Bulas de medicamentos e a informação adequada ao paciente Drug package inserts and the adequacy of patient's drug information by Tatiane da Silva, Felipe Dal-Pizzol, Carina M Bello, Sotero S Mengue, Eloir P Schenkel

“…METHODS: Forty eight package inserts were collected from six pharmacies of the city of Porto Alegre in June 1998. …”
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Trends in cost and consumption of essential medicines for non-communicable diseases in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Uzbekistan, from 2019 to 2021. by Ninell Kadyrova, Dzintars Gotham, Stanislav Kniazkov, Elsever Aghayev, Polad Hajibalayev, Zohid Ermatov, Natasha Azzopardi Muscat

“…Sales data for pharmaceutical products in community pharmacies were extracted from a commercial database. …”
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Lifestyle Variables Such as Daily Internet Use, as Promising Protective Factors against Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Subjective Memory Complaints. Preliminary Results by Hernán Ramos, Mónica Alacreu, María Dolores Guerrero, Rafael Sánchez, Lucrecia Moreno

“…This was a case-controlled study that included 497 subjects aged over 50 years with SMCs who were recruited from 19 community pharmacies. Three screening tests were used to detect possible CIs, and individuals with at least one test result compatible with a CI were referred to primary care for evaluation. …”
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Discontinuation of Antidepressants in Older Adults: A Literature Review by Romdhani A, Lehmann S, Schlatter J

“…Ahmed Romdhani,1 Stephanie Lehmann,2 Joël Schlatter3 1Département Medico-Universitaire de Gériatrie, Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Labruyère, France; 2Pôle d’hospitalisation et relation ville-hôpital, Centre Hospitalier de Saint Marcellin, Isére, France; 3Pharmacie, Hôpital Paul Doumer, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Labruyère, FranceCorrespondence: Ahmed Romdhani, Email dr.romdhani@gmail.comAbstract: Polypharmacy increases the risk of unbearable side effects, drug–drug interactions, and hospitalizations in geriatric patients. …”
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Analysis of the domestic market of 1,2,4-triazole-containing drugs by M. V. Ohloblina, I. V. Bushuieva, V. V. Parchenko

“…Today, the rate of purchases and balances of medicines on the shelves of pharmacies exceeds the rate of growth of their sales. …”
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Preliminary assessment of antivenom availability and management in the public health system of Costa Rica: An analysis based on a survey to pharmacists in public health facilities by Wendy Montoya-Vargas, José María Gutiérrez, María Soledad Quesada-Morúa, Jessica Morera-Huertas, Carolina Rojas, Angie Leon-Salas

“…Most respondents worked at pharmacies located in urban communities (69.0%) and in the secondary level of care, which includes clinics, and regional and peripheral hospitals (55.2%). …”
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Occurrence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Canine and Feline Bacterial Pathogens in Germany under the Impact of the TÄHAV Amendment in 2018 by Marianne Moerer, Antina Lübke-Becker, Astrid Bethe, Roswitha Merle, Wolfgang Bäumer

“…The right of German veterinarians to use and prescribe medications such as antimicrobials is regulated by the Regulation of Veterinary Pharmacies (TÄHAV). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the second amendment to the TÄHAV in 2018 on the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in selected bacterial pathogens isolated from dogs and cats in Germany. …”
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Analysis of the dynamics of the nomenclature of medicines in the government program «Available medicines» by І. А. Кostiuk, J. V. Pelykh

“…Not only the issue of physical availability of medicines, their availability in pharmacies, but also the economic assistance of the population to purchase drugs is relevant. …”
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Price and affordability of key essential medicines for children in Sri Lanka, a lower-middle-income country: comparison of two national cross-sectional surveys done 8 years apart by Shalini Sri Ranganathan, Thiyahiny Sunil Navaratinaraja, Ramasamy Balasubramaniam, Hemantha Beneragama

“…Objective To describe the price and affordability of key essential medicines for children in the private sector in Sri Lanka in 2017/2018, and compare the findings with 2009 data.Design National cross-sectional descriptive survey using the WHO/Health Action International medicine price methodology.Setting and participants Data were collected from a representative sample of 54 private sector pharmacies selected from all 9 provinces in Sri Lanka using a multistage clustered approach.Main outcomes Median price ratio (MPR) and affordability of originator brand (OB) and lowest priced generics (LPG) of 25 key essential medicines for children.Results The median MPR was 2.69 for OBs and 1.45 for LPGs compared with 3.7 and 1.35 in 2009. …”
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Awareness of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in a Rural District of Ha Nam Province, Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Godwin Ulaya, Tu Cam Thi Nguyen, Bich Ngoc Thi Vu, Duc Anh Dang, Hien Anh Thi Nguyen, Hoang Huy Tran, Huong Kieu Thi Tran, Matthew Reeve, Quynh Dieu Pham, Tung Son Trinh, H. Rogier van Doorn, Sonia Lewycka

