Browsing by Subject "Prescribing patterns"
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An analysis of medication adherence among epileptic patients in the private health sector of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Failure to respond to anti-epileptic (AED) treatment and achieving control over epilepsy has severe clinical consequences. The clinical consequences include an increase in the frequency of seizures and increased work and ... -
Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008-2013)
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Background: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private ... -
Antibiotic use and resistance patterns in the Namibian private health sector
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The general aim of this study was to understand antibiotic use in the private health sector of Namibia. Specifically, the study set out to ascertain the relationship, if any, between prescribing patterns, antibiotic use ... -
Antidepressant usage by South African children and adolescents : a drug utilisation review
(2013)This study set out to review and analyse aspects of antidepressant prescribing in children and adolescents in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa. The research was conducted in two phases, namely a ... -
Clozapine usage in a public sector psychiatric hospital in the Nelson Mandela Metropole
(2013)About 30.00% of schizophrenic patients fail to respond to conventional antipsychotics. Clozapine shows superior efficacy, for both the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, over conventional antipsychotics. The ... -
Factors associated with prescribing and dispensing of schizophrenia treatment in the private health sector of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, medicine prescribing patterns and maximum potential savings through generic substitution in direct treatment costs associated with schizophrenia in the private health ... -
Medicine claims in South Africa : an analysis of the prescription patterns of providers in the private health care sector
(North-West University, 2010)Due to the fact that the function of dispensing is not the exclusive practice of a single profession, there is much conflict surrounding the issue: it forms the crux of the pharmacy profession but it also forms part of ... -
Methylphenidate and atomoxetine prescribing trends in children in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, 2005-2013
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: There is paucity of data on methylphenidate and atomoxetine prescribing patterns in South African children. Aim: To describe the prescribing trends of these agents in children residing in the Western Cape ... -
Pharmacoepidemiological analysis of chronic conditions and treatment patterns among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the South African private health sector
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This dissertation aimed at investigating the occurrence and medicine treatment of chronic disease list (CDL) conditions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the South African private health sector. The study ... -
Prescribing patterns of ADHD medication in children under the age of eighteen years in the Western Cape
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The study consisted of a quantitative, retrospective drug utilisation review analysing medicine claims data from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2013 provided by a nationally representative Pharmaceutical Benefit Management ...