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Using government data to understand the use and availability of medicines for hypertension and diabetes: lessons from Peru
(Springer, 2022)
Background: Regular measurement of the availability and use of key medicines for non-communicable diseases allows the tracking of progress to achieve equitable access to medicines. Using a country-level public sector ...
Assessment of polypharmacy in elderly patients by using data from dispensed medications in community pharmacies: analysis of results by using different methods of estimation
(Springer, 2018-10)
Background Estimating the prevalence of polypharmacy is essential for the evaluation of public health. Many different methodologies are used to determine the number of drugs used by a patient. Objective To analyse and ...
Implications of global pricing policies on access to innovative drugs: the case of Trastuzumab in seven latin american countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2015)
OBJECTIVES: Differential pricing, based on countries' purchasing power, is recommended by the World Health Organization to secure affordable medicines. However, in developing countries innovative drugs often have similar ...
Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Shows Faster Clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA with Higher Levels of Rifapentine Exposure
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)
The Xpert MTB/RIF assay is both sensitive and specific as a diagnostic test. Xpert also reports quantitative output in cycle threshold (CT) values, which may provide a dynamic measure of sputum bacillary burden when used ...
Thermosensitive poloxamer-based injectables as controlled drug release platforms for veterinary use: development and in-vitro evaluation
(International Research Journals Publishing House, 2011-09)
The aim of this work was to explore the potential of combining two different poloxamers (P407 and P188) with κ-carrageenan and sodium chloride for their utilization in the design of thermosensitive injectable depot systems ...
A bibliometric analysis of the global research on biosimilars
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Background: Biosimilars could be a promising option to help decrease healthcare costs and expand access to treatment. There is no previous evidence of a global bibliometric analysis on biosimilars. Therefore, we aimed to ...
Medication Possession Ratio Predicts Antiretroviral Regimens Persistence in Peru
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Objectives: In developing nations, the use of operational parameters (OPs) in the prediction of clinical care represents a missed opportunity to enhance the care process. We modeled the impact of multiple measurements of ...
The Investigation of the Pharmacokinetics of Two Enrofloxacin Preparations Following Parenteral Administration in Calves
(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018)