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Medicine usage patterns in a district hospital : a therapeutic budget model approach
(North-West University, 2008)
According to the National Drug Policy one of the health services objectives is to ensure the availability and accessibility of essential drugs to all citizens. An economic objective of the same policy is to promote the ...
A retrospective analysis of the prescribing patterns of hipolipidaemic drugs : a pharmacoeconomic approach
(North-West University, 2009)
Background: More than 5.5 million South Africans aged 30 years and older are at risk of chronic disease by virtue of their triglyceride levels (Maritz, 2006:101). Dyslipidaemia is common in westernized and industrialized ...
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 review of the prescribing patterns of combination analgesics in the private health care sector
(North-West University, 2007)
South African prescribers have a large choice of combination analgesic preparations available for prescribing. According to Desmeules et al. (2003:8) the advantages of combining analgesics include increasing the duration ...
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 & ...
Overview of antidepressant usage and cost 2004 until 2006
(North-West University, 2007)
Depression has an increasingly significant economic impact and quality of life burden on patients, employers and third party payers worldwide (Hylan et a/., 1998:53). Current projections indicate that the global burden of ...
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 ...