Methods A database of prevailing drug procurement prices was created from actual purchase orders submitted in 2013 by government procuring entities in the Philippines. The database includes information on the unit cost, volumes of procurement, source/supplier/manufacturer, brand, mode of procurement and location of the hospital for each formulation and strength of all drugs in the National Form...

Most of today’s ADASs rely on the data of local perception sensors. With the introduction of Vehicle-to-X (V2X) communication, the perception range of next generation vehicles will be extended even further. In addition to the introduction of local perception sensors in Veins, we present ArteryLTE, a holistic simulation environment for using the vehicle position data from the microscopic traffic...

In this study, three types of hybrid nanotubes (NTs), ie, oxidized multiwalled carbon NTs (COOH MWCNTs), heparin (Hep)-conjugated MWCNTs (Hep MWCNTs), and diblock copolymer polyglycolic acid (PGA)-co-heparin conjugated to MWCNTs (PGA MWCNTs), were synthesized with improved biocompatibility and drug-loading capacity. Hydrophilic Hep substituents on MWCNTs improved biocompatibility and acted as n...

a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial was designed to compare the acute effects of combivent and salbutamol on spirometric parameters in patients with moderate to severe asthma. nineteen patients with a mean baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 sec. (fev]) less than 65% predicted, were randomized on two separate days to receive two puffs of salbutamol (200 µg) or two puffs of combivent ...

objective(s): many cancer cells show significant resistance to drugs that kill drug sensitive cancer cells and non-tumor cells and such resistance might be a consequence of the difference in metabolism. therefore, studying the metabolism of drug resistant cancer cells and comparison with drug sensitive and normal cell lines is the objective of this research. material and methods:metabolism of c...

BACKGROUND Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are becoming a necessity for practicing pharmacists. They offer a time-saving and convenient way to obtain current drug information. Several software companies now offer general drug information databases for use on hand held computers. PDAs priced less than 200 US dollars often have limited memory capacity; therefore, the user must choose from a gr...