Meropenem utilization evaluation in a referral teaching hospital in Iran
Objective: Inappropriate use of antibiotics is associated with detrimental effects including emergence of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the use of meropenem, an extended-spectrum antibiotic, in a referral teaching hospital to detect
Peyman Naderi +4 more
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Evaluation of Intravenous immunoglobulin usage pattern in an educational hospital, a descriptive-cross sectional study, Bandar Abbas, IRAN [PDF]
Introduction: The goal of DUE is to improve patients’ care. Studying the administration and utilization pattern of IVIg is an important research topic due to its significant role in the treatment and control of many disorders, high prices, and limited ...
Motahareh Ahmadi +5 more
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ANTIBIOTIC USE IN SOCIETY: A SECTION FROM BOLU
Purpose: The overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics has reached levels that threaten public health today. This research was carried out to determine the level of antibiotic use of people living with Bolu. Materials and Methods: The research is a
Makbule TOKUR KESGİN +2 more
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Cost and cost-effectiveness of switching from d4T or AZT to a TDF-based first-line regimen in a resource-limited setting in rural Lesotho [PDF]
Article approval pendingLatest World Health Organization guidelines recommend shifting away from Stavudine (d4T)-based regimens due to severe side effects.
Bygrave, Helen +11 more
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Why are IPTp Coverage Targets so Elusive in Sub-Saharan Africa? A Systematic Review of Health System Barriers. [PDF]
Use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) is a proven cost-effective intervention for preventing malaria in pregnancy. However, despite the roll-out of IPTp policies across Africa more than ten years ago, utilization levels remain low.
Patrick Gatonga +3 more
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for 90% of primary liver cancer with high mortality and limited therapeutic strategy. Glycine decarboxylase (GLDC) is the key limiting enzyme in glycine breakdown metabolism and acts as oncogene or tumor suppressor
Zan Song +12 more
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Community Pharmacy: an untapped patient data resource [PDF]
As community pharmacy services become more patient centred they will be increasingly reliant on access to good quality patient information. This paper describes how the information which is currently available in community pharmacies can be used to ...
Twigg, Michael, Wright, David
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Drug utilization evaluation of anticancer drugs in a charitable hospital
Abstract Background: Evaluating the prescribing patterns of anticancer and supportive care drugs is necessary for ensuring effectiveness and patient's quality of life. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the prescribing patterns in patients receiving chemotherapy.
Maneesha Mathew +4 more
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Development of an Ex Vivo Organ Culture Technique to Evaluate Probiotic Utilization in IBD [PDF]
The consistent technical and conceptual progress in the study of the microbiota has led novel impulse to the research for therapeutical application of probiotic bacteria in human pathologies, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
DELLE FAVE, Gianfranco +3 more
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Objective: Human albumin solution is an expensive colloidal preparation which is commonly used in clinical practice. Due to high cost of albumin, increased rate of the inappropriate use worldwide, and many other reasons, it is imperative to establish a ...
Maryam Farasatinasab +7 more
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