November 2020

Wrong time medication administration errors: Frequency and their causes at Adult University Teaching Hospitals in Zambia

Wrong-time medication administration errors (WTMAEs) can have serious consequences for medication safety. The study was a cross-sectional study that employed a prospective observation technique and was conducted from 4th June to 20th July 2018 at Adult University Teaching Hospital (AUTH) in the Internal Medicine and Surgery departments. A total of 1749 doses were observed being administered to 325 inpatients and the...

Author(s): Martin Kampamba, Tilolele Mwanza, Kennedy Saini, Hanzooma Hatwiko, Luke Biete and Christabel Nangandu Hikaambo  

November 2020

Evaluation of the elemental, nutritional and antioxidant properties of Cov-Pla herbal preparations

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on human existence and still shows no sign of abating. Scientists worldwide are therefore working assiduously to get new drug treatments to help mitigate the crisis. Some of those efforts involve research to obtain Covid-19 treatments from natural sources. The present study is aimed at evaluating the elemental, nutritional and antioxidant properties of...

Author(s): Ukpe Ajima, Jacob Adegboyega Kolawole, Kakjing Dadul Falang, Bukata Bayero Bukar, Kennedy Iliya Amagon, James Garba Damen, Yusuf Amuda Agabi, Richard Joseph Kutshik, Ishaya Yohanna Longdet, Simji Samuel Gomerep, Ismaila Shittu,  Stephen Daniel Davou, and Noel Nen’man Wannang,  

November 2020

Notice of Retraction: Preparation and characterization of crosslinked and non-crosslinked polycaprolactone fumarate (PCLF) NPs as carriers for doxorubicin HCl

The editors of the African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (AJPP) are retracting the article, “Preparation and characterization of crosslinked and non-crosslinked polycaprolactone fumarate (PCLF) NPs as carriers for doxorubicin HCl” published in 2011 (Vol. 5(7), pp. 797-805, July 2011). This is based on evidences of text overlap (in figures and tables) between the article and those published in two...

Author(s): Narges Shokri, Hamid Akbari Javar, Shamileh Fouladdel, Ali Khalaj, Rasoul Dinarvand, and Ebrahim Azizi

November 2020

Determinants of asthma disease control in Ambo University Referral Hospital: Observational cross-sectional study

Over a decade, different stakeholders have engaged concerted efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality related to asthma. Despite all these efforts, substantial proportions of asthmatic patients do not achieve proper asthma control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of asthma control and to assess the factors that might influence control of the disease. The study was conducted at the Ambo University...

Author(s): Worku Degefa, Endalkachew Mekonnen Eticha and Gurmu Tsfaye Umeta