Browsing by Subject "Pharmacies"
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The effect of the drug price intervention on retail pharmacies in South Africa
(North-West University, 2007)In May 2004 there was a shake-up in the private pharmaceutical industry in South Africa. The National Department of Health (DOH) introduced a form of price control which for the first time attempted to regulate prices at ... -
Initiatives to reduce nonprescription sales and dispensing of antibiotics: findings and implications
(Medknow Publications, 2017)Objective: Irrational use of antimicrobials is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance, exacerbated by dispensing antibiotics without a prescription. Our previous study suggested this was a problem in the Republic of ... -
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland-Europe
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and acting ...