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Design, implementation and evaluation of a model for Service-learning in Pharmacy (SLIP) at a tertiary hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
In recent years the focus of pharmacy practice has changed from being primarily 'drug-centred to' one which is 'patient-centred' (El-Awady et al., 2006, p. l ). Developments in pharmacy curricula worldwide are reflecting ...
Cardiovascular effects of (13S)-9_, 13_- epoxylabda-6_(19), 15(14)diol dilactone, a diterpenoid isolated from the organic extract of leonotis leonurus leaves, in anaesthetized normotensive rats
(2009)
Plants used in traditional medicines have served as sources of some of the drug compounds used in medicines today, and could still serve as leads for then development of new drugs to treat existing chronic diseases such ...
Determination of plasma concentrations using LC/MS and pharmacokinetics of ofloxacin in patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and in patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis coinfected with hiv
(2009)
Many studies have investigated the pharmacokinetics of anti-tuberculosis drugs in
patients infected with tuberculosis. However, little is known about the pharmacokinetics of the drugs that are used in the treatment of ...
The use of dioxy MP 14 (stabilized aqueous chlorine dioxide) to control environmental airborne microorganisms
(2009)
Dioxy MP 14 is a locally developed form of stabilized chlorine dioxide in an aqueous medium. It has all the sanitizing properties of chlorine dioxide gas, a neutral compound of chlorine in the +IV oxidation state, which ...
Comparison of the sutherlandioside B levels in two commercially available Sutherlandia frutescence preparations and the effect of elevated temperature and humidity on these levels
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Sutherlandia frutescens (tribe Galegeae, Fabaceae), is a popular medicinal plant traditionally used in South Africa. In 2000, a company called Phyto Nova (Pty) Ltd. initiated large-scale cultivation and contract manufacturing ...
Investigation of factors influencing pharmaceutical services and their relation to quality pharmaceutical service delivery in hospitals of a private health care provider group
(2009)
Efforts to improve the quality of service delivery are an ongoing feature in different
organisations. In the private health care sector, particularly pharmaceutical services in private hospitals, such efforts are important ...
A comparative study of the phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitory activity of artemisia afra, Leonotis leonorus and mentha longifolia plant medicines
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The specific objectives of this study were to investigate whether Artemisia Afra, Leonotis leonorous and Mentha Longiflora have PDE 4 inhibitory activity, to determine and compare the levels of the total phenolic compunds ...
Expanding presumptive male partner management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to Western Cape, South African community retail pharmacies
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The effect of industrialisation has thrust the pharmaceutical profession into a clinical paradigm where the approcah to pharmaceutical decisions is more disease and patient orientated. Consequently, South African community ...
Development, implementation and evaluation of a diabetes educational outreach inervention for pharmacists
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Increasing diabetes prevalence rates, poor involvement of and limited knowledge among health care professionals in disease management, and poor implementation of guidelines are barriers to quality diabetes care. This thesis ...