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Can technology cut out a few links in the chain of dispensing antiretroviral drugs? |
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Tuesday, 11 July 2006 |
There is a severe lack of trained ARV (Antiretroviral) pharmacists working in the public health sector in South Africa. We also have an exponentially increasing group of patients on life-saving ARV drugs. Pharmacists play a crucial role in the management of HIV patients, since they have contact with patients on a regular basis.
Technology can improve the process by providing an electronic record of when and where patients collected their medication. It can also provide electronic stock records that assist the pharmacist who would have previously used paper-based methods of monitoring.
Technologies such as Store and Forward, and the use of existing cell-phone networks to provide connectivity are important areas in this research.
Go to the iDART (Intelligent Dispensing Of ART) page to see our solution.
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