OBJECTIVE To evaluate compliance with the single dose mass chemotherapy program for control of filariasis, and to determine factors influencing compliance in the Gampaha district. DESIGN A prospective study employing a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. METHODS Four groups comprising individuals over one year old with residence in the Gampaha district for over one year were surveye...

Based on data from the Global Tuberculosis Report 2020, it is known that 1.4 million people died tuberculosis. Indonesia ranked third in world with 845,000 cases. It estimated as many 24,000 cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis each year, Multi Drug Resistant (MDR). An initial survey conducted work area UPT Puskesmas Tanjung Morawa found complete treatment rate for all was 60%. One indicators s...

The measurement uncertainty provides complete information about an analytical result. This is very important because several decisions of compliance or non-compliance are based on analytical results in pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this work was to evaluate and discuss the estimation of uncertainty in pharmaceutical analysis. The uncertainty is a useful tool in the assessment of complia...

Dextromethorphan HBr is a synthetic antitussive compound. Biological half life of this drug is 2 to 4 hours. Due to its shorter half life the dose is upto 4 times a day, thereby reducing patient compliance. Thus to reduce the dose frequency and to improve the patient compliance sustained release tablets of freely water soluble Dextromethorphan HBr. was formulated with non-swellable waxy polymer...

In a study of lithium compliance in 35 patients with Manic Depressive Psychosis on prophylactic lithium it was found that insight into the nature of illness and drug compliance were unrelated.

Tuberculosis (TB) still becomes a significant health problem in Indonesia. The first-line anti-tuberculosis drug (ATD) is the most effective TB drug, but it can have some side effects. One of them allergic skin reactions that affect patient's compliance. Allergic due to ATD are found 4-6% cases and third frequent effect after gastrointestinal liver function disorder. All cause reactions. be mil...

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a that causes disruption of normal activities. Amoxicillin the antibiotic first choice generally given to patients with ARI. Compliance in use antibiotics for less than five days will determine success therapy so frequency drug also affects patient compliance taking medication. Granule mucoadhesive amoxicillin trihydrate formula designed addition chitosan po...

Epilepsy is one of the common neurological disease affecting millions people worldwide. Multiple class antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are available which makes it difficult to select an appropriate drug therapy for epilepsy. With introduction newer generation antiepileptics, Pool has become wider. Factors determine selection includes seizure type, adverse effect, drug-drug interaction, age, pregnan...

CONTEXT Accumulating data propose that active injecting drug users might not differ from the general population in terms of sustained virological response when adherent to therapy for chronic hepatitis C. However, current guidelines contain restrictive recommendations for therapy in this group of patients. OBJECTIVE Therefore, we evaluated a cohort of chronic hepatitis C patients regarding th...