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Drug Prescribing Trends and Safety Profile in Pediatric Care: Observations from a Tertiary Care Center

Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2021
Background: Globally, pharmacovigilance, rationality of drug prescription studies, and adverse drug reaction (ADR) in children affected with ailments are an understudied topic.
Farangipet Fathima, Princy Louis Palatty, Jayachandran Mamatha, Chennakeshava Thunga, Nizam Mithotti, Faizan Kalekhan, Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga   +6 more
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Selection of psychotropic medications for the primary health care essential medicine list: Rationale and process

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2018
Introduction: Equitable access to essential psychotropic medicines at primary level is fundamental to universal health coverage for mental health. It relies upon rational selection, affordable pricing, financial protection and consistent supply systems ...
Lesley J. Robertson, Renee De Waal, Trudy D. Leong   +2 more
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Prescribing Pattern of Anti-malarial Drugs with Particular Reference to the use of Artesunate in Complicated Plasmodium Vivax Cases [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Background: In developing countries, Malaria has been found to be one of the most common cause of fever and morbidity, particularly among infants and young children.
Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Mohd Sajid Khan, Farhan Ahmad Khan   +2 more
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Free acquisition of psychotropic drugs by the Brazilian adult population and presence on the National List of Essential Medicines [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022
The aims of the present study were to estimate the free-of-charge acquisition of psychotropic drugs among Brazilian adults; analyze the distribution of psychotropics according to their presence on the Relação Nacional de Medicamentos Essenciais (RENAME ...
Patrícia Silveira Rodrigues, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco, Andréia Turmina Fontanella, Karen Sarmento Costa   +3 more
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Cost-analysis of the WHO Essential Medicines List in A Resource-Limited Setting: Experience from A District Hospital in India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been publishing the essential medicines list (EML) since 1977. The EML includes the most efficacious, safe and cost-effective drugs for the most relevant public health conditions worldwide. The WHO performs a cost-
Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Dixon Thomas, Seeba Zachariah, Rajarajeshwari Byram, Shanmugamari Kannan   +4 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of flucytosine as induction therapy in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected adults in South Africa

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa accounts for three-quarters of the global cases and 135,000 deaths per annum. Current treatment includes the use of fluconazole and amphotericin B.
Jacqui Miot, Trudy Leong, Simbarashe Takuva, Andrew Parrish, Halima Dawood   +4 more
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Universal access to essential medicines as part of the right to health: a cross-national comparison of national laws, medicines policies, and health system indicators

Global Health Action, 2020
Background Access to essential medicines for the world’s poor and vulnerable has made little progress since 2000, except for a few specific medicines such as antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS.
Katrina Perehudoff
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RESEARCH-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER DRUG INFORMATION PAMPHLET AT TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NEPAL

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
Considering the generally low priority given to educating consumers in Nepal and also as a part of its commitment towards consumer awareness, the Drug Information Unit of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) developed and distributed a consumer ...
Mohan P Joshi, K W Johnson, N L Blum, B Regmi, B Khakurel   +4 more
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A Descriptive Study to Determine Prescription Compliance of Dispensary in a Polyclinic Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Marine Medical Society
Introduction: The nonavailability of medicines is a multifactorial problem in India, and several factors contribute to it. The nonavailability of medicines in public health facilities has severe consequences for the health and well-being of the ...
M. Vinodh Kumar, Deepti Sahran, Sanjay Yadav, Archana Bhatti, Neeraj Garg, V. Jithesh   +5 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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