: Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a common clinical problem that is associated
with substantial morbidity and mortality. Knowledge on the global burden of DVT recurrence is
deficient in Africa, including Ethiopia. Accurate ...
Alemayehu B; Elias A. YESUF; Peggy S. ODEGARD; etal(2013)
Clinical pharmacy practice has
developed internationally to expand the role of a
pharmacist well beyond the traditional roles of
compounding, dispensing and supplying drugs to
roles more directly in caring for patients. ...
Alemayehu B Mekonnen; Elias A Yesuf; Peggy S Odegard; etal(2013)
Objective: Clinical pharmacy practice has developed internationally to expand the role of a pharmacist well beyond the
traditional roles of compounding and supplying drugs to roles more directly in caring for patients and ...
The practice of early intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy conversion has
not received much emphasis, but if practiced to its full extent presents a unique and exciting
opportunity to reduce costs significantly while ...
A drug targeting both the inflammatory initiators (lipopolysaccharide; LPS) and mediators [tumor necrosis factor- (TNF- )]
should have advantage over a “single-factor targeting strategy”
in sepsis prevention trials. We ...
Administration of therapeutic injection is among the most frequently performed medical procedures in the healthcare sector. Most of
the injections are unnecessary, ineffective or inappropriate and result in transmission ...
Biruk Sintayehu; Kaleab Asres; Y. Raghavendra(2012)
The aqueous decoction of the leaves of Cineraria abyssinica Sch. Bip. exA. Rich
(Asteraceae) is used for treatments of myriads of diseases associated with oxidative stress.
However, there appear to have been lack reports ...
AIM: Self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials occurs among the population in Ethiopian. We
studied to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in Ethiopia and
evaluate factors ...
Adverse drug reactions account for the highest proportion among the causes of
morbidity and mortality in clinical wards and are posing a considerable challenge. Hence, the objective
of this study was to find out the ...
: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) presents an increasing threat to
the global tuberculosis control. MDR-TB emerged as one of priority public health problem
in Ethiopia. There has been a study reporting on ...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has markedly decreased the morbidity
and mortality due to HIV disease. However, toxicities and new TB drug treatment
would result in frequent modification or discontinuation of ...
Medication dosing errors are among the frequently encountered medication
problems in patients with renal impairment. Dose adjustment becomes very important when
dealing with medications with potential nephrotoxicity ...
Worldwide, public procurement (PP) has become an issue of public attention and
debate, and has been subjected to reforms, restructuring, rules and regulations. As the demand
for medicines and health supplies reflect ...
Treatment non-adherence for chronic illnesses such as diabetes is a common
problem. Multiple factors related to the patient, disease, therapeutic regimen, and health-care
system may contribute for medication non-adherence. ...
Prevention, monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions is still
a challenge among health professionals. Even though some adverse drug reactions
are minor and can be resolved quickly, some can cause permanent ...
Treatment outcome of Human immunodeficiency virus infected individual can be evaluated using
virological, immunological or clinical criteria. The immunological and clinical outcomes to Highly Active
Antiretroviral Therapy ...
Approximately one third of patients with epilepsy continue to experience seizure despite the prescription of
appropriate doses of anti-epileptic drugs. The objective of this study was to assess treatment outcomes ...
Diabetes Mellitus is a global public health problem, with the major increases in
prevalence expected to occur in developing countries. It has been reported that diabetic patients had
frequent hospitalization compared ...
Inventory management is the process to order, receive, store, issue and then reorder
commodities. Poor inventory management in health facilities leads to wastage, shortage of
medicines or overage resulting in expiration ...
Proper logistics management information system across all the supply chain levels
guarantees correct supply decision that increases program impact and improves efficiency &
effectiveness of the pharmaceuticals supply ...