Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing countries
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …
Essential medicines for universal health coverage
Executive summary Essential medicines satisfy the priority health-care needs of the
population. Essential medicines policies are crucial to promoting health and achieving …
population. Essential medicines policies are crucial to promoting health and achieving …
Irrational use of medicines—a summary of key concepts
R Ofori-Asenso, AA Agyeman - Pharmacy, 2016 - mdpi.com
Medicines play an integral part of healthcare delivery. However, they are expensive
commodities and account for a significant proportion of overall health expenditure in most …
commodities and account for a significant proportion of overall health expenditure in most …
Ongoing efforts to improve antimicrobial utilization in hospitals among African countries and implications for the future
There are serious concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across countries
increasing morbidity, mortality and costs. These concerns have resulted in a plethora of …
increasing morbidity, mortality and costs. These concerns have resulted in a plethora of …
Prescribing indicators at primary health care centers within the WHO African region: a systematic analysis (1995–2015)
R Ofori-Asenso, P Brhlikova, AM Pollock - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Rational medicine use is essential to optimize quality of healthcare delivery and
resource utilization. We aim to conduct a systematic review of changes in prescribing …
resource utilization. We aim to conduct a systematic review of changes in prescribing …
Review of ongoing activities and challenges to improve the care of patients with type 2 diabetes across Africa and the implications for the future
Background There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …
Ongoing initiatives to improve the quality and efficiency of medicine use within the public healthcare system in South Africa; a preliminary study
JC Meyer, N Schellack, J Stokes, R Lancaster… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: South Africa has an appreciable burden of both communicable and non-
communicable diseases as well as high maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity. In recent …
communicable diseases as well as high maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity. In recent …
Physicians' knowledge, perceptions and behaviour towards antibiotic prescribing: a systematic review of the literature
RS Md Rezal, MA Hassali, AA Alrasheedy… - Expert review of anti …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Knowledge, perceptions and prescribing behaviour are key to antibiotic
prescribing. The aim of this paper is to systematically review this. Method: An extensive …
prescribing. The aim of this paper is to systematically review this. Method: An extensive …
Bridging the efficacy–effectiveness gap: a regulator's perspective on addressing variability of drug response
HG Eichler, E Abadie, A Breckenridge… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2011 - nature.com
Drug regulatory agencies should ensure that the benefits of drugs outweigh their risks, but
licensed medicines sometimes do not perform as expected in everyday clinical practice …
licensed medicines sometimes do not perform as expected in everyday clinical practice …
Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle …
Introduction: Antibiotics are indispensable to maintaining human health; however, their
overuse has resulted in resistant organisms, increasing morbidity, mortality and costs …
overuse has resulted in resistant organisms, increasing morbidity, mortality and costs …