Browsing by Subject "Managed care"
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A longitudinal study of the usage of acid reducing medicine using a medicine claims database
(North-West University, 2007)Acid-related disorders are common, chronic conditions that have considerable impact on a patient's quality of life. In a study conducted by Majumdar et al. (2003:2411) the prevalence of chronic acid-related disorders was ... -
Overview of antidepressant usage and cost 2004 until 2006
(North-West University, 2007)Depression has an increasingly significant economic impact and quality of life burden on patients, employers and third party payers worldwide (Hylan et a/., 1998:53). Current projections indicate that the global burden of ... -
Prescribing patterns of antiretroviral drugs in the private health care sector in South Africa : a drug utilisation review
(North-West University, 2005)HIV/AIDS is already the leading cause of death worldwide (Unicef et al., 2004:10) with more than 5 million people out of a total of 46 million South Africans that were HIV positive in 2004, giving a total population ... -
The usage of antidiabetic drugs : a managed care approach
(North-West University, 2005)"Diabetes mellitus" refers to a spectrum of conditions, which all present with hyperglycaemia as a common medical finding. Diabetes was once thought of as a single disease, but according to Setter et a/. (2000:378), it ...