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Showing 1 to 20 of 492 for “"Medicines"”.
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Situation analysis of the medicines pricing in context of the national medicines policy of Namibia
… the effectiveness of Namibia's current National Medicines Policy (NMP) in regulating medicine prices, ensuring affordability, and improving access to essential medicines in both public and private sectors. The study's objectives were to explore regulatory barriers that hinder effective policy …
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FORENSIC PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES
… suggests that falsified and substandard medicines (FSMs) constitute approximately 10% of medicines globally with higher figures expected in low and middle income countries (LMICs). To combat the proliferation of FSMs, this study is aimed at developing simple and rapid instrumental methods …
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Legal aspects of trade in medicines
… basis the existing controls upon the supply of medicines throughout the world. It assesses the desirability and effectiveness of those controls and makes recommendations as to how these could be improved. Part I describes and analyses the legislative controls over medicines as contained in the …
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Improving Nurse-patient Communication about New Medicines
… Nurse-patient Communication about New Medicines</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong>The project aimed at improving nursing communication with patients and families about medication in order to increase patient satisfaction in terms of safety, quality of care, and …
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Increasing access to medicines in Southern Africa
Economic instability and poor or lacking physical infrastructure are some of the factors that contribute to price inflation along the supply chain in Zimbabwe. Our research, in partnership with one of the Big Pharma companies, addressed two intertwined yet distinct research areas. On one hand, we …
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"Can I trust you with my medicines?" A grounded theory study of patients with Parkinson's disease perceptions of medicines management
… of the management of anti-parkinsonian medicines during a hospital admission and the aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of Parkinson's disease patients admitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals about the management of their anti-parkinsonian medications.Method: Grounded theory …
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Developing a national strategy for combating counterfeit medicines
Background Counterfeit medicines pose a worldwide problem to governments, pharmaceutical companies and patients, meaning a systemic and comprehensive approach needs to be adopted by medicines regulatory agencies. The UK’s Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) was one of the first national …
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Complementary and alternate medicines: a forensic analysis of the potential adulteration of over-the-counter anorectics and "lifestyle" medicines in South Africa
Background: Complementary and Alternate Medicines (CAMs) in South Africa are not yet subjected to the same rigorous testing required for allopathic (prescription) medication, yet they are freely available as over-the-counter medicines. Past research has shown the presence of a banned drug, …
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Rapid Screening Methods to Identify Substandard and Falsified Medicines
Substandard and falsified medicines (SF) are a major global public health problem and occur throughout healthcare systems worldwide. With an average occurrence of 10% of all medicines globally, the specific levels range from ~1% of all medicines in high-income countries (HIC) to as much as 30-40% …
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The human right to medicines in sub-Saharan Africa
… greatest burden of disease in the world although medicines exist that can treat the majority of the illnesses afflicting them. In fact, many essential medicines are not accessible for most of the people in the region. While the lack of resources is apparently a major impediment for access to …
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Investigating the prevalence, knowledge and regulations regarding counterfeit medicines.
… knowledge and regulations regarding counter medicines. Using various methods and analytical tools to aid in this investigation. The problem of counterfeits is an ever-growing issue, especially with regards to the increase of production and sales of counterfeits. These medicines show to have …
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Establishing an evidence base for medicines use review: the development and evaluation of methodologies to assess the impact of medicines use review in practice
… evaluate methodologies to assess the impact of medicines use review (MUR), a new service introduced under the new Community Pharmacy Contract in April 2005. A cohort study utilised a prospective active group of 120 patients recruited from 7 pharmacies across Kent with a retrospective control …
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Evaluation of guidelines for clinical trials of traditional plant medicines
The World Health Organization estimates that 4 billion people use herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care. These herbal products are however mostly used without the necessary clinical trial done to prove their pharmacological activities and, therefore, their quality, efficacy and …
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Medicines Management after Hospital Discharge: Patients’ Personal and Professional Networks
Improving the safety of medicines management when people leave hospital is an international priority. There is evidence that poor co-ordination of medicines between providers can cause preventable harm to patients, yet there is insufficient evidence of the structure and function of the medicines …
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Trips flexibilities and access to essential medicines in South Africa
… be utilised to realise the need of access to medicines in South Africa, together with how the pricing system has a weighty effect with regards to access to medicines. The TRIPS flexibility has given WTO members the liberty to determine and customise their policy space with regards to TRIPS …
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Stereoselective and Economical Methods for Chemical Synthesis of Essential Medicines
Executive Summary: Innovation in synthetic chemistry enables pharmaceutical research and development by allowing the exploration of diverse chemical space during drug discovery, and by encouraging the development of economical and sustainable solutions in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) …
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Contemporary challenges in clinical pharmacy practice - medicines optimisation and medication adherence
Optimal use of medicines is a vital step to improve the quality of care that patients receive while minimising healthcare costs. One of the top priorities in healthcare systems worldwide is to provide cost-effective healthcare and through this, to optimise healthcare resource utilisation. One of …
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