Drug Disposal and Ecopharmacovigilance Practices in the Krowor Municipality, Ghana by Yvonne Yirenkyiwaa Esseku, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Alex Nii Oto Dodoo, Eric Woode

“…The questionnaires were used to gather information from community members, community pharmacies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers in Krowor. …”
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Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children. Recommendations of the Polish Society of Paediatrics and the National Paediatric Consultant by Teresa Jackowska, August Wrotek, Iwona Beń-Skowronek, Łukasz Dembiński, Tomasz Jarmoliński, Artur Mazur, Anna Medyńska, Katarzyna Plata-Nazar, Jan Styczyński, Tomasz Szczepański, Ewa Toporowska-Kowalska, Piotr Hartmann, Hanna Czajka, Jarosław Peregud-Pogorzelski

“…In Poland, it is already available in pharmacies, at full price. The monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (AstraZeneca and Sanofi Pasteur) is used in newborns and infants to protect against severe RSV infection. …”
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Use of Artemisinin- Combination Therapies in Port Harcourt by OA Shorinwa, OO Ebong

“…Of the 717 questionnaires that were returned and evaluated, 690 (96.2%) respondents claimed to have had malaria within the last one year; 244 (34%) received treatment from hospitals; 273 (38.1%) received treatment from pharmacies; 137 (19.1%) engaged in self medication and 17 (2.4%) received herbal treatment. …”
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Methods of forensic examination of Nalbuphine by I. О. Besedina

“…The article discusses the peculiarities of forensic examination of nalbuphine hydrochloride, a prescription medicine that can be purchased without a prescription in many pharmacies. At present, in Ukraine, nalbuphine is not subject to subject-quantitative accounting in healthcare facilities and by pharmaceutical manufacturers, but in some countries it is included in the list of narcotic drugs. …”
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Vaccinating in Different Settings: Best Practices from Italian Regions by Carlo Signorelli, Flavia Pennisi, Anna Carole D’Amelio, Michele Conversano, Sandro Cinquetti, Lorenzo Blandi, Giovanni Rezza

“…Results: In Veneto, where prevention departments were the main actor, herpes zoster vaccination coverage for the 65-year-old cohort increased from 44.4% to 54.9%; in Tuscany, family pediatricians administered 64% of all childhood vaccines; in Liguria, pharmacies delivered 70.1% of COVID-19 vaccines, while vaccinating in schools in Taranto led to higher human papilloma virus vaccination rates compared to regional and national averages. …”
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Differential between Protein and mRNA Expression of CCR7 and SSTR5 Receptors in Crohn's Disease Patients by Nathalie Taquet, Serge Dumont, Jean-Luc Vonesch, Didier Hentsch, Jean-Marie Reimund, Christian D. Muller

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Development of an analytical method for the simultaneous determination of 22 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in maternal and umbilical cord blood by Swiha, Stéphanie, Pichon, Valérie, Fournier, Thierry, Gil, Sophie, Delaunay, Nathalie

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Metallothionein-Like Proteins and Energy Reserve Levels after Ni and Pb Exposure in the Pacific White Prawn Penaeus vannamei by Gabriel Nunez-Nogueira, Catherine Mouneyrac, Alice Muntz, Laura Fernandez-Bringas

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Determination of Acetyl Salicylic Acid in Aspirin tablets by Lana Mohammed Ali, Mariwan Abdulla Hama Salih, Omed Ismael Hayder

“…The samples were collected from different local drug stores in which distribute medications to pharmacies and they were from different companies. The analyses were performed after preparing a solution from each of the samples with a standard solutions for titration procedures. …”
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Carbidopa/levodopa dose elevation and safety concerns in Parkinson's patients: a cross-sectional and cohort design by Michael S Okun, Peter Schmidt, David W Brodell, Nicole T Stanford, Charles E Jacobson

“…Many patients will likely need to eclipse the 800 mg threshold and pharmacies and insurance companies should be aware of the requirements that may extend beyond approval limits.…”
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Fuzzy Logic Recommender Model for Housing by Emanuel G. Munoz, Jaime Meza, Sebastian Ventura

“…The proposed method employs objective distances from the properties to points of interest, such as educational centers, medical centers, pharmacies, shops, entertainment, 911 security cameras and public transport stations. …”
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Self-Medication Practices Among Population in the Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Soran Hamalaw

“…The majority of self-medicated individuals (71.9%) did not report experiencing any adverse effects from self-medication.Conclusions: Self-medication was highly prevalent in Sulaimani City, primarily for minor ailments, with headaches being the most common reason. Pharmacies are crucial for information and drug procurement. …”
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Nuclear DNA Content and Chromatin Pattern of Rat Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Sublines with Different Metastatic Potentials by Jean Dufer, Marie-France Poupon, Sonia Yatouji

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Antiprotozoal Drug Handling and Management Practices in Asella District, Central Oromia, Ethiopia by Ashenafi Ababu, Dereje Endashaw, Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos

“…Data on handling and management practices of antiprotozoal drugs are not in place; thus, we estimate the handling and management practice via a simple cross-sectional study design in randomly selected veterinary clinics and private pharmacies in and around Asella, Oromia, central Ethiopia. …”
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Home management of malaria among caregivers of under-five children in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria by Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed, Olubankole Akinboboye, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, David Akintayo Oguntuase

“…Most of the caregivers bought antifever drugs from patent medicine shops and only 11.9 % of them got a prescription drug from pharmacies. Despite good knowledge about causes of malaria by caregivers (72.6%) and a prompt medical treatment within 24 h of fever onset (84.2%), many of their children were treated with only paracetamol (45%) and, therefore, they presented to the hospital febrile (61.8%), tachycardic (63.7%), and tachypnoic (83.9%). …”
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Community-based participatory process evaluation based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) model in Nevada: A study protocol by Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma

“…Furthermore, it is anticipated that the necessity to integrate services like mental health, drug addiction treatment, pharmacies, disability assistance, and health care for older individuals would be acknowledged. …”
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Additifs alimentaires : Inventaire des substances ajoutées aux denrées alimentaires de large consommation dans l’Ouest algérien by Zakaria Lotfi Guaouar, Fatima Zahra Besseguir, Mira Gharbi, Imane Kecir

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Additifs alimentaires : Inventaire des substances ajoutées aux denrées alimentaires de large consommation dans l’Ouest algérien by Zakaria Lotfi Guaouar, Fatima Zahra Besseguir, Mira Gharbi, Imane Kecir

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Electrochemical Skin Conductance as a Marker of Painful Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy by Jean-Baptiste Delmotte, Abdulkarim Tutakhail, Kahina Abdallah, Pauline Reach, Marguerite D’Ussel, Gael Deplanque, Hélène Beaussier, François Coudoré

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Self-sampling and self-testing for HIV at a commercial and community-based test provider in the Netherlands: user preferences and usability by I. J. M. Willemstein, O. Shobowale, A. M. Żakowicz, H. Bos, E. L. M. Op de Coul

“…Recommendations to improve accessibility of HIVSS/ST included more awareness (advertising by trustful providers), more access locations (pharmacies/supermarkets/schools) and lower costs. Our findings indicate that HIVSS/ST is a valuable additional HIV testing method for users, but more insight into the contribution of HIVSS/ST to HIV prevention policies is needed.…”
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