Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Pharmacoepidemiology"
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Aspects of drug usage in a private primary health care setting : a pharmacoeconomic approach
(North-West University, 2004)In South Africa, significant changes in health care have taken place since the first democratic elections in 1994. The change had lead to a position of integrated service delivery with specific reference to primary health ... -
A retrospective drug utilisation study of antimicrobials in a private primary health care group
(North-West University, 2005)The commonest prescribed group of drugs is antimicrobials. Various studies have shown that they are overused globally. Since Primary health care represents the first tier of the health care system, evaluation of antimicrobial ... -
A review of the prescribing patterns of combination analgesics in the private health care sector
(North-West University, 2007)South African prescribers have a large choice of combination analgesic preparations available for prescribing. According to Desmeules et al. (2003:8) the advantages of combining analgesics include increasing the duration ...