Different models of pharmaceutical services and care in primary healthcare clinics in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Challenges and opportunities for pharmacy practice [PDF]
Background: Primary health care (PHC) re-engineering forms a crucial part of South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI), with pharmaceutical services and care being crucial to treatment outcomes. However, owing to a shortage of pharmacists within PHC
Amy C. Bobbins +2 more
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Access to medicines: relations with the institutionalization of pharmaceutical services [PDF]
OBJETIVE To analyze the relationship between access to medicines by the population and the institutionalization of pharmaceutical services in Brazilian primary health care. METHODS This study is part of the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e
Rafael Damasceno de Barros +11 more
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Conceptions on pharmaceutical services in Brazilian primary health care [PDF]
OBJECTIVE To identify and discuss the conceptions of pharmaceutical services in Brazilian Primary Health Care, according to different subjects. METHODS This study is part of the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de ...
Ediná Alves Costa +11 more
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Examination of the need for additional pharmaceutical services and selected elements of pharmaceutical care in Poland – pilot study [PDF]
Background: A pharmacy is a healthcare facility where authorised personnel provides, pharmaceutical services. In accordance with the implementation of the Act on the Pharmacy Profession from April 16, 2021 in Poland, pharmaceutical care is defined as a ...
Natalia Wrzosek +6 more
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Population PK modelling as an alternative route to bioequivalence
Demonstrating bioequivalence (BE) is important for the development of lower-cost generic products, and also for approving post-submission manufacturing changes. However, for many complex parenteral products, BE demonstration can be very challenging.
Parmesh Gajjar +6 more
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Challenge of Politico-Economic Sanctions on Pharmaceutical Procurement in Iran: A Qualitative Study [PDF]
Background: Politico-economic sanctions over the recent years have led to significant challenges in the pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC) in Iran. Given the importance of the chain’s resilience for the health system and its impact on accessibility ...
Peivand Bastani +5 more
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Acetaminophen-induced hypotension in sepsis
Background Acetaminophen-induced hypotension has been reported in critically ill patients; however, it remains unclear whether mannitol, present as a stabilizing compound in acetaminophen formulations, affects hemodynamic changes.
Shunsuke Inage +8 more
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Pharmaceutical care for older adults in Brazil: a systematic review [PDF]
Considering the specific requirements of the older adults in the use of drugs and the opportunity for the clinical pharmacist to contribute to these patients, this review aimed to identify studies that have evaluated the results of pharmaceutical care ...
Maria Olívia Barboza Zanetti +3 more
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Automated and robust organ segmentation for 3D-based internal dose calculation
Purpose In this work, we address image segmentation in the scope of dosimetry using deep learning and make three main contributions: (a) to extend and optimize the architecture of an existing convolutional neural network (CNN) in order to obtain a fast ...
Mahmood Nazari +5 more
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Impact of systemic steroid treatment on talc pleurodesis: a report of six cases
Background Instillation of sterile graded talc in the pleural space is performed to prevent reaccumulation of malignant pleural effusion after drainage.
Soichiro Ishii +4 more
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