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Stability of injectable oxytocics in tropical climates

This publication reports the findings of field surveys and simulation studies on ergometrine, methylergometrine and oxytocin, which are used in the treatment and prevention of excessive uterine bleedi...
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Resource added in: 11/01/2002
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Drug Stability, Oxytocics, Ergonovine, Qualidade dos medicamentos

Stability of oral oxytocics in tropical climates: Stability of oral oxytocics in tropical climates: results of simulation studies on oral ergometrine, oral methylergometrine, buccal oxytocin and buccal desamino-oxytocin

It reports on an assessment of stability patterns of common oral oxytocics to evaluate their usefulness in reducing postpartum haemorrhage in tropical areas. Simulation studies assessed the influence ...
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Resource added in: 11/01/2002
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Drug Stability, Oxytocics, Qualidade dos medicamentos

Operational research in the Action Programme on Essential Drugs

This is a report of an informal consultation which reviewed the policies, objectives and strategies of the Action Programme on Essential Drugs' operational research component. Document in pdf format; ...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Drugs, Essential, Research, Anais de congresso

Operational research on the rational use of drugs

This is a report of an international conferencewhich brought together people wanting to improve the coordination of strategies in operational research related to the rational use of drugs. Document in...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Drug Utilization, Research, Anais de congresso

People's perceptions and use of drugs in Zimbabwe

It presents the findings of a sociocultural research project to learn more about consumers' attitudes and behavioural patterns with regard to allopathic and traditional medicines; researchers collect...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Allopathic Practices, Medicine, African Traditional, Drug Utilization

Pharmaceutical in the Americas

It provides an overview of the pharmaceutical situation in the Americas, with the focus on access to drugs, financing policies, and regulation and registration, and a brief analysis of the drug situat...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Pharmaceutical Preparations/economics, Drug Industry, Legislation, Drug, Americas

Pharmaceutical policy of the Andean sub-region

It provides an outline of the consensus which has been reached in the Andean countries on a common pharmaceutical policy, and describes various aspects of pharmaceutical policy, including legislation,...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Pharmaceutical Preparations/supply & distribution, Pharmaceutical Preparations/economics, Drug Industry, Drug Utilization, Legislation, Drug

Procedure for the selection of recommended international nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances

It presents the procedures which shall be followed by the World Health Organization in the selection of recommended international nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances, in accordance with...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Pharmaceutical Preparations, Drugs, Generic

The 1990s in Latin America: another decade of persistent inequality, but with somewhat lower poverty

"...This paper processes 76 household surveys from 17 Latin American countries to document changes in poverty and inequality during the 1990s. We show that there is no country in Latin America where i...
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Equity, Poverty, Social Conditions, House income, Equity, Living Conditions

Material living conditions and health in the United States, Canada and Western Europe: Review of recent literature and bibliography

Literature and bibliography in United States,Canada and Western Erurop about Living conditions and Health.
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Resource added in: 10/01/2002
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Social Conditions, Equity, Equity, Living Conditions