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This article reassesses the book Africa and the War on Drugs (2012) and a related special journal issue (2016) in the light of drug market and policy developments since 2012. As part of this reassessment, we question som...

Considerable resources have been spent on estimating the size of populations of people who use drugs (PWUD) and people who inject drugs (PWID) in Africa. Precise estimates are elusive, not least because of stigma and cri...

African countries have been experiencing an upsurge in public health problems as a result of the increased availability and use of psychoactive substances trafficked into the continent and also produced locally. However,...

Computer-aided drug discovery and design involve the use of information technologies to identify and develop, on a rational ground, chemical compounds that align a set of desired physicochemical and biological properties...

The increasing complexity of pharmaceutical management in pharmacies demands efficient systems to streamline drug classification and inventory control. As pharmacies handle a diverse range of formulations, including tabl...

Abstract Background The occurrence of potential drug‒drug interactions (pDDIs) is a serious global issue that affects all age groups, with the elderly population being the most vulnerable. This is due to their relative...

In recent decades, drug crop eradication and drug trafficking interdiction have pushed drug crop cultivation into new areas of the Amazonian rain forest. The presence of the drug industries in these regions—followed by...

The illicit drug trade generates billions of dollars and sustains transnational criminal organisations. Drug markets can destabilise governance and undermine development. Data indicate increasing drug use in South Africa...

Objective: This study was aimed at the formation and evaluation of the mucoadhesive gastro-retentive tablet of domperidone to overcome the drawbacks related to the oral administration of drugs. These gastro retentive for...

Objective: Development & Optimization of Ofloxacin Floating tablets to enhance gastric retention time. Sustained release effect of formulation will reduce the dosing frequency for UTIs and prolonged local effect will ben...