteng Province, South Africa. A quantitative survey was ... -
Fluoroquinolone prescribing patterns in the private healthcare sector of South Africa, 2005-2012
Agyakwa, Winifred; Lubbe, Martha S.; Burger, Johanita R.; Cockeran, Marike; Malik, Madeeha; Katende-Kyenda, Norah L. (College of Pharmacists of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, 2015)Increased prescribing of fluoroquinolones leading to resistance is an issue of concern at present globally. The present study was designed to investigate prescribing patterns for fluoroquinolones in a section of the South ... -
Further potential saving attributable to maximum generic substitution of antidepressants in South Africa: a retrospective analysis of medical claims
Van der Westhuizen, Elmarie; Burger, Johanita R.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Serfontein, Jan H.P. (AOSIS, 2010)The main objective of the study was to calculate potential cost savings that could have been generated by maximum generic substitution of antidepressants within the private health care sector of South Africa from 2004 ... -
Identification of potential drug-drug interactions between antiretroviral drugs from prescriptions in the private health-care sector in South Africa
Katende-Kyenda, N.L.; Lubbe, M.S.; Serfontein, J.H.P.; Truter, I. (Sage, 2012)The aim of this study was to identify potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and to determine whether prescribed daily doses (PDDs) from prescriptions can be used in the evaluation of ... -
The identification of realistic export opportunities for the South African pharmaceutical industry
Viviers, Wilma; Lubbe, Martie; Steenkamp, Ermie; Olivier, Douglas (Clute Institute, 2014)South Africa needs to advance its industrialisation process and diversify its exports if it is to enhance its global competitiveness ranking and meaningfully tackle the double scourge of unemployment and poverty. The ...