Des «nanotransporteurs» d’ADN : Repousser les limites des Nanomédicaments pour traiter le cancer by Djawad Chikh

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BOOK REVIEW: Liviu Groza, „Influenţa franceză asupra frazeologiei româneşti. Studiu şi dicţionar”, Bucureşti, Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, 2021, 283 p. (Lingvistică/Lingua)... by Denisa TOUT

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Symposium - De la recherche à la production industrielle des produits de santé (Présentations d'expériences réussies) - Expérience n°4 : The Role of Quality Management Systems in t... by Caleb Mawuli AGBALE

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) About Antibiotic Use in Hemodialysis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Their Household Contacts, Medellín-Colombia by Montoya-Urrego D, Velasco-Castaño JJ, Quintero Velez JC, Jiménez Quiceno JN

“…Finally, it was found that it is usual for pharmacists and family members to recommend or sell antibiotics without prescription; likewise, pharmacies were the most popular place to acquire these medications.Conclusion: This study identified gaps in KAP regarding the use of antibiotics and bacterial resistance in hemodialysis patients and their household contacts. …”
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Slimming using magistral formulas: what are the risks? by Dulce Laúdo, Tânia Fernandes, Ana I. Fernandes

“…Thus, the purpose of this work is to give an overview of MF intended for slimming, prescribed by doctors, in a perspective of efficacy and safety.Materials and methods Slimming MF (prescribed to overweight women, as hard gelatine capsules, once or twice daily) were obtained in pharmacies and analysed in terms of labelled drug/bioactive composition and dosage, therapeutic indication/claim, recommended daily dose (RDD), side effects/interactions and contraindications. …”
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Donepezil-Loaded Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Superior Efficacy of Extracellular Vesicles Over Polymeric Nanoparticles by Oliveira Silva R, Counil H, Rabanel JM, Haddad M, Zaouter C, Ben Khedher MR, Patten SA, Ramassamy C

“…Rummenigge Oliveira Silva,1 Hermine Counil,1 Jean-Michel Rabanel,2 Mohamed Haddad,1 Charlotte Zaouter,1 Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher,1,3 Shunmoogum A Patten,1 Charles Ramassamy1 1Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laval, Québec, Canada; 2Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; 3Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Beja, University of Jendouba, Beja, TunisiaCorrespondence: Charles Ramassamy, INRS, Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, 531 Boul des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada, Tel +450-687 50 10, Email charles.ramassamy@inrs.caIntroduction: Drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is challenging and therefore severely restricts neurodegenerative diseases therapy such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Sexual and reproductive health: the science behind supplementation in aging by Alexandra Figueiredo, Ana I. Fernandes

“…The purpose of this work was to give an overview of the main FS intended for male and female sexual performance and reproductive health, available in Portugal.Materials and methods Consumption data in pharmacies (2015–2018) was provided by ANF and inclusion criteria was FS which sold >1000 units/year. …”
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Are WHO/UNAIDS/UNICEF-recommended replacement milks for infants of HIV-infected mothers appropriate in the South African context? by Papathakis P.C., Rollins N.C.

“…METHODS: Nutritional adequacy, cost, and preparation time of home-prepared replacement milks containing powdered full cream milk (PM) and fresh full cream milk (FM) and different micronutrient supplements (2 g UNICEF micronutrient sachet, government supplement routinely available in district public health clinics, and best available liquid paediatric supplement found in local pharmacies) were compared. Costs of locally available ingredients for replacement milk were used to calculate monthly costs for infants aged one, three, and six months. …”
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Patterns and trends of medicinal poisoning substances: a population-based cohort study of injuries in 0–11 year old children from 1998–2018 by Edward G Tyrrell, Elizabeth Orton, Laila J Tata, Denise Kendrick

“…In addition, universal promotion of the safe storage of OTC and prescribed medicines must be provided by prescribers, community pharmacies and other outlets of such medication.…”
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The Potential Patterns of Symptoms of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in the Public and Their Effects on Antibiotic Use Behavior by ZHANG Xinyi, WANG Xi, WANG Dan, DUAN Lixia, LIN Rujiao, LIU Chenxi

“…Among them, 30.06% (245/815) of the respondents purchased antibiotics from pharmacies without a prescription, while 14.72% (120/815) of the respondents self-medicated with antibiotics for URTIs. …”
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Effect of Long-Distance Domestic Travel Ban Policies in Japan on COVID-19 Outbreak Dynamics During Dominance of the Ancestral Strain: Ex Post Facto Retrospective Observation Study by Junko Kurita, Yoshitaro Iwasaki

“…However, going to grocery stores and pharmacies was associated with decreased infectivity. …”
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Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases. by Margaret Ewen, Marjolein Zweekhorst, Barbara Regeer, Richard Laing

“…METHODS:Data for 49 medicines (lowest priced generics and originator brands) to treat cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and central nervous system (CNS) conditions were analysed to determine their availability in healthcare facilities and pharmacies, their affordability for those on low incomes (based on median patient prices of each medicine), and the percentage of medicines that were both available and affordable. …”
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Stocking Practices of Anti-Tuberculosis Medications among Community Pharmacists and Patent Proprietary Medicine Vendors in Two States in Nigeria by Victor Abiola Adepoju, Ademola Adelekan, Olanrewaju Oladimeji

“…However, the results linking the stocking of anti-TB to the number of apprentices should be interpreted cautiously as this study did not control for the level of sales in the pharmacies. We recommend that all capacity-building and regulatory efforts for PMVs and CPs in Nigeria should include not just the owners of retail premises but also their apprentices.…”
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Markets, incentives, and health promotion can improve family planning and maternal health practices: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a tech-enabled social franchising and social... by Sumeet R. Patil, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Vishal Sabasu Sai, Richard Matikanya, Payal Rajpal

“…We evaluated the impacts of a commercial social-franchising and social-marketing program – Tiko Platform – which created a local ecosystem of health promoters, healthcare providers, pharmacies, stockists/wholesalers, and lifestyle shops. …”
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Praktik Peracikan Puyer untuk Anak Penderita Tuberkulosis di Indonesia by Selma Siahaan, Ully Adhie Mulyani

“…Data were collected from hospitals, primary health cares and pharmacies in Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, and Makassar. …”
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Internet-Based Inquiries From Users With the Intention to Overdose With Over-the-Counter Drugs: Qualitative Analysis of Yahoo! Chiebukuro by Azusa Kariya, Hiroshi Okada, Shota Suzuki, Satoshi Dote, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Kazuo Araki, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Takeo Nakayama

“…This study suggests that it is necessary to produce and disseminate information on OTC drug abuse, considering the situation of those who abuse or are willing to abuse OTC drugs. Support from pharmacies and drugstores would also be essential to reduce opportunities for OTC drug abuse.…”
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Evaluation of potentially inappropriate medication in older patients with cardiovascular diseases—STOPP/START-based study by Tzvetan Krustev, Petya Milushewa, Konstantin Tachkov, Konstantin Mitov, Guenka Petrova

“…Excessive morbidity and mortality has been linked to drug-related problems and increased use of healthcare services and is an understudied problem for Bulgaria.Materials and methodsA prospective, questionnaire-based study was conducted among 543 older patients across 25 pharmacies in Bulgaria. Socio-demographic characteristic, disease profile, symptoms, and medication data were collected. …”
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Pharmacists’ Attitudes Towards Long-Term Use of Nasal Decongestants: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mokhatrish MM, Almatrafi SD, Aldrees TM, Aldriweesh TA, AlGhamdi FM, Al-Dosary AS, Alhumaydani NK, Aldakkan OZ, Alrudian N, Ali AH

“…The target population of the study included pharmacists who work in community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of having positive attitude towards controlling the use of decongestant.Results: A total of 220 participants were included in this study. …”
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Cannabis dispensary staff approaches to counseling on potential contraindications to cannabis use: insights from a national self-report survey by Deepika E. Slawek, Andrew D. Althouse, Robert Feldman, Julia H. Arnsten, Hailey W. Bulls, Jane M. Liebschutz, Shannon M. Nugent, Steven R. Orris, Rebecca Rohac, Joanna L. Starrels, Benjamin J. Morasco, Devan Kansagara, Jessica S. Merlin

“…Measures include responses to survey questions about how they approach customers with medical and psychiatric comorbidities; state medicalization score (scale 0-100; higher score indicates more similarity to regulation of traditional pharmacies); legalized adult-use cannabis (yes/no). …”
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Are WHO/UNAIDS/UNICEF-recommended replacement milks for infants of HIV-infected mothers appropriate in the South African context? by P.C. Papathakis, N.C. Rollins

“…METHODS: Nutritional adequacy, cost, and preparation time of home-prepared replacement milks containing powdered full cream milk (PM) and fresh full cream milk (FM) and different micronutrient supplements (2 g UNICEF micronutrient sachet, government supplement routinely available in district public health clinics, and best available liquid paediatric supplement found in local pharmacies) were compared. Costs of locally available ingredients for replacement milk were used to calculate monthly costs for infants aged one, three, and six months. …”
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