A mixed methods feasibility study of nicotine-assisted smoking reduction programmes delivered by community pharmacists – The RedPharm study by Amanda Farley, Sarah Tearne, Taina Taskila, Rachel H. Williams, Susan MacAskill, Jean-Francois Etter, Paul Aveyard

“…The prime aim of this trial was to investigate the feasibility of implementing such a programme in community pharmacies. In addition, we investigated the effectiveness of providing behavioural support compared with self-help methods and of shorter compared with standard length reduction programmes. …”
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Opioid prescription patterns in the province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (2016–2020): differences between urban and rural areas by Alexis Oliva, Patricia González de Chavez, Sandra Dévora, Susana Abdala

“…For this, several factors such as living in a rural or urban area, population over 65 years of age, population density or socioeconomic status were analyzed.Methods: Data were extracted from the wholesalers who supply the community pharmacies at the population level. Prescription opioid use was measured as defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 inhabitants per day. …”
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Planning for decentralized, simplified prEP: Learnings from potential end users in Ga-Rankuwa, gauteng, South Africa by Paballo Mataboge, Susan Nzenze, Nqaba Mthimkhulu, Mbali Mazibuko, Alison Kutywayo, Vusile Butler, Nicolette Naidoo, Saiqa Mullick

“…Decentralized, simplified service delivery was appealing; health facilities, pharmacies and institutions of learning were preferred as service points for PrEP and SRH services, and recreational spaces preferred for dissemination of health information and engagement. …”
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Heterogeneous Reaction Model for Evaluating the Kinetics of Levulinic Acid Synthesis from Pretreated Sugarcane Bagasse by Meutia Ermina Toif, Muslikhin Hidayat, Rochmadi, Arief Budiman

“…Levulinic acid contains carbonyl and carboxyl groups that can be utilized for many applications, such as pharmacies, cosmetics, and solvents. Bagasse hydrolysis into LA was preceded by alkaline-acid pretreatment to separate cellulose from hemicellulose and lignin. …”
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Ischemic heart disease and primary care: identifying gender-related differences. An observational study by Real Jordi, Serna Catalina, Cruz Inés, Galindo Gisela, Gascó Eduardo, Galván Leonardo

“…The clinical data were obtained from computerized medical records and pharmaceutical records of medications dispensed in pharmacies with official prescriptions. Data was analyzed using bivariate descriptive statistical analysis as well as logistic regression.…”
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دراسة تأثير ظروف التّخزين على تحرّر الدّوكسيسكلين من الكبسولات الجيلاتينيّة الصّلبة by آيات عبود, وهاد ابراهيم, هبة فاضل

“…They were also stored on the shelf with periodical control of temperature and humidity to simulate storage conditions in home and some pharmacies. The results demonstrated about 40% reduction in the released amount of doxycycline from capsules stored under (40 ⁰C & 75% RH) after 7 months. …”
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Heterogeneous Reaction Model for Evaluating the Kinetics of Levulinic Acid Synthesis from Pretreated Sugarcane Bagasse by Toif, Meutia Ermina, Hidayat, Muslikhin, Rochmadi, Rochmadi, Budiman, Arief

“…Levulinic acid contains carbonyl and carboxyl groups that can be utilized for many applications, such as pharmacies, cosmetics, and solvents. Bagasse hydrolysis into LA was preceded by alkaline-acid pretreatment to separate cellulose from hemicellulose and lignin. …”
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Current and potential providers of blood pressure self-screening: A mixed methods study in Oxfordshire by Tompson, A, Fleming, S, Heneghan, C, McManus, R, Greenfield, S, Hobbs, F, Ward, A

“…</p> <h4>Results</h4> <p>18/82 (22%) general practices offered BP self-screening and 68/110 (62%) pharmacies offered professional-led BP screening. There was no evidence of permanent BP self-screening activities in other community settings. …”

A mixed methods feasibility study of nicotine-assisted smoking reduction programmes delivered by community pharmacists - The RedPharm study by Farley, A, Tearne, S, Taskila, T, Williams, R, Mackaskill, S, Etter, J, Aveyard, P

“…The prime aim of this trial was to investigate the feasibility of implementing such a programme in community pharmacies. In addition, we investigated the effectiveness of providing behavioural support compared with self-help methods and of shorter compared with standard length reduction programmes. …”

Do anti-malarials in Africa meet quality standards? The market penetration of non quality-assured artemisinin combination therapy in eight African countries by ACTwatch Group, Newton, P, Hanson, K, Goodman, C

“…Diverse generics and formulations were available, but non-QAACT were most commonly artemether-lumefantrine (AL) or dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA PPQ), in tablet formulation, imported, and distributed in urban areas at either pharmacies or drug stores. The number of unique manufacturers supplying non-QAACT to each country ranged from 9 in Uganda to 92 in Nigeria.…”

Prevalence of the use of cancer related self-tests by members of the public: a community survey by Wilson, S, Greenfield, S, Pattison, H, Ryan, A, McManus, R, Fitzmaurice, D, Marriott, J, Chapman, C, Clifford, S

“…<br/><br/> <b>Discussion:</b> Cancer related self-tests, currently available from pharmacies or over the Internet, include faecal occult blood tests (related to bowel cancer), prostate specific antigen tests (related to prostate cancer), breast cancer kits (self examination guide) and haematuria tests (related to urinary tract cancers). …”

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Genome Evolution in Patients and under the Hospital Environment by Céline Lucchetti-Miganeh, David Redelberger, Gaël Chambonnier, François Rechenmann, Sylvie Elsen, Christophe Bordi, Katy Jeannot, Ina Attrée, Patrick Plésiat, Sophie de Bentzmann

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Cytokine response during non-cerebral and cerebral malaria: evidence of a failure to control inflammation as a cause of death in African adults by Yakhya Dieye, Babacar Mbengue, Shobha Dagamajalu, Mouhamadou Mansour Fall, Mun Fai Loke, Cheikh Momar Nguer, Alassane Thiam, Jamuna Vadivelu, Alioune Dieye

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Sphingomyelin Metabolism Modifies Luminal A Breast Cancer Cell Line under a High Dose of Vitamin C by Michela Codini, Federico Fiorani, Martina Mandarano, Samuela Cataldi, Cataldo Arcuri, Alessandra Mirarchi, Maria Rachele Ceccarini, Tommaso Beccari, Toshihide Kobayashi, Nario Tomishige, Angelo Sidoni, Elisabetta Albi

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE EXTRACTION PROCESSES OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM LEAVES AND STEMS OF ARTEMISIA ANNUA (Asteraceae) by Rosine Désirée CHOUGOUO-NKUITCHOU KENGNE, Clemence N'Guessan Gnaman Clemence, Sylvain Landry Kouakou, Ernest Djoko, Awa Tuo Kouassi, Arthur Lia, Sandrine Aka Any-Grah, Alain N'Guessan, Ismaël Dally, Armand Koffi

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Oral supplementation with fish cartilage hydrolysate in an adult population suffering from knee pain and function discomfort: results from an innovative approach combining an explo... by Henrotin Yves, Julie Herman, Melanie Uebelhoer, Fabien Wauquier, Line Boutin-Wittrant, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Justine Monseur, Variance Mokam Fotso, Marie Duquenne, Mélanie Wagner, Elodie Bouvret, Bérénice Costes, Yohann Wittrant

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The role of provincial health administration in supporting district health management teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo: eliciting an initial programme theory of a realist... by Samuel Bosongo, Zakaria Belrhiti, Faustin Chenge, Bart Criel, Yves Coppieters, Bruno Marchal

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[18F]FEPPA a TSPO Radioligand: Optimized Radiosynthesis and Evaluation as a PET Radiotracer for Brain Inflammation in a Peripheral LPS-Injected Mouse Model by Nicolas Vignal, Salvatore Cisternino, Nathalie Rizzo-Padoin, Carine San, Fortune Hontonnou, Thibaut Gelé, Xavier Declèves, Laure Sarda-Mantel, Benoît Hosten

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Synthesis, In Silico Log<em>p</em> Study, and In Vivo Analgesic Activity of Analogs of Tetrapeptide FELL by Boryana Borisova, Hristina Nocheva, Stéphane Gérard, Marie Laronze-Cochard, Stefan Dobrev, Silvia Angelova, Stoyko Petrin, Dancho Danalev

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Dissemination of Carbapenemases (OXA-48, NDM and VIM) Producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> Isolated from the Mohamed VI University Hospital in Marrakech, Morocco by Souad Loqman, Nabila Soraa, Seydina M. Diene, Jean-Marc Rolain

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