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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Pharmacometrics: Opportunity for reducing disease burden in the developing world: The case of Africa
CPT: Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology, Volume 2, No. 8, Article e69, Year 2013
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Description
Pharmacometricians are virtually nonexistent in Africa and the developing world. The unrelenting burden of infectious diseases, which are often treated using medicines with narrow effectiveness and safety dose ranges, and the growing prevalence and recognition of non-communicable diseases represent significant threats for the patients, although affording an opportunity for advancing science. This article outlines the case for pharmacometricians to redirect their expertise to focus on the disease burden affecting the developing world. © 2013 ASCPT All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pillai, Goonaseelan ‘Colin’
Switzerland, Cambridge
Novartis Pharma ag
Davies, Geraint Rhys
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Denti, Paolo
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Steimer, J. L.
Switzerland, Basel
Novartis International ag
McIlleron, Helen Margaret
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Zvada, Simbarashe Peter
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Chigutsa, Emmanuel
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Ngaimisi, Eliford
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Mirza, Fareed
Switzerland, Cambridge
Novartis Pharma ag
Tadmor, Brigitta
United States, Cambridge
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.
Holford, Nicholas H.G.
New Zealand, Auckland
The University of Auckland
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/psp.2013.45
e-ISSN:
21638306
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study