Medication misuse in India

G Porter, N Grills - Journal of Public Health, 2016 - JSTOR
Background In India, it has been estimated that 50% of family spending on healthcare is on
unnecessary medications or investigations. This, combined with the wide availability of …

Systemic glucocorticoid prescriptions pattern and factors of inappropriate use in primary care institutions of Southwest China

X Luo, S Yu, Z Zeng, X Zhou, Y Liu, L Wang… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Inappropriate use of glucocorticoids in primary care institutions is serious. It not
only causes economic burden, but leads to many adverse reactions. The purpose of this …

Use and misuse of glucocorticoids in the community of Raxaul Block, North Bihar

S Masih, S Cynthia Stephen, L Joy Armstrong… - Tropical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Glucocorticoid misuse is widely recognised but inadequately addressed issue
in India. This study reports the use and misuse of glucocorticoids in Raxaul Block, North …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of glucocorticoids utilization in central Kerala using pharmacy sales overview

S Mathew, P Finny, AKS Johnson, M Maria… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Misuse of prescription drugs is a major public health problem in India and
developing countries. Emerging evidence indicates that glucocorticoids are a class of drugs …

Glucocorticoid use and misuse in a rural community of Kerala, India

R Mulavelil, P Finny, A David, PS Samuel… - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are anti-inflammatory steroid medications prescribed
globally by doctors for various illnesses and they are known to produce quick symptom …

Glucocorticoid use audits

JJ Jacob, S Kalra - Indian Journal of Endocrinology and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
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practices. An audit of these practices will add valuable information on the extent of …

Effect of L-arginine on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell apoptosis in rats with hypoxic pulmonary vascular structural remodeling

IK Sumou, JB Du, B Wei, CY Zhang… - Acta Biochimica et …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated the effect of L-arginine (L-Arg) on the apoptosis of pulmonary artery
smooth muscle cells (PASMC) in rats with hypoxic pulmonary vascular structural …

[PDF][PDF] Building research capacity in resource-poor settings: Triumphs and challenges

LJ Armstrong, P Finny - The National Medical Journal of India, 2016 - nmji.in
We have been working together for over 5 years in East Champaran, a district of 5 million
people in northern Bihar, near the Nepal border. 3 The local population is 92% rural and …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics 1 (5) 2013, 48-53

G Nishikant, N Mittal - Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics, 2013 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prescription patterns and knowledge
about common allopathic drugs among the unqualified rural medical practitioners in Pinjore …