Browsing School of Bio-Medical Sciences (Bio-Medical) Collections by Author "Ocan, Moses"

Now showing items 1-4 of 4

    • Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda 

      Ocan, Moses; Bbosa, Godfrey S.; Waako, Paul; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Abstract Background Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute disease conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated risks. The study ...

    • Patterns and predictors of self-medication in Northern Uganda 

      Ocan, Moses; Bwanga, Freddie; Bbosa, Godfrey S.; Bagenda, Danstan; Waako, Paul; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (PLOS One, 2014)
      Self-medication with antimicrobial agents is a common form of self-care among patients globally with the prevalence and nature differing from country to country. Here we assessed the prevalence and predictors of antimicrobial ...

    • Post-market quality of Rifampicin containing fixed-dose combinations of anti-tuberculosis drugs in Kampala, Uganda 

      Ocan, Moses (Makerere University, 2010-08)
      Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important curable infectious disease in Uganda; its treatment however is facing a challenge of increasing drug resistance. Although Rifampicin containing Fixed-Dose Combination (R-FDC) ...

    • Substandard rifampicin based anti-tuberculosis drugs common in Ugandan drug market 

      Ocan, Moses; Vudriko, Patrick; Ntale, Muhammad; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (Journal Of Pharmacy And Pharmacological Research, 2013)
      Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important curable infectious disease in Uganda; its treatment however is facing a challenge of increasing drug resistance. Although Rifampicin containing Fixed-Dose Combination (R-FDC) ...