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Pharmacotherapy of infertility in Ghana: retrospective study at the cape coast teaching hospital
Abstract Background Infertility is a major challenge for couples globally. Due to low income levels and the high cost of …
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Perceptions and trends in the use of community pharmacies in Ghana
OBJECTIVE: To examine the patterns in utilization of community pharmacies and perceptions of the general public towards community pharmacists' role …
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Pharmacovigilance systems in resource-limited settings: an evaluative case study of Sierra Leone
Few low and middle-income countries (LMIC) have fully operational pharmacovigilance structures, systems and legal framework to collect and collate safety …
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Stakeholder driven development of a multi-criteria decision analysis tool for purchasing off-patent pharmaceuticals in Kuwait
BACKGROUND: In Kuwait, the government is planning to improve the specifications for purchase of medicine and to improve the tendering …
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Assessment of disposal practices of expired and unused medications among community pharmacies in Anambra State southeast Nigeria: a mixed study design
BACKGROUND: Expired or unused medicines are potentially toxic substances that should be managed effectively to avoid accumulation of potentially toxic …
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Jazia prime vendor system- a public-private partnership to improve medicine availability in Tanzania: from pilot to scale
BACKGROUND: The availability of medicines in public health facilities in Tanzania is problematic. Medicines shortages are often caused by unavailability …
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Self medication practice and associated factors among students of Asmara College of Health Sciences, Eritrea: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Self-medication is a common practice globally and the resulting irrational drug use is raising concerns. Up-to-date there is no …
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Inter-rater reliability and validity of good pharmacy practices measures in inspection of public sector health facility pharmacies in Uganda
BACKGROUND: The National Drug Authority (NDA) inspects and certifies private and public sector pharmacies in Uganda using an indicator-based inspection …
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To sell or not to sell; the differences between regulatory and community demands regarding access to antibiotics in rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: In Ghana, there is extensive over-the-counter dispensing of antibiotics, resulting in high levels of inappropriate use, and an increase …
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Investigation of prescribing behavior at outpatient settings of governmental hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: an overall evaluation beyond World Health Organization core prescribing indicators
BACKGROUND: Rational prescribing remains an important component of rational drug use. The World Health Organization (WHO) standardized and validated core …
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards disposal of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among community in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Pharmaceuticals are produced and consumed in increasing volume every year. Unfortunately, not all medications that go in to the …
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Pharmaceutical system strengthening in Uganda: implementing a holistic, evidence-informed, long-term strategy
A strong pharmaceutical sector is a precondition for effective and efficient health care and financing systems, and thus for achieving …
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An analysis of pharmacy workforce capacity in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Pharmacists are critical for attaining the goal of universal health coverage and equitable access to essential health services, particularly …
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Article 2: Longitudinal study assessing the one-year effects of supervision performance assessment and recognition strategy (SPARS) to improve medicines management in Uganda health facilities
In late 2010, Uganda introduced a supervision, performance assessment, and recognition strategy (SPARS) to improve staff capacity in medicines management …
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Evaluating inter-rater reliability of indicators to assess performance of medicines management in health facilities in Uganda
BACKGROUND: To build capacity in medicines management, the Uganda Ministry of Health introduced a nationwide supervision, performance assessment and recognition …
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Barriers and facilitators to hospital pharmacists’ engagement in medication safety activities: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework
BACKGROUND: Hospital pharmacists play a central role in medication safety activities. However, in Ethiopia, this role has been launched recently …
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Exploring the extended role of the community pharmacist in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients in a developing setting
In most developing countries including Ghana, there is scant literature on the involvement of the community pharmacist in the care …
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Expanding HIV/AIDS care service sites: a cross sectional survey of community pharmacists’ views in South-East, Nigeria
Community pharmacists are very accessible to most patients yet; they have been underutilized in the aspect of providing HIV care …
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Availability, prices and affordability of UN Commission’s lifesaving medicines for reproductive and maternal health in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Uganda was one of seven countries in which the United Nations Commission on Life Saving Commodities (UNCoLSC) initiative was …
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Competency in supportive supervision: a study of public sector medicines management supervisors in Uganda
Supportive supervision has been found to be more effective than corrective fault-oriented inspections. Uganda’s Ministry of Health in 2012 implemented …
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