iosr-JPBS   Volume-16 ~ Issue-5 ~ Sep.-Oct. 2021

Abstract: Background:Rational use of drugs aims to ensure that patients obtain proper treatment according to their needs, for an adequate period of time at an affordable price. The irrational use of drugs is a global problem, and it reduces public trust to health workers. Drug side effects and medication errors also lead to patient resistance and unnecessary in medication.
Objective: This review aims to describe the rational use of drugs based on WHO prescribing indicators Methods: This review article was conducted by searching for bibliographies published from January 2011 to 2021 in databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar. The articles included in this review were studies that assessed rational drug use based on the WHO prescribing indicators.

Key Words: Rational drug use, WHO prescribing indicators, public health center, hospital.

Abstract: Introduction: In Central Africa, the lack of information on contraception, the lack of access to a source of supply and the high cost of contraceptives are the causes of high unmet needs. In the DRC, early onset of sexual activity is reported among adolescents. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of adolescents on family planning or contraception. Material and methods: To carry out this study, we used a prospective approach. The survey took place in March 2020 until August 2020 in the Kampemba commune in Lubumbashi / Haut-Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study using a questionnaire on 422 adolescents whose age varies between 11 and 19 years, surveyed during the study period.......

Key Words: Adolescents, knowledge, attitudes, practices, family planning.

Abstract: Naira is the legal tender used in Nigeria which appears in cotton, linen and polymer-based patterns with an average life span of 24 months. It is however observed that mutilated and dilapidated currency notes probably older than the stipulated life span are more in circulation than mint notes and thus draws a public health concern as repertoires of pathogens and agents of disease transmission. The aim of this research is to evaluate Nigerian currency denominations from end users in Anambra State as potential sources of agents of infectious diseases. A total of 120 mutilated currency denominations (N 5, N 10, N 20, N 50, N100, N 200, N 500 and N 1000) were collected from end users within the study area using random, stratified and cluster sampling techniques, while mint notes obtained from.......

Abstract: Drug repurposing is a method which involves reutilisation of drugs which were initially developed for a targeted ailment, and are in turn used to treat another. Given the massive cost and slow stride of contemporary drug discovery; the method of repurposing the drugs that already exist, is increasing at an impressive pace and simultaneously gaining a lot of popularity in recent times. Various Deep learning frameworks and a data-driven experimental approach suggests the archetype of drug samples which can be reused. Drug repurposing has immense potential to treat both, common as well as rare diseases and have also proved to be competent to a certain extent. In the current pandemic situation of corona virus disease (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, drug repurposing......

Keywords- Anticancer, COVID-19, reutilisation, potential, alternative treatment