“…Antibiotic resistance awareness was lower among those who used private providers or pharmacies as their usual health facility (OR: 0.14; 95% CI: 0.05–0.44) but higher among those with medical insurance (OR: 3.70; 95% CI: 1.06–12.96) and those with high media use frequency (OR: 9.54; 95% CI: 2.39–38.07). …”
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Use of antibiotics and other treatments in Chinese adults with acute cough: An online survey by Xiao-Yang Hu, Ru-Yu Xia, Michael Moore, Beth Stuart, Ling-Zi Wen, Bertrand Graz, Lily Lai, Jian-Ping Liu, Yu-Tong Fei, Merlin Willcox

“…Nearly half of the participants (46.4%) reported using antibiotics, among which 93.1% were for presumed upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Pharmacies (48.8%) were the most common source of antibiotics. …”
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS UTILIZATION OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG FEMALE YOUTH AT NDEJJE HEALTH CENTRE IV, WAKISO DISTRICT. A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTION STUDY. by GRACE NABUNYA, Hassan Kasujja

“…Findings from knowledge show that (88%) of the participants had ever heard about emergency contraceptives, (50%) obtained information about emergency contraceptives from the health facility, (82%) knew pills as the type of emergency contraceptive, (64%) knew after un- protected sex as the indicator of EC’s (84%) knew one dose as the recommended dose, (72%) knew within 72 hours as the recommended intervals and (44%) knew pharmacies as the places where they can obtain EC’s. …”
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Sports foods are not all they shake up to be. An audit of formulated supplementary sports food products and packaging in Australian retail environments by Celeste I. Chapple, Catherine G. Russell, Alissa J. Burnett, Julie L. Woods

“…ObjectiveTo determine store availability, total number of products, and types of Formulated Supplementary Sports Foods in Australia, along with their stated nutrition content, sweeteners added, total number, and type of claims displayed on the packaging.DesignA cross-sectional, visual product audit of mainstream retailers.SettingSupermarkets, pharmacies, health food stores, and gym/fitness centres.ResultsA total of 558 products were captured in the audit, 275 of which displayed the correct mandatory packaging attributes. …”
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Compatibility of Personalized Formulations in Cleoderm™, A Skin Rebalancing Cream Base for Oily and Sensitive Skin by Hudson Polonini, Bruna Marianni, Sarah Taylor, Clark Zander

“…Cleoderm™ is a topical cream designed for use as a vehicle for the preparation of dermatological treatments by compounding pharmacies. Its ingredient profile was specifically curated to be gentle on the skin, allowing its use as a vehicle for compounded preparations that may be applied to sensitive and affected skin. …”
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The analysis of National Health Accounts and financial communications network in Iran health insurance ecosystem by Rohaneh Rahimisadegh, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Mohammad Jafari Sirizi, Somayeh Noori Hekmat

“…Regarded to health services, hospitals and outpatient services, such as pharmacies and physicians are the key elements of cost and referral rates respectively. …”
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The impact of the war on maintenance of long-term therapies in Ukraine by Nataliia Khanyk, Nataliia Khanyk, Bohdan Hromovyk, Oksana Levytska, Tamas Agh, Björn Wettermark, Przemyslaw Kardas

“…According to the national statistics, as of 18 August 2022, about 505 pharmacies were damaged in Eastern Ukraine and 47 completely ruined. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Prevention Model Application in a Large Retail Company Before the Vaccine Introduction by Ermanno Vitale, Francesca Vella, Giuliano Indelicato, Andrea Canalella, Salvatore Briguglio, Veronica Pittari, Paola Senia, Denis Vinnikov, Daniele Floresta, Venerando Rapisarda, Veronica Filetti

“…However, some production activities, continued to remain open, i.e., large-scale food distribution, food industry, pharmacies, hospitals, etc. In order to contain the spread of the pandemic, public health measures have been implemented by the States to reduce the contagion of the virus in the workplace. …”
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FAKTOR PENDORONG PERESEPAN RACIKAN UNTUK PASIEN ANAK RAWAT JALAN by , Chairun Wiedyaningsih, , Prof. DR. Sri Suryawati, Apt.

“…Problems related to compounding preparation in pharmacies were conformity between prescription and the resulting product, hygiene, compounding guideline, as well as competency of compounding technicians. …”

ANALISIS PENGHEMATAN BIAYA OBAT MELALUI SUBSTITUSI GENERIK PADA KARYAWAN PT KORINDO ARIABIMA SARI DI KOTAWARINGIN BARAT by , MIA ANDRIYANI, , Prof. Dr. Dra. Sri Suryawati, Apt.

“…The qualitative data were collected by conducted indepth interviews to reveal the opinions of the key stakeholders to the private companies, the doctor prescribers, and the pharmacists managing pharmacies about the generic substitution which had been done. …”

Awareness of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in a rural district of Ha Nam Province, Vietnam: a cross-sectional survey by Ulaya, G, Nguyen, TCT, Vu, BNT, Dang, DA, Nguyen, HAT, Tran, HH, Tran, HKT, Reeve, M, Pham, QD, Trinh, TS, van Doorn, HR, Lewycka, S

“…Antibiotic resistance awareness was lower among those who used private providers or pharmacies as their usual health facility (OR: 0.14; 95% CI: 0.05–0.44) but higher among those with medical insurance (OR: 3.70; 95% CI: 1.06–12.96) and those with high media use frequency (OR: 9.54; 95% CI: 2.39–38.07). …”