1. ASSESSMENT OF THE PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION (PMTCT) OF HIV/AIDS IN NASARA TREATMENT AND CARE CENTRE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA-NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken in Nasara Treatment and Care Centre ABUTH Zaria, to assess the effect of pharmacological interventions in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS. It is a combined prospective and retrospective study. The prospective component co...
2. CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) DRUGS USING POLYMETHACRYLATE POLYMERS
ABSTRACT
To improve patient compliance and ensure better success in the management of HIV, spansule technology was employed to formulate controlled release dosage drug. Generic forms of seven of the most commonly used Anti-retro viral (ARV) drugs (didanosine, indinavir, lamivudine, nelf...
3. ASSESSMENT OF RATIONAL USE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS IN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
With the national prevalence of 5.0% in Nigeria, HIV infections have become one of the most dreadly medical challenges. Availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has given a new hope of living with somewhat terminal syndrome. The availability, affordability a...
4. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THREE NEW SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF LAMIVUDINE IN PURE AND PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS
ABSTRACT
In this study three rapid, simple, accurate, economical and reproducible spectrophotometric methods for the quantitative determination of lamivudine in pure form and tablet formulations were developed and validated. The first method is based on dissolution of standard lamivudin...
