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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 ...
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 ...
Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with chronic kidney disease
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
The main aim of this study was to characterise the prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in the private health sector of South Africa. This was done ...
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. ...
The treatment of paediatric asthma in the private health care sector of South Africa : a retrospective drug utilisation review
(North-West University, 2010)
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children worldwide. The prescribing patterns of the medication used to treat asthma in South Africa, as well as the prevalence of paediatric asthma are of interest and need ...
Prescribing patterns of benzodiazepines : a comparative study between two provinces in South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
Background: In 2007 the population density for the Gauteng Province was 614 persons per km2 and in the Northern Cape Province it was 2.9 persons per km2 . High population density leads to an increase in crime. This was ...
Antibiotic usage in South Africa: a longitudinal analysis of medicine claims data
(2014)
The main aim of the study was to determine the prescribing patterns of antibiotics with an emphasis on fluoroquinolones in the private health sector of South Africa. The empirical study followed a quantitative, descriptive, ...
Medicine prescribing patterns in HIV/AIDS and non HIV/AIDS children : a comparative study in the private health care sector of South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
Background: According to the United Nations AIDS Reference Group (2010) and World Health Organization (2010:2), approximately 33 million people in the world had HIV/AIDS in 2009 of which 2.6 million were children. More ...
Antibiotic use and resistance patterns in the Namibian private health sector
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The general aim of this study was to understand antibiotic use in the private health sector of Namibia. Specifically, the study set out to ascertain the relationship, if any, between prescribing patterns, antibiotic use ...
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 ...