Outcome of the second Medicines Utilisation Research in Africa Group meeting to promote sustainable and appropriate medicine use in Africa
Autor: | Johanita Burger, Sekesai Zinyowera, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera, Amos Massele, Margaret Oluka, Francis Kalemeera, Brighid Malone, Bene D. Anand Paramadhas, Thatayaone Didimalang, Kidwell Matshotyana, Michael R. Law, Olayinka O Ogunleye, Brian Godman, Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia, Mary Jande |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Drug Utilization
Medical education medicine.medical_specialty Traditional medicine business.industry Research Health Policy education Alternative medicine General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology RS 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents Africa medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Medicine use business |
Zdroj: | EXPERT REVIEW OF PHARMACOECONOMICS & OUTCOMES RESEARCH |
ISSN: | 1744-8379 1473-7167 |
Popis: | The second Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA) group workshop and symposium again brought researchers together from across Africa to improve their knowledge of drug utilization (DU) methodologies and exchange ideas to further progress DU research in Africa. This built on extensive activities from the first conference including workshops and multiple publications. Anti-infectives were again the principal theme for the 2016 symposium following the workshops. This included presentations regarding strategies to improve antibiotic utilization among African countries, such as point-prevalence studies, as well as potential ways to reduce self-purchasing of antibiotics. There were also presentations on antiretrovirals including renal function and the impact of policy changes. Concerns with adherence in chronic treatments as well as drug-drug interactions and their implications were also discussed. The deliberations resulted in a number of agreed activities including joint publications before the next MURIA conference in Namibia in 2017. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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