Comments on: Niloufer http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/niloufer/ Musings on AIDS, Global Health, and Academic Medicine Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jan http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/niloufer/#comment-10 Jan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:18:11 +0000 http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-10 ...and I am wondering where the nurses are! Are there no community-based nurses to give support to the families (and help the effort at adherence)? …and I am wondering where the nurses are! Are there no community-based nurses to give support to the families (and help the effort at adherence)?

]]> By: Gopal http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/niloufer/#comment-8 Gopal Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:52:05 +0000 http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-8 The pharmacy there consists of a small room with a book shelf. One row of the shelf has meds. In addition to the 3 FDCs including stavudine/lamivudine, there was an efavirenz syrup, a zidovudine preparation, and co-trimoxazole. Since there are so few patients so far, they do not need to have a ton of meds on site. I expect this to change in the coming months. There is a pharmacist, though I did not meet that person. I do not know what their role is, beyond dispensing the meds. The pharmacy there consists of a small room with a book shelf. One row of the shelf has meds. In addition to the 3 FDCs including stavudine/lamivudine, there was an efavirenz syrup, a zidovudine preparation, and co-trimoxazole. Since there are so few patients so far, they do not need to have a ton of meds on site. I expect this to change in the coming months.

There is a pharmacist, though I did not meet that person. I do not know what their role is, beyond dispensing the meds.

]]> By: Hirsch http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/niloufer/#comment-7 Hirsch Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:22:30 +0000 http://yadavalli.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-7 Wow! Those are very interesting and disturbing thoughts about adherence in children there. What was the pharmacy like?? Did you find out if there was any pharmacist involvement? Wow! Those are very interesting and disturbing thoughts about adherence in children there. What was the pharmacy like?? Did you find out if there was any pharmacist involvement?

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