It is described as a chemical substance or non-food used mostly for therapeutic purposes. recognized by the official pharmacopeia and formulary. primarily diagnosis of diseases, mitigation, treatment, prevention.

      The present study was performed to explore the matrix property of Ficus glomerata fruit mucilage for making transdermal patches. The mucilage was evaluated for its physicochemical properties. Various transdermal patches of indomethacin were prepared by solvent evaporation technique using different proportions of F. glomerata fruit mucilage. The compatib...

BACKGROUND As debate continues regarding pharmacare in Canada, little discussion has addressed appropriate drug plan coverage for vulnerable populations, such as children. The primary objective of this study was to determine the extent of medication coverage for children in publicly administered programs in each province across Canada. METHODS Data were collected on provincial, territorial an...

BACKGROUND The financial accessibility of antimicrobial drugs to the outpatient community in Canada is governed at the provincial level through formularies. Each province may choose to list particular drugs or impose restriction criteria on products in order to guide prescribing and/or curtail costs. Although changes to formularies have been shown to change patterns in the use of individual pro...

BACKGROUND Expenditures for medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children have increased rapidly. Many employers and health plans have adopted 3-tier formularies in an attempt to control costs for these and other drugs. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of copayment increases associated with 3-tier formulary adoption on use and spending patterns for ADHD m...