Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Subject "Therapeutics"

Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Subject "Therapeutics"

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  • Cost-effectiveness of asthma therapy 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2006-03)
    An important management strategy in asthma is the application of a cost-effectiveness review to the selected management principles. Efficacy, in the clinical trial setting, is the first determinant of effectiveness. ...
  • Influenza prevention and treatment 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2008-03)
    This year’s influenza guideline was published in the South African Medical Journal. It adds important new data with regard to influenza prevention and treatment. This article highlights the role of the nurse in influenza ...
  • Symptomatic treatment of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2007-06)
    Most upper respiratory tract infections are viral and require symptomatic treatment. Antibiotics are commonly overused, even though they should be thought of as being contra-indicated due to the rapid emergence of ...
  • Symptomatic treatment of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children 
    Green, Robin J. (2006-05)
    Most upper respiratory tract infections are viral and treatment of a viral URTI is symptomatic. Today, with the emergence of antimicrobial resitance, antibiotics must be thought of as contra-indicated. Acute bacterial ...
  • Understanding mild asthma / episodic asthma in children 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2007-04)
    Asthma may be intermittent or persistent and persistent asthma may be mild, moderate, or severe. Many factors influence asthma severity, both from day-to-day and from month-to-month. In individual patients, asthma severity ...