BACKGROUND The South African (SA) health system has employed an Essential Medicines List (EML) with Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) since 1996. To date no studies have reported the changes in SA STG/EMLs. This study describes these changes over time (1996-2013) and compares latest SA STG/EMLs with the latest World Health Organization (WHO) Model EMLs to assess alignment of these lists. M...

The aim of the article was the presentation of the ecological eff ects achieved in the metallurgical company in Poland after privatization and overall, thorough restructuring. For the need to conduct privatization of the state-owned enterprises and their restricting resulted from the transformation of the national economy. The market system forced the introduction of the changes in the function...

The density of electron states, p(E), in disordered systems in the band-tail region near band edges is investigated. %'e show that the p(E) of the Halperin and Lax type derived by Sa-yakanit predicts, in three dimensions, an exponential (Urbach) band tail for the correlation lengths found in amorphous Si and within the energy range observed in optical absorption near band edges. The simple expo...

Paliperidone is a well known dopamine antagonist of the atypical antipsychotic class. In the present study Paliperidone was formulated as ER release tablets using natural and synthetic polymers separately or in combination. The aim of ER release formulation is to reduce the frequency of dosing. Tablets are prepared by direct compression method. The optimized formulations contain Paliperidone as...

An extended-release formulation of nevirapine (NVP-XR) has been developed with the aim of simplifying antiretroviral treatment regimens and improving patients' adherence with a single daily intake. The VERxVE and TRANxITION clinical trials have demonstrated the noninferiority of NVP-XR compared with nevirapine immediate-release (NVP-IR) on viral load after 24 and 48 months of treatment. The tol...

We described the first case reported in literature of anaphylactic shock after administration of pollen extract vaccine chemically modified (allergoid) adsorbed onto L-Tyrosine depot adjuvanted with monophosphoryl lipid A (Pollinex® Quattro MPL-4).

The proper selection of a wheelchair requires making several critical decisions, not the least of which is what type of wheelchair is appropriate. The International Organization for Standards (ISO) continues to develop and refine wheelchair standards. Standards allow the objective comparison of products from various sources, permitting consumers or clinicians to assess wheelchairs with which th...