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A retrospective descriptive investigation of adult patients receiving third-line antiretroviral therapy in the North West province, South Africa
(Makerere University, 2020)
Greater access and prolonged exposure to ART may inevitably lead to more treatment failure and increase the need for third-line ART (TLART) in a resource-limited setting. Objective: To describe characteristics and resistance ...
Evaluating pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health care at a South African university
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Maternal and child mortality is a global concern and one of South Africa’s quadruple burdens of
disease. As easily accessible frontline healthcare workers, pharmacists play an important role in the continuum of
maternal ...
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 ...
Continuous professional development for public sector pharmacists in South Africa: A case study of mapping competencies in a pharmacists’ preceptor programme
(MPDI, 2020)
Lifelong learning among healthcare practitioners is crucial to keep abreast of advances in
therapeutic and service delivery approaches. In South Africa, continuous professional development
(CPD) was mandated (2019) for ...
Comparative evaluation of pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in maternal and child health: Traditional versus integrated curriculum
(MDPI, 2022)
: Reducing maternal and child mortality is a health priority in South Africa. Therefore, health
professional education should produce graduates that can meet these needs. This study compared
the maternal and child health ...
Association between socio-economic factors and HIV self-testing knowledge amongst South African women
(AOSIS, 2022)
Self-testing for HIV is an effective and alternative method of increasing HIV testing rates and a strategy for reaching populations that are underserved by HIV testing services. Nonetheless, many resource-constrained ...
The implementation of a risk based assessment approach by the South African Health pProducts Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
(Springer, 2023)
An extensive backlog of pending regulatory decisions is one of the major historical challenges that the South
African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) inherited from the Medicine Control Council (MCC). Revising ...
Treating urinary tract infections in public sector primary healthcare facilities in Cape Town, South Africa: A pharmaceutical perspective
(South African Medical Association, 2022)
Antibiotic resistance is a global healthcare burden complicating the management of infections. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly treated in primary care. Managing UTIs appropriately in primary care can combat ...
Tandem lc-ms identification of antitubercular compounds in zones of growth inhibition produced by South African filamentous actinobacteria
(MDPI, 2023)
Novel antitubercular compounds are urgently needed to combat drug-resistant Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb). Filamentous actinobacteria have historically been an excellent source of
antitubercular drugs. Despite this, ...