Browsing by Subject "Direct medicine costs"

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An analysis of medication adherence among epileptic patients in the private health sector of South Africa

Jacobs, Karen (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)

Jacobs, Karen; Julyan, Marlene; Lubbe, Martie S.; Burger, Johanita R.; Cockeran, Marike (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 ...