The Extra-Pyrimidal Effect: Recent Episodes
Samkele Mkumbuzi
A pharmacist led platform for stimulating engagements on current affairs & future advancements in the world of pharmaceutical care.
In this episode, Pharmacist and Public Health Enthusiast Samkele Mkumbuzi speaks about IV nutrition therapy and the importance of understanding it's benefits. Key considerations prior to choosing it are highlighted. He affirms: "Getting to the root cause of any condition is essential - the holy grail is that each individual has different nutrients that they may need which need to be determined." Overall, a healthy diet, hydration and supplements encapsulate this dialogue of the trend-setting IV nutrition therapy.
This week I turn the focus on the phenomenon that affects 50% of treatment failure. I ask what factors influence medication adherence while providing complexion to the solutions and furute advancements in addressing this matter.
In this episode, we address the topical subject known as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by providing the current scope of it's need, accessibility and bridging the opportunities for it's uptake.
A pharmacist-led conversation surrounding the current frame of Emergency Contraceptives in South Africa. What are the factors, challenges & opportunities that need to be addressed?
An overview of the features of the National Health Insurance and the importance of pharmaceutical services in it's implementation.