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Prescribing patterns of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs at Sekgoma Memorial Hospital ARV therapy clinic in Botswana
(North-West University, 2010)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by the progressive
destruction of a person’s immune system and is the latest and most serious stage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Botswana ...
Prescribing patterns of antibiotics in Lesotho public health institutions
(North-West University, 2010)
In Lesotho, a relatively poor country, empiric use of antibiotics, rather unsupported by sufficient knowledge of the sensitivities of bacterial pathogens to the agents, is by observation a mainstay of treating infections. ...
Aspects of the usage of gastro–intestinal medication in South Africa : a geographical approach
(North-West University, 2010)
One of the aims included in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to decrease the number of the world’s population without access to sanitation and water that is safe, by half by the year 2015. The use of water ...
A retrospective analysis of potential drug interactions of antiretroviral prescriptions in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa
(2009)
There was a decrease in the percentage of DDls between ARVs and other drugs (clinical significance level 1) for 2005 as compared to 2004 due to the possible impact of PMBs on HN/AIDS implemented in South Africa in 2005. ...
Overview of the prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs : 2004-2006
(North-West University, 2008)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used for systemic control of acute and chronic pain and inflammation (Lin et ah, 2000:1129), but usage problems and side-effects that occur during the post-marketing ...
A retrospective drug utilisation study of antimicrobials in a private primary health care group
(North-West University, 2005)
The commonest prescribed group of drugs is antimicrobials. Various studies have shown that they are overused globally. Since Primary health care represents the first tier of the health care system, evaluation of antimicrobial ...
A drug utilisation review of the concept of metabolic syndrome using a South African medicines claims database
(North-West University, 2012)
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, medicine prescribing patterns and direct treatment cost associated with the metabolic syndrome and its components in the private health care sector of South Africa. A ...
Prescribing patterns of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for the period 2001 until 2006
(North-West University, 2007)
ACE inhibitors alone normalize blood pressure in approximately 50% of patients with mild- to- moderate hypertension, and many consider ACE inhibitors as first-line drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure (Jackson & ...
Aspects of drug usage in a private primary health care setting : a pharmacoeconomic approach
(North-West University, 2004)
In South Africa, significant changes in health care have taken place since the first democratic elections in 1994. The change had lead to a position of integrated service delivery with specific reference to primary health ...
A retrospective analysis of the prescribing patterns of isotretinoin
(North-West University, 2008)
Acne is a very common disease affecting approximately 85% of people in some stage of their life (Wolff et al., 2005:2). The systemic drug isotretinoin is the only acne drug which has an influence on all the pathophysiological ...