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View article: Effectiveness of inhaled therapies in asthma among adults in Northern Sri Lanka, a low-income and middle-income country: a prospective observational study
Effectiveness of inhaled therapies in asthma among adults in Northern Sri Lanka, a low-income and middle-income country: a prospective observational study Open
Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone, or combined with long-acting beta 2 -agonist (LABA), are recommended for chronic asthma. Limited access to inhaled medications hinders effective control of asthma in low-income and middle-inc…
View article: Effectiveness of inhaled therapies in asthma among adults in Northern Sri Lanka, a low and middle-income country: A prospective observational study
Effectiveness of inhaled therapies in asthma among adults in Northern Sri Lanka, a low and middle-income country: A prospective observational study Open
Background Currently inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone, or in combined with inhaled long- acting beta 2 -agonist (LABA) is recommended for chronic asthma. Objective This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of inhaled therapies in a c…
View article: Quality of measuring devices enclosed with paediatric oral liquid dosage forms of medicines registered in Sri Lanka
Quality of measuring devices enclosed with paediatric oral liquid dosage forms of medicines registered in Sri Lanka Open
Introduction Oral liquid dosage forms remain popular in several middle income countries. The accuracy of liquid dosage form dosing depends on the accuracy and availability of measuring devices. Lack of quality oral liquid measuring devices…
View article: Price and affordability of key essential medicines for children in Sri Lanka, a lower-middle-income country: comparison of two national cross-sectional surveys done 8 years apart
Price and affordability of key essential medicines for children in Sri Lanka, a lower-middle-income country: comparison of two national cross-sectional surveys done 8 years apart Open
Objective To describe the price and affordability of key essential medicines for children in the private sector in Sri Lanka in 2017/2018, and compare the findings with 2009 data. Design National cross-sectional descriptive survey using th…
View article: CGU (Responses)1
CGU (Responses)1 Open
Responses to questionnaire on the current landscape on career guidance opportunities available, use of career guidance services offered, resources available and need for resources for career guidance among postgraduate medical and dental t…
View article: CGU (Responses)
CGU (Responses) Open
Responses to questionnaire on the current landscape on career guidance opportunities available, use of career guidance services offered, resources available and need for resources for career guidance among postgraduate medical and dental t…
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CGU (Responses).xlsx Open
Responses to questionnaire on the current landscape on career guidance opportunities available, use of career guidance services offered, resources available and need for resources for career guidance among postgraduate medical and dental t…
View article: Administration of oral dosage forms of medicines to children in a resource limited setting
Administration of oral dosage forms of medicines to children in a resource limited setting Open
Background There are many paediatric specific challenges such as lack of age-appropriate dosage forms, inability of young children to swallow tablets and capsules and poor acceptability, during administration of oral dosage forms of medica…
View article: A national survey of antibacterial consumption in Sri Lanka
A national survey of antibacterial consumption in Sri Lanka Open
Introduction Optimizing the use of antibacterial medicines is an accepted strategy to combat the antibacterial resistance. Availability of reliable antibacterial consumption (ABC) data is a prerequisite to implement this strategy. Objectiv…
View article: Metronidazole for Amoebiasis: A tale of more than half a century
Metronidazole for Amoebiasis: A tale of more than half a century Open
Metronidazole has many unique properties such as possessing antibacterial as well as anti-protozoal activity, very minimal resistance rate, acceptable safety profile and market longevity. Metronidazole has remained as the recommended drug …
View article: A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19
A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19 Open
Clinical question What is the role of drugs in preventing covid-19? Why does this matter? There is widespread interest in whether drug interventions can be used for the prevention of covid-19, but there is uncertainty about which drugs, if…
View article: Rational Prescribing of Oral Dosage Forms of Medicines to Children at a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka
Rational Prescribing of Oral Dosage Forms of Medicines to Children at a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka Open
The Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka is the official scientific publication of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka. Authors are invited to submit articles throughout the year, and if accepted after a blinded peer review process, wil…
View article: Antibiotic Consumption in the State Sector of Sri Lanka Over 25 Years: 1994 - 2018 Using the GAP Methodology
Antibiotic Consumption in the State Sector of Sri Lanka Over 25 Years: 1994 - 2018 Using the GAP Methodology Open
The Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka is the official scientific publication of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka. Authors are invited to submit articles throughout the year, and if accepted after a blinded peer review process, wil…
View article: A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19
A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 Open
Updates This is the fourteenth version (thirteenth update) of the living guideline, replacing earlier versions (available as data supplements). New recommendations will be published as updates to this guideline. Clinical question What is t…
View article: Antibacterial Medicine Consumption in Private and State Sector Outpatient Settings in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Antibacterial Medicine Consumption in Private and State Sector Outpatient Settings in Colombo District, Sri Lanka Open
The Pharmaceutical Journal of Sri Lanka is the official scientific publication of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka. Authors are invited to submit articles throughout the year, and if accepted after a blinded peer review process, wil…
View article: A critical Appraisal of consumer health literature in Tamil print news media in Sri Lanka
A critical Appraisal of consumer health literature in Tamil print news media in Sri Lanka Open
Objective: This study was designed to critically appraise the consumer health literature (CHL) appearing in Tamil print news media (lay press or newspapers) in Sri Lanka Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study critically appraised …
View article: Developmental profile at initial presentation in children with infantile spasms
Developmental profile at initial presentation in children with infantile spasms Open
Aim To describe the baseline developmental profile and influence of clinical and demographic factors on the developmental skills of infants diagnosed with infantile spasms. Method Ninety‐five infants (55 males, 40 females) newly diagnosed …
View article: What information and the extent of information research participants need in informed consent forms: a multi-country survey
What information and the extent of information research participants need in informed consent forms: a multi-country survey Open
Research participants would like to be informed of the ICF elements required by ethical guidelines and regulations; however, the importance of each element varied, e.g., risk and benefit associated with research participants were considere…
View article: CHANGING TREND IN THE AVAILABILITY OF KEY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN IN A RESOURCE LIMITED COUNTRY
CHANGING TREND IN THE AVAILABILITY OF KEY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN IN A RESOURCE LIMITED COUNTRY Open
Background: This study is aimed to investigate the changing trend in the availability of key essential medicines for children in three Provinces in Sri Lanka.
View article: EXTENT OF INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING OF DOSE AND DOSAGE FORMS OF ORAL MEDICINES IN CHILDREN
EXTENT OF INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING OF DOSE AND DOSAGE FORMS OF ORAL MEDICINES IN CHILDREN Open
Background: In resource limited settings, lack of appropriate formulations makes dosing of oral medications less precise and less safe in children. This study aims to determine the extent of inappropriate dose and dosage forms of oral medi…
View article: Update on antibacterial agents: current challenges and recent initiatives
Update on antibacterial agents: current challenges and recent initiatives Open
The journal is the official publication of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. Its mission is to reach the highest standard of scientific surgical practice by dissemination of high quality scientific information and to foster and promote…
View article: Costs and Risks in neonatal pharmacology
Costs and Risks in neonatal pharmacology Open
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View article: Medicines for children: Rationale and recent advances
Medicines for children: Rationale and recent advances Open
The Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (JPGIM) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal published by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) of the University of Colombo (UOC), Sri Lanka. The JPGIM aims to pu…
View article: Medicines use in hospitalised children: current status and outcome after an intervention
Medicines use in hospitalised children: current status and outcome after an intervention Open
Passive interventions appear to be ineffective in improving RUM in children. In addition, general medicine use indicators seem to be insensitive to capture the true challenges in paediatric pharmacotherapy.