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  • Undergraduate antibiotic stewardship training : are we leaving our future prescribers ‘flapping in the wind’? 
    Adriaan, Brink; Schoeman, Johan P.; Muntingh, George L. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-05)
    A multisite survey of South African (SA) medical students’ perceptions and knowledge of antibiotic resistance (ABR) and appropriate prescribing by Wasserman et al., published in this edition of the SAMJ, demonstrates ...
  • Underlying causes of chronic bladder dysfunction 
    Marais, Andre; Osuch, Elzbieta (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Cogent, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018)
    General practitioners and family physicians frequently encounter patients suffering from voiding disorders. Various underlying causes such as spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular accidents, traumatic brain injury and several ...
  • Underlying mechanisms of cytotoxicity in HepG2 hepatocarcinoma cells exposed to arsenic, cadmium and mercury individually and in combination 
    Cordier, Werner; Yousaf, Muhammad; Nell, Margo Judith; Steenkamp, Vanessa (Elsevier, 2021-04)
    BACKGROUND : Toxicity data regarding combinational exposure of humans to arsenic, cadmium and mercury is scarce. Although hepatotoxicity has been reported, limited information is available on their mechanistic underpinnings. ...
  • An update on available pain medications 
    Osuch, Elzbieta; Marais, Andre (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Cogent, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018)
    Pain is a complex interaction of sensory, emotional and behavioural factors. Chronic pain is among the most common reasons for seeking medical attention. In contrast to acute pain, where the goal is primary pain relief, ...
  • An update on the pharmacology of anxiolytics for the anxiety, obsessive compulsive and post-traumatic stress disorders 
    Outhoff, Kim (MedPharm Publications, 2016)
    The anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common and debilitating, often coexist with medical and psychiatric conditions, and usually require long-term ...
  • Urinary tract infections in children 
    Osuch, Elzbieta; Marais, Andre (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Cogent, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018)
    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in childhood and represent approximately 10% of hospital-acquired infections. It is clinically challenging to distinguish cystitis (lower UTI) from pyelonephritis (upper UTI) in ...
  • The use of methylphenidate as a cognitive enhancer by Health Sciences students at a South African university : a pilot study  
    Marais, Andre; Steenkamp, Vanessa; Kok, Elandre (Open Journal Systems, 2017-07-07)
    BACKGROUND : The incremental off-label use of methylphenidate by students to enhance cognitive performance has been widely described in international studies. Recent local media reports have suggested a similar trend in ...
  • Use of Yokukansan (TJ-54) in the treatment of neurological disorders : a review 
    De Caires, S.; Steenkamp, Vanessa (John Wiley & Sons, 2010-09)
    Kampo herbal remedies are reported to have a wide range of indications and have attracted attention due to reports suggesting that these remedies are effective when used in disease treatment while maintaining a favourable ...
  • User, beware! 
    Marais, Andre (Plus 50 Media (Pty) Ltd, 2017-12)
    Patients who are treated for depression or insomnia should always be conscious of the implications of taking prescribed medications, although these could improve your quality of life significantly
  • Using mystery shoppers to determine practices pertaining to antibiotic dispensing without a prescription among community pharmacies in South Africa—a pilot survey 
    Mokwele, R. Nelly; Schellack, Natalie; Bronkhorst, Elmien; Brink, Adrian J.; Schweickerdt, Louise; Godman, Brian (Oxford University Press, 2022-03)
    BACKGROUND : Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is a key factor increasing antimicrobial resistance, a major global public health problem including in South Africa. Key drivers include antibiotics being dispensed without ...
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency in metformintreated type-2 diabetes patients, prevalence and association with peripheral neuropathy 
    Ahmed, Marwan Awad; Muntingh, George L.; Rheeder, Paul (BioMed Central, 2016-10-07)
    BACKGROUND : The association between long-term metformin use and low vitamin B12 levels has been proven. However, the prevalence estimates of metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency showed considerable variation among ...
  • Vitamin D – the vitamin hormone 
    Muntingh, George L. (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Taylor & Francis, and Informa business, 2016)
    Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in bone metabolism and seems to have some anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties. For most people sunlight is the most important source of vitamin ...
  • Waiting to exhale : COVID-19, asthma and COPD 
    Outhoff, Kim (Medpharm Publications, 2020-07)
    As the COVID-19 cases and deaths continue their inexorable rise in South Africa, winter sets in and lockdown measures are eased, we wait – with bated breath – for the crisis to peak. The uncertainty is difficult to ...
  • We survived 
    Cordier, Werner; Nyoni, Champion N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)
    The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms the need for the professionalisation of health professions education. The current higher education landscape in Africa privileges clinical competence over educational proficiency for educators ...
  • Web-based point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use and quality indicators at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in Eswatini and the implications 
    Gwebu, Prudence; Meyer, Johanna C.; Schellack, Natalie; Matsebula-Myeni, Zinhle; Godman, Brian (Routledge, 2022)
    Currently there is limited knowledge regarding antimicrobial utilization patterns among public hospitals in Eswatini. This is a concern given rising resistance rates among African countries. This study aimed to address ...
  • What is hyoscine N-butylbromide? 
    Outhoff, Kim (MedPharm Publications, 2015)
    At 9 am on the 23rd of November 1910, Dr Harvey Hawley Crippen, an American who had originally trained as a homeopathic doctor, was dispatched to the next world by public hanging in London’s Pentonville prison for ...
  • Wound healing potential of Terminalia sericea 
    Parkar, Hafiza (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    A wound occurs when the integrity of the tissue is compromised, resulting in the breakdown of its protective functions. Wound healing is a complex sequential overlapping process. The progression of the wound healing process ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 1) – Effective wound management starts with proper wound assessment 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (Medpharm Publications, 2020-11)
    Healthcare professionals in general practice are tasked with treatment and management of wounds on a daily basis. The prognoses of these wounds are directly affected by the ability of the clinician to assess these wounds ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 2) – Wound treatment : a daunting decision 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Mlambo, Shamiso Shelter; Naude, L.; Strydom, H.; Nakidien, N.; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (Medpharm Publications, 2021)
    Various types of wounds are encountered daily in medical practice, and due to the numerous treatment options available on the market, making the most appropriate choice of treatment may be a rather daunting decision. The ...
  • Wounds : an overlooked burden (Part 3) - Chronic wounds : a conundrum of complications 
    Parkar, Hafiza; Mlambo, Shamiso Shelter; Naude, L.; Strydom, H.; Naahid, N.; Cromarty, Allan Duncan (Medpharm publications, 2021-05-06)
    Wound healing is a complex process which may be hindered by a range of interfering factors, especially in patients with underlying pathologies. This results in the formation of chronic, non-healing wounds which subject ...