L. Yesenia Rodríguez Tanta

Universidad Científica del Sur · Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Purpose Drug utilization research (DUR) contributes to inform policymaking and to strengthen health systems. The availability of data sources is the first step for conducting DUR. However, documents that systematize these data sources in Latin American (LatAm) countries are not known. We compiled the potential data sources for DUR in the LatAm regi...

Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats for asthma. Its impact is augmented by climate change. To inform the recommendations of the EAACI Guidelines on the environmental science for allergic diseases and asthma, a systematic review (SR) evaluated the impact on asthma‐related outcomes of short‐term exposure to outdoor air pollutant...

Biosimilars are biological medicines highly similar to a previously licensed reference product and their licensing is expected to improve access to biological therapies. This study aims to present an overview of biosimilars approval by thirteen regulatory authorities (RA). The study is a cross-national comparison of regulatory decisions involving b...

Objective.: To characterize the adverse events (AEs) related to the off-label use of hydroxychloroquine (HQ), azithromycin (AZI), tocilizumab (TOB) and ivermectin (IVM) for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. Materials and methods.: We conducted a secondary cross-sectional analysis of the Peruvian Social Health Insurance (EsSalud...

Background: Drug utilization research (DUR) is used to provide evidence-based data to inform policies and make decisions. The aim of this study was to map and describe available data sources for drug utilization research in Peru. Methods: We performed a search of data sources providing information on medication use on the website of governmental or...

Systematic review using GRADE of the impact of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), cleaning agents, mould/damp, pesticides on the risk of (i) new‐onset asthma (incidence) and (ii) adverse asthma‐related outcomes (impact). MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched for indoor pollutant exposure studies reporting on new‐onset asthma...

Parenteral antibiotics are essential in the treatment of nosocomial infections; however, their sodium load and volume should be considered as an extra source, especially, in patients with sodium restriction. In this study, we identified the parental antibiotics used in one of the largest hospitals in Peru. We reviewed the amount of intrinsic sodium...

El estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar el conocimiento, las actitudes y prácticas de un grupo de profesionales de la salud sobre la farmacovigilancia en el contexto de la COVID-19 en el Seguro Social de Salud del Perú (EsSalud). Se realizó un análisis secundario descriptivo de una base de datos que incluía las respuestas de una encuesta en línea rea...

Introduccion: La carmustina es un agente antineoplásico alquilante utilizado en el tratamiento de mielomas, linfomas y otros tipos de cáncer. La cardiotoxicidad por carmustina es una reacción adversa muy rara, por lo que debe ser identificada oportunamente para prevenir desenlaces fatales. Reporte de caso: Se presenta un caso inusual de una pacien...

Los medios de contraste iodados pueden presentar diferentes efectos adversos, siendo los más frecuentes daño renal y reacciones de hipersensibilidad. La ceguera cortical y amnesia global transitoria son complicaciones neurológicas raras descritas tras la administración de medios de contraste. Reportamos el caso de un paciente de 63 años, hipertenso...

Introducción: El incremento de la malignidad gástrica por Helicobacter pylori, así como los inconvenientes propios del tratamiento convencional, conllevan a buscar alternativas naturales para su erradicación. Objetivos: Determinar la actividad antibacteriana del Bencil Isotiocianato (BITC) in vitro obtenido de las semillas de Carica pubescens (papa...