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Challenges in addressing inequity in access to COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines in Africa by Rees, Helen, Mihigo, Richard, Gray, Andrew L.

“…Although the global response to COVID-19 has demonstrated that some progress has been made in ensuring timely access to new medical interventions in Africa,…”
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Shortages of medicines: a complex global challenge by Gray, Andy, Manasse, Jr, Henri R

“…Manufacturing quality problems have been implicated in shortages of products produced by a limited number of suppliers, such as propofol,3 imiglucerase and…”
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Is South Africa closing the health gaps between districts? Monitoring progress towards universal health service coverage with routine facility data by Day, Candy, Gray, Andy, Cois, Annibale, Ndlovu, Noluthando, Massyn, Naomi, Boerma, Ties

“…Abstract Background South Africa is committed to advancing universal health coverage (UHC). The usefulness and potential of using routine health facility data…”
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A Bayesian active learning approach to comparative judgement within education assessment by Gray, Andy, Rahat, Alma, Crick, Tom, Lindsay, Stephen

“…Assessment is a crucial part of education. Traditional marking is a source of inconsistencies and unconscious bias, placing a high cognitive load on the…”
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Correspondence and reply by Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, Andy Parish, Andy Gray, Marc Blockman, Helen Rees

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Essential medicines are still essential by Gray, Andy L, Wirtz, Veronika J, t Hoen, Ellen F M, Reich, Michael R, Hogerzeil, Hans V

“…According to the Expert Committee, "Inclusion on the EML of all DAAs proposed in the applications aims at promoting competition among available alternatives…”
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Comparative efficacy of Lamivudine and emtricitabine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials by Ford, Nathan, Shubber, Zara, Hill, Andrew, Vitoria, Marco, Doherty, Meg, Mills, Edward J, Gray, Andy

“…Lamivudine and emtricitabine are considered equivalent by several guidelines, but evidence of comparable efficacy is conflicting. We searched two databases up…”
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25 years of the WHO essential medicines lists: progress and challenges by Laing, Richard, Waning, Brenda, Gray, Andy, Ford, Nathan, 't Hoen, Ellen

“…The first WHO essential drugs list, published in 1977, was described as a peaceful revolution in international public health. The list helped to establish the…”
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Healthcare worker perspectives on adaptations to differentiated anti-retroviral therapy delivery during COVID-19 in South Africa: A qualitative inquiry by Tlhaku, Kwena, Msimango, Lindani, Sookrajh, Yukteshwar, Milford, Cecilia, Munatsi, Pedzisai, Gray, Andy, Maraj, Munthra, Garrett, Nigel, Dorward, Jienchi

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African Centralized Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) programme, adapted to include extended…”
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Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine in preventing morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 in children aged 5 to 11 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ebrahim, Sumayyah, Blose, Ntombifuthi, Gloeck, Natasha, Hohlfeld, Ameer, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Muloiwa, Rudzani, Gray, Andy, Parrish, Andy, Cohen, Karen, Lancaster, Ruth, Kredo, Tamara

“…A rapid systematic review, based on Cochrane rapid review methodology was conducted to assess the effectiveness of two 10μg doses of BNT162b2 vaccine in…”
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South African HIV self-testing policy and guidance considerations by Venter, Francois, Majam, Mohammed, Jankelowitz, Lauren, Adams, Siraaj, Moorhouse, Michelle, Carmona, Sergio, Stevens, Wendy, Msimanga, Busisiwe R, Allen, David, Balani, Pooja, Nevhutalu, Zwoitwaho, Rhagnath, Naleni, Shroufi, Amir, Devillé, Walter, Kazangarare, Victoria, van der Wiel, Renee, Templeman, Hugo, Puren, Adrian, Tucker, Tim, van Cutsem, Gilles, Conradie, Francesca, Dong, Krista, Chidarikire, Thato, Gray, Andy

“…The gap in HIV testing remains significant and new modalities such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) have been recommended to reach key and under-tested populations…”
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Setting standards for essential children's medicines by Hill, Suzanne R, Gray, Andy, Weber, Martin

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Hormone therapy use in the South African public and private sectors 2001–2005 by Podmore, Susan H, Botha, Julia H, Gray, Andy L

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Quality use of medicines: Weighing SSRIs and TCAs by Andy Gray

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Reconsidering antihypertensive choice by Andy Gray

“…No matter how carefully a choice of a P-drug list is made for many given condition,it remains open to reconsideration whenever any of the factors used to weigh…”
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The medical use of cannabis for reducing morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV/AIDS by Lutge, Elizabeth E, Gray, Andy, Siegfried, Nandi

“…The use of cannabis (marijuana) or of its psychoactive ingredient delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a medicine has been highly contested in many…”
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Medicines shortages-unpicking the evidence from a year in South Africa by Gray, Andy

“…Although medicines shortages are a persistent and challenging problem for all health systems, the reasons for such shortages vary considerably between…”
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Tough choices: Tenofovir, tenders and treatment by Ford, Nathan, Gray, Andy, Venter, W.D. Francois

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Patent pooling to increase access to essential medicines by Burrone, Esteban, Gotham, Dzintars, Gray, Andy, de Joncheere, Kees, Magrini, Nicola, Martei, Yehoda M, Gore, Charles, Kieny, Marie Paule

“…Access to medicines is key to achieving universal health coverage (UHC); however, such access can be hindered by unaffordable prices. A good example of…”
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Improving policies and practices for the extemporaneous compounding of oral liquid dosage forms in Saudi Arabian hospitals by Joosub, Imraan, Emara, Zohair, Gray, Andy

“…BackgroundPharmacists rely heavily on available reference material to guide the extemporaneous compounding of medicines. Extemporaneous compounding for…”
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