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Prevalence and predictors of prior antibacterial use among patients presenting to hospitals in Northern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: Human antibacterial exposure occur in different ways including consumption of animal and
agricultural products as well as use of prescribed and non-prescribed agents. We estimated the prevalence and
explored ...
Phytochemical Analysis and Screening of Ugandan Medicinal Plants for Antifungal Activity against Candida albicans
(International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health, 2015)
Aims: The potential activity against Candida albicans of five commonly used medicinal plant
species of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in southwestern Uganda was investigated.
Study Design: The phytochemical ...
Artemisia Annua L. Infusion Consumed Once a Week Reduces Risk of Multiple Episodes of Malaria: A Randomised Trial in a Ugandan Community
(Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2012)
Purpose: To evaluate the protective effect of Artemisia annua infusion against malaria in a community
that uses it as herbal ‘tea’ for malaria prevention.
Methods: 132 flower farm workers who met the study inclusion ...
Adverse drug reactions in patients admitted on Internal Medicine wards in a district and Regional Hospital in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2011)
Introduction: The burden of both community and hospital acquired adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are some of the
important issues in pharmacotherapy. At the time of this study there was very scanty literature in this area ...
Access and use of medicines information sources by physicians in public hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
(African Health Sciences, 2008)
Background: Rational and cost-effective prescription of medicines requires up-to-date and readily accessible medicines information.
There are several studies on availability and access to medicines information sources, ...
Use of a pilot drug information centre
(African Health Sciences, 2011)
Introduction: Provision of access to drug information by prescribers and other health care professionals is important in
pharmacotherapy. At the time of this study there was very scanty literature in this area from ...
Effects of intervention measures on irrational antibiotics/antibacterial drug use in developing countries
(Health, 2014)
is a global problem, especially in developing countries. This results in an increased emer-gence of resistance to most common bacteria, higher cost of treatment, prolonged hospitaliza-tion and adverse drug reactions. ...
Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical fingerprints of five crude extracts obtained from indigenous medicinal plants of Uganda
(Research in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2017)
Five crude extracts from four Ugandan plants were screened in vitro for their antimicrobial activity and
phytochemical composition. They included the chloroform extracts of Bothliocline longipes, Maesa
lanceolata, Trimeria ...
Chronic alcohol use affects therapeutic steady state plasma drug concentrations of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine in HIV-infected patients during 9 months follow up period: WHO AUDIT tool application
(International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2013)
Chronic alcohol consumption is a common problem among the HIV-infected patients on HAART. The study determined the effect of chronic alcohol use on steady state plasma drug concentrations of stavudine (d4T), lamivudine ...
The “child size medicines” concept: policy provisions in Uganda
(Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2015)
Background: In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the ‘make medicines child size’ (MMCS)
campaign by urging countries to prioritize procurement of medicines with appropriate strengths for children’s age
and ...