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The interference of polypharmacy and the importance of clinical pharmacy advice...
Cerqueira,Selma Regina Penha Silva; Santos,Lais Sevilha dos; Morelo,Elaine Faria; Santos Júnior,Agenor de Castro Moreira dosAbstract INTRODUCTION: Although supervised doses are essential for reducing leprosy treatment failure, the impact of specific drug interactions has rarely been assessed. This study aimed to estimate the risk of leprosy treatment suspension in patients receiving polypharmacy. METHODS We performed this case-control study in which the primary outcome was defined as the need to discontinue multibacillary leprosy tr...
The challenge of concomitant infections in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemi...
Kurizky,Patricia Shu; Cerqueira,Selma Regina Penha Silva; Cunha,Débora Vilela; Albuquerque,Cleandro Pires de; Aires,Rodrigo BarbosaAbstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first officially described in Brazil on February 26th, 2020. The accumulation of reports of concomitant infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and pathogens that cause diseases endemic to tropical countries, such as dengue and chikungunya fever, has started to draw attention. Chagas disease and leprosy remain public health pr...