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Antiretroviral therapy-related problems among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: A focus on medication adherence and pill burden

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2021
Background: There are problems associated with antiretroviral therapy despite its achievement. Poor medication adherence and inability to tolerate large pill burden are major problems facing patients with chronic illnesses.
Abdulwasiu Adeniyi Busari, Kazeem A Oshikoya, Adeyinka F Akinwumi, Sikiru O Usman, Wasiu A Badru, Adedunni W Olusanya, Ibrahim A Oreagba, Sunday O Olayemi   +7 more
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Development of Pill Counting Algorithm and Pill Counting Machine Using Non-contact Photo Sensor [PDF]

Journal of Control, Automation and Systems Engineering, 2005
As the pharmaceutical industry grows and becomes more competitive, the need of automation increases to establish effective mass production and to maintain consistent quality control. Accurate counting and packing of medicinal pills is one of the most essential processes that the automation can benefit.
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Evaluation of medication adherence methods in the treatment of malaria in Rwandan infants

Malaria Journal, 2010
Objectives To compare three methods for evaluating treatment adherence in a 7-day controlled treatment period for malaria in children in Rwanda. Methods Fifty-six children (< 5 years) with malaria were recruited at the University Hospital of Butare ...
Stichele Robert, Vrijens Bernard, Kips Jan G, Kayumba Pierre, Twagirumukiza Marc, Vervaet Chris, Remon Jean, Van Bortel M   +7 more
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Determinants of antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected adolescents attending a tertiary health facility in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background: An adherence level of — 95% is required for antiretroviral therapy success. Several factors affect adolescent adherence to ARV therapy but there is paucity of data in developing countries for this age group.
E EkopEno, A OkechukwuAdaora, I Airede Kareem   +2 more
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Assessment of Pitfalls in an AI-Based Pill-Counting Application. [PDF]

Cureus
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based pill-counting applications have been introduced into clinical practice to streamline the work of pharmacists. However, no study has evaluated the safety of these drugs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate AI's ability to recognize Yakushimarukazuko® (NeoX Inc., Tokyo, Japan) and identify operational issues.
Tanamachi N, Amemiya T, Tomita T.
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Nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS attending two tertiary care hospitals in district of northern India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a principal predictor for the success of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment. It remains as a challenge to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment and care with the widespread of ...
Mukesh Shukla, Monika Agarwal, Jai Vir Singh, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Anand Kumar Srivastava, Vijay Kumar Singh   +5 more
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Synergistic treatment of sodium propionate and Sishen Pill for diarrhea mice with kidney-yang deficiency syndrome

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of sodium propionate in combination with Sishen Pill in the treatment of diarrhea with kidney-yang deficiency syndrome in mice, with a focus on its influence on intestinal microbiota ...
Meifang Guo, Jiaxin Di, Zhijun Lei
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Antiretroviral pill count and clinical outcomes in treatment‐naïve patients with HIV infection [PDF]

HIV Medicine, 2017
ObjectivesTreatment guidelines recommend single‐tablet regimens for patients with HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy. These regimens might be as effective and cost less if taken as separate drugs. We assessed whether the one pill once a day combination of efavirenz, emtricitabine and tenofovir reduces the risk of disease progression compared
Young, J., Smith, C., Teira, R., Reiss, P., Jarrín Vera, I., Crane, H., Miro, J. M., d'Arminio Monforte, A., Saag, M., Zangerle, R., Bucher, H. C., Boulle, Andrew, Stephan, Christoph, Cavassini, Matthias, del Amo, Julia, Fätkenheuer, Gerd, Gill, John, Guest, Jodie, Hans-Ulrich Haerry, David, Hogg, Robert, Justice, Amy, Shepherd, Leah, Obel, Neils, Sterling, Tim, Williams, Matthew   +24 more
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Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Its Determinants in HIV Patients in Mashhad, IRAN, 2018: a Prospective Study [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2020
Introduction:Proper adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) provides good viral load suppression, while poor adherence can give rise to resistant strains and failure of the treatment.
Amin Bojdy, Mahnaz Arian, Mona Najaf Najafi, Mahdi Mottaghi   +3 more
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Unannounced Telephone-Based Pill Counts: A Valid and Feasible Method for Monitoring Adherence [PDF]

AIDS and Behavior, 2014
Phone-based unannounced pill counts to measure medication adherence are much more practical and less expensive than home-based unannounced pill counts, but their validity has not been widely assessed. We examined the validity of phone versus home-based pill counts using a simplified protocol streamlined for studies embedded in clinical care settings. A
R, Fredericksen, B J, Feldman, T, Brown, S, Schmidt, P K, Crane, R D, Harrington, S, Dhanireddy, J, McReynolds, W B, Lober, D R, Bangsberg, M M, Kitahata, Heidi M, Crane   +11 more
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