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Food Intake and Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women in a Poor Urban Community and the respective Birth Weights of their Infants
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Some workers have found that birth weights increased as the quality of the diet, height, weight gain during pregnancy, age, and parity of the mother increased) while others found contrary results. One objective of the ... -
Food safety practices and determinants in primary, secondary and post-secondary learning institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Every year millions of people worldwide suffer food borne illnesses making it a major public health concern. The learning institutions are at a great risk of food borne illnesses due to their student population that require ... -
Forceful Intervention For Human Rights Protection In Africa: Resolving Systemic Dilemmas In The Implementation Of The African Union's Right Of Intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)This thesis examines the legal and political dilemmas in the implementation of the African Union's (AU) 'right' of forceful intervention through a systemic method of analysis. It first addresses the question of whether ... -
Formulation and Evaluation of Oro-Dispersible Paediatric Sildenafil Tablets Using Jute Plant Mucilage
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Sildenafil citrate a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor is a vasodilator used in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension in both adults and children. In the latter, no dose specific formulation is locally available. ... -
Formulation and evaluation of pumpkin seed(cucurbita pepo) tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The use of herbal medicines in management of medical conditions has become popular in the recent years both for preventive and curative purposes. With the increasing prevalence of certain diseases eg. Benign Prostate ... -
Formulation and Evaluation of Topical Meloxicam Emulgels
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Meloxicam is one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and is commonly used for the symptomatic treatment of pain and inflammation associated with rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthritis. ... -
Formulation Development and Evaluation of Loperamide Solid Dispersions
(Uon, 2021)Background Loperamide is classified as an essential drug in both the 2019 World Health Organization and Kenya essential medicines lists. It is an opioid mu receptor agonist used in the control and relief of acute non-specific ... -
Formulation Development and in Vitro Characterization of Gastroretentive Floating Acyclovir Tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background:Acyclovir is the prototype DNA polymerase inhibitor used in management of herpes zoster infections. The bioavailability of the drug is beset by low solubility and low permeability at doses above 400mg. Consequently, ... -
Formulation development of 2% eryhtromycin and 0.75% metronidazole topical gel
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction Topical gels that satisfy the Target product profile are approved as formulations that are stable and proved to have effective in-vitro release and therapeutic activity. The skin been the biggest defense organ ... -
Formulation development of generic rufinamide uncoated Tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction The Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare and one of the most severe forms of childhood epilepsy syndrome. The syndrome usually affects children between the ages of 1 and 8 years (typically between 3 and 5 ... -
Formulation development of ibuprofen using different gel bases
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: This study was done to formulate and evaluate the topical drug release variation of Ibuprofen 5% w/w gel using different gel bases. Dermatological biopharmaceutics aims at designing active drugs and ... -
Formulation development of moringa oleifera film coated tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Moringa oleifera is a small fast growing tree many of whose parts are consumed for both their nutritional and medicinal values worldwide. Different parts of the plant used in traditional medicine for the ... -
Formulation development of sustained release Zidovudine-lamivudine fixed dose combination paediatric mini matrices by hot melt extrusion
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Pharmaceutics And Pharmacy Practice, 2013)HIV/AIDS has become one of the major and deadliest pandemics in the world today. Besides concerns about cost and accessibility, a major concern for current therapies in most developing countries is the lack of age ... -
Formulation of cassia didymobotrya leaf laxative tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Cassia didymobotrya belongs to the genus Cassia and family Fabaceae. C. didymobotrya is a shaggy shrub and found in Eastern and Central Africa. Different parts of the plant are used in various countries, namely Kenya, ... -
Formulation of Hydroalcoholic Gel With 80% Isopropyl Alcohol
(Uon, 2021)Background: Hydro alcoholic gels are used as hand disinfectants to kill microbes on the skin. Most of hydro alcoholic gels contain a WHO recommended alcohol concentration with a range of 60% to 95% which destroys the ... -
Formulation of Hydroalcoholic Gel With 80% Isopropyl Alcohol
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Hydro alcoholic gels are used as hand disinfectants to kill microbes on the skin. Most of hydro alcoholic gels contain a WHO recommended alcohol concentration with a range of 60% to 95% which destroys the ... -
Formulation of Stable Adrenaline Eye Drops for use in open-angle glaucoma
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The Formulation Of Stable Adrenaline Eye Drops For Use In The Management Of Glaucoma
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1981)The different factors affecting the stability of adrenaline in solution have been examined with a view to producing a pharmaceutically active eye drop prep~ration of adrenaline. It was important that such a formulation ... -
Four year trend and follow up of women aged more than 15 years with reproductive tract cancers in Kenyatta National Hospital (2008-2011).
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Female reproductive tract malignancies involve the ovary, fallopian tubes, uterus corpus, choriocarcinoma, cervix, vagina, vulva and skin overlying the genital. In a study done in Kenyatta National Hospital in ... -
The fourth delay in obstetric fistula: A Kenyan perspective
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2009)BackgroundObstetric fistula is a severe medical condition in which a hole develops between either the bladder or the rectum and the vagina after prolonged neglected childbirth leading touncontrolledleakage of urine and/or ...