The problem of counterfeiting of drugs presents an enormous public health challenge. No area of the world is unaffected, but mounting evidence shows that the problem is disproportionately severe in developing and emerging market countries, which also have a high burden of infectious diseases such...
Download PDF ↓The production of substandard and counterfeit drugs as a result of non-adherence to good manufacturing practices by pharmaceutical companies is a vast and underreported worldwide problem particularly affecting developing countries. Developing countries are not only markets for substandard and...
Download PDF ↓The main objectives of this study are to estimate the levels of patron satisfaction with community pharmacy care, to describe those with low satisfaction scores and to determine the reasons for purchase of drugs. This was a cross sectional questionnaire based study that was conducted in Lusaka...
Download PDF ↓Aflatoxins are believed by many investigators to play a major role in the etiology of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC). As PHC is the commonest tumour of men in Zambia, investigation of aflatoxin exposure of the Zambian population is warranted. Previous studies in Zambia have shown that...
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