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Amitriptyline prescribing in public sector healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
Inappropriate medication use is a major patient safety concern, especially for the elderly population. Amitriptyline is widely used in primary care in South Africa and a cross-sectional study found that amitriptyline was ...
Service learning in pharmacy: Implementation of tuberculosisscreening by second-year pharmacy studentsin primary health care facilitiesin Cape Town, South Africa
(FIP, 2021)
The School of Pharmacy of the University of the Western Cape
implemented a service learning programme where second year students participated in
tuberculosis (TB) screening.To determine the views of students and nurses
about ...
Structural Insights and Docking Analysis of Adamantane-Linked 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives as Potential 11 -HSD1 Inhibitors
(Molecules, 2021)
The solid-state structural analysis and docking studies of three adamantane-linked 1,2,4- triazole derivatives are presented. Crystal structure analyses revealed that compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space ...
Preceptor reflections on the Community Health clinical rotation for fourth year pharmacy students at the University of the Western Cape
(2019)
This paper describes the community health clinic rotation of the Patient Care Experience programme (PaCE) offered to fourth year pharmacy students (2018) at the University of the Western Cape. Reflections from the collective ...
Cardiovascular effects of the alkaloid hippadine on the isolated perfused rat heart
(Open Access Science Research Publisher, 2012)
Crinum macowanii has been used extensively in traditional medicines for treatment of various illnesses such as oedema and ‘heart disease’. Previous studies of the crude bulb extracts on Langendorff perfused isolated rat ...
Potential beneficial effects of Tulbaghia violacea William Henry Harvey (Alliaceae) on cardiovascular system - A review
(Pharmacotherapy Group, University of Benin, 2015)
Tulbaghia violacea William Henry Harvey (Harv. Alliaceae) is a small bulbous herb belonging to the
family Alliaceae. It is used in South Africa to treat fever, colds, asthma, paralysis, and hypertension.
Meanwhile, ...
Establishing a pharmacist–prescriber partnership in publicly funded primary healthcare clinics to optimisantibiotic prescribing in the Western Cape: An exploratory study
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Promoting evidence-based antibiotic prescribing through successful antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes is critical to preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics for common infections in primary care. This requires ...
An analysis of the trends, characteristics, scope, and performance of the Zimbabwean pharmacovigilance reporting scheme
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
We aimed to determine the reporting trends and characteristics of Individual Case
Safety Reports (ICSRs) from the Zimbabwean national pharmacovigilance system.
ICSRs submitted to VigiBaseTM, the World Health Organisation's ...
Antinociceptive and anti-Inflammatory activities of leaf methanol extract of cotyledon orbiculata L. (Crassulaceae)
(Hindawi, 2012)
Leaf methanol extract of C. orbiculata L. was investigated for antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities using acetic acid
writhing and hot-plate tests and carrageenan-induced oedema test in mice and rats, respectively. ...
Synthesis, physicochemical characterization, toxicity and efficacy of a PEG conjugate and a hybrid PEG conjugate nanoparticle formulation of the antibiotic moxifloxacin
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020)
Antibiotic resistance is increasing at such an alarming rate that it is now one of the greatest global health challenges. Undesirable toxic side-effects of the drugs lead to high rates of non-completion of treatment regimens ...