Browsing by Author "10054553 - Serfontein, Jan Hendrik Philippus"
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Antiretroviral prescriptions with potential drug-drug interactions from general practitioners and specialists
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Are antiretroviral prescribed according to the recommended prescribed daily doses in the private healthcare sector in South Africa
(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 ... -
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
(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
(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 ... -
Factors influencing access to pharmaceutical services in underserviced areas of the West Rand District, Gauteng Province, South Africa
(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 ... -
Further potential saving attributable to maximum generic substitution of antidepressants in South Africa: a retrospective analysis of medical claims
(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
(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 ... -
Making antibiotic choices: formula derivation and usage in the rational selection of antibiotics in the empirical treatment of infections
(Pharmacotherapy Group, University of Benin, Benin City, 2013)Purpose: To develop mathematical formulae to aid the selection of antibiotics most appropriate in the empirical treatment of infections. Methods: Formulae quantifying the characteristics of antibiotics with regard to ... -
Prescribing patterns of medicine classified as 'antidepressants' in South African children and adolescents
(AOSIS, 2009)Die algemene doelstelling van hierdie studie was om die voorskrifpatrone van middels wat as 'antidepressante' geklassifiseer word (hierna verwys na as slegs antidepressante) wat vir kinders en adolessente in die Suid-Afrikaanse ... -
Prevalence of chronic diseases in private healthcare sector of South Africa: a threat to public health
(AJOL, 2016)Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of patients suffering from registered chronic disease list (CDL) conditions in a section of the South African private health sector from 2008 - 2012. Methods: This study was a retrospective ... -
Prevalence of drug-drug interactions of antiretroviral agents in the private health care sector in South Africa
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2008)Objectives. Human immunodefiency virus (HIV) infection can be effectively treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), requiring concomitant administration of three to four different agents, often with a ... -
Prevalence of possible drug-drug interactions between antiretroviral agents in different age groups in a section of the private health care sector setting in South Africa
(Wiley, 2008)Background: The chronic nature of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection requires lifelong highly active antiretroviral (ARV) therapy (HAART) to continuously suppress HIV-1 viral replication, thus reducing morbidity ...
