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Antimicrobial consumption surveillance in Uganda: Results from an analysis of national import data for the human health sector, 2018–2021

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: The surveillance of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) is critical to developing appropriate antimicrobial stewardship interventions. It is a key component of World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and ...
Marion Murungi, Helen Byomire Ndagije, Reuben Kiggundu, Diana Nakitto Kesi, JP Waswa, Kalidi Rajab, Mark Barigye, Allan Serwanga, Leonard Manirakiza, Hassan Kasujja, Ddembe Kaweesi, Mohan P. Joshi, Juliet Namugambe, Niranjan Konduri   +13 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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The my experience of taking medicines (MYMEDS) questionnaire for assessing medicines adherence barriers in post-myocardial infarction patients: development and utility

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background The ‘My Experience of Taking Medicines’ (MYMEDS) questionnaire is a self-reporting tool for identifying modifiable adherence barriers among individuals prescribed post-myocardial infarction (MI) secondary prevention medicines (SPM) in clinical
Rani Khatib, Nasrin Patel, Alistair S. Hall   +2 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
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The Role of the Nurse in the Management of Medicines During Transitional Care: A Systematic Review

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020
Abbas Mardani,1 Pauline Griffiths,2 Mojtaba Vaismoradi3 1Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Nursing, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University ...
Mardani A, Griffiths P, Vaismoradi M
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
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Impact of recent evidence on the use of hormone therapy in the South African private sector (2001–2005)

South African Family Practice, 2008
Background: Globally, the release of the results from the estrogen plus progesterone therapy (EPT) arm of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) in July 2002 started a process of reconsideration of the rationale behind hormone therapy (HT). This process was
Susan H. Podmore, Julia Botha, Andy Gray, Tonya Esterhuizen   +3 more
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Patient Perspective on Iron Chelation Therapy: Barriers and Facilitators of Medication Adherence

Journal of Patient Experience, 2021
Nonadherence to iron chelation therapy (ICT) remains a long-standing and serious issue in thalassemia, especially in resource-constrained developing countries. Barriers and facilitators of adherence to ICT in transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) adult
Chia Chee Chong BPharm, Adyani Md Redzuan PhD, Jameela Sathar MD, Mohd Makmor-Bakry PhD   +3 more
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Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
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Medicines matter: the expanding role of the perioperative pharmacist

Advances in Perioperative Care
This narrative vignette examines how perioperative pharmacists can prevent medication-related harm during surgical care. We present a case of a 78-year-old man with multiple conditions including atrial fibrillation, type 1 diabetes mellitus, heart ...
Nathan Favell Potter
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