School of Pharmacy
Recent Deposits
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Slow dissolving inhalable dry powders for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which mainly affects the lungs. The current treatment by the oral or/and parenteral route of administration requires very high doses of the ... -
Understanding azathioprine metabolism using a systems pharmacology approach
Quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) modelling, being an integral part of pharmacometrics, is attracting a great amount of attention in drug development and clinical therapy as QSP models are used to identify drug targets ... -
Adherence to oral hypoglycaemic medications and the impact on diabetic biomarkers and clinical outcomes
Introduction Improving adherence to appropriately prescribed medications enhances clinical outcomes. To our knowledge, there is scarce literature on the implementation and outcomes of an adherence support service when ... -
Preparation and evaluation of oral nanoformulations containing antioxidant rutin
Purpose Oxidants induce oxidative stress in the body playing an important role in the development of diseases such as cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular and neurological disease. Rutin - a strong antioxidant - can scavenge ... -
Understanding health-seeking behaviours of people in Indonesia; and developing, piloting, and evaluating a culturally appropriate intervention for people with diabetes
Indonesia is facing a dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Childhood-immunisation coverage is lower than most countries in Southeast Asia, with vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks frequently reported. ... -
Application of pharmacometric methods to understand warfarin dose response
Existing warfarin dosing methods do not accurately predict warfarin maintenance doses for patients in the lower or upper quartile of dose requirements. It was argued that this is related to the use of the international ... -
An exploration of the medicines information needs of general practitioners and the information support roles of pharmacists in New Zealand
Background The optimal use of medicines is a fundamental goal in health policy worldwide. Using medicines effectively and safely relies on a large and constantly increasing knowledge base. Despite living in an era of ... -
pH responsive nanoparticles as versatile carriers for cancer chemotherapy and vaccination
Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the Western world. The anguish caused by cancer is exacerbated by current chemotherapeutic treatments as severe adverse effects can be caused by off-target ... -
Development of fluorescent ligands for A1 adenosine receptor and cannabinoid receptors
Adenosine A1 receptor (A1AR), cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R) and cannabinoid type 2 receptor (CB2R) are class A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and play important roles in human pathophysiological conditions such ... -
Surface modified cubosomes for drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier
The bottleneck in delivering drugs to the brain for treatment of diseases related to central nervous system (CNS), lies behind the presence of blood-brain barrier (BBB). This barrier prevents most of the large and a number ... -
Development and Applications of Stimuli-Responsive Drug Delivery Strategies
In this thesis, bioorthogonal chemistry was explored as a means of developing stimuli-responsive nanoparticles and hydrogels. It has been hypothesised that the use of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems will improve ... -
Spray-dried powder particles for treating pulmonary tuberculosis
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health burden. Rapid emergence of drug-resistant TB has aggravated the current