Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Truter, Ilse"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Improving patient access to cancer drugs in India: using economic modeling to estimate a more affordable drug cost based on measures of societal value
Dranitsaris, George; Lubbe, Martie S.; Truter, Ilse; Sriramanakoppa, Nitin N.; Mendonca, Vivian M. (Cambridge Univ Press, 2011)Background: Using multiples of India's per capita gross domestic product (GDP) as the threshold for economic value as suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO), decision analysis modeling was used to estimate a more ... -
Methylphenidate and atomoxetine prescribing trends in children in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, 2005-2013
Joubert, Liezl; Burger, Johanita R.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Cockeran, Marike; Truter, Ilse (AOSIS, 2018)Background: There is paucity of data on methylphenidate and atomoxetine prescribing patterns in South African children. Aim: To describe the prescribing trends of these agents in children residing in the Western Cape ...