Background Interventions to reduce the burden of disease and mortality in sub-Saharan
Africa increasingly recognize the important role that drug retailers play in delivering basic …

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly used
medications worldwide and have analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties …

Numerous active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have been detected in various
environmental matrices. Thus, their potential to elicit their toxic effect on non-target …

Aims Intensive monitoring of medical patients for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to assess
prevalence, incidence, risk factors and fatality of ADRs leading to hospital admission or …

Background. Functional dyspepsia is the prototype functional gastrointestinal disorder. This
study was designed to determine its prevalence, subtypes, and risk factors associated with …

Background The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Africa is not
known but is believed to be increasing because of demographic and epidemiologic …

Background The changing epidemiology of a disease often provides valuable insight into
possible etiopathogenic mechanisms. There have been significant changes over the last …

Objective: This work aimed to describe attitudes and practices of both community
pharmacies and patent and proprietary medicine vendor (PPMV) outlets towards over-the …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common medical emergency and
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) makes diagnosis and treatment possible; …

Background Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)-related morbidity and mortality
can be reduced through medication counselling and risk reduction. Objectives This study …