Browsing by Subject "Drugs"
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Availability and rational use of drugs in primary healthcare facilities following the National Drug Policy of 1982: is Bangladesh on right track?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2010)In Bangladesh, the National Drug Policy (NDP) 1982 was instrumental in improving the supply of essential drugs of quality at an affordable price, especially in the early years. However, over time, evidence showed that the ... -
Barriers to oral and inhaled drug delivery: a review
(Brac University, 2022-08)Oral and pulmonary routes of drug administration are the two most common modes to deliver drugs to patients owing to their non-invasive nature. Among the two, the oral route is still the most preferred one due to a number ... -
Beyond drugs: TB patients in Bangladesh need urgent attention for nutrition support during convalescence
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease, which is responsible for 1.4 million deaths each year (WHO 2010). Bangladesh is the sixth highest TB-burden country in the world. TB treatment may be complicated when malnutrition ... -
A computational approach to find alternative drugs for managing depression
(Brac University, 2020-03)Depression is the most prominent disorder in the field of neuropsychiatry affecting more than 300 million people worldwide, according to Global Burden of Disease report, 2020. Frequent occurrences of depressive episodes ... -
Gajar Nouka”: an exploratory look into Dhaka middle class’ youth’s relationship to cannabis use
(Brac University, 2018-12)This thesis explores cannabis use among people who are in the age group of 18-30 years old and self-identifying to be of the middle class, based in Dhaka. It places cannabis use in a broader light of the local political ... -
In-plant training at Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited
(Brac University, 2021-10)Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited (HPL) is one of the best multinational pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh that began its journey in Bangladesh in 1988 by the establishment of the associated company ―Healthcare ... -
Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(The Lancet, 2018-10-29)Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high prevalence of incarceration and might be at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during or after incarceration. We aimed to assess whether ... -
Oral thin film: a review on orodispersible thin films for effective drug delivery of antiemetic drugs
(Brac University, 2021-04)The oral route is the most preferable route for drug administration because it is the simplest, most convenient and safest means of drug administration that is pain free and can be self-administered by the patients. Most ... -
A review on recent advances in drugs for lung cancer treatment
(Brac University, 2023-02)One of the predominant reasons for cancer-related fatalities worldwide is lung cancer. Existing drugs in the therapeutic landscape though beneficial are linked with various limitations. Overcoming these posed a major ... -
Therapeutic prospective of targeting calcium homeostasis in cancer – a review
(Brac University, 2019-08)Cancer is recognized as the major concern in today’s world. Cancer is a condition or a group of diseases in which cells are abnormally divided. In the past century, the understanding and treatment of cancer has improved a ...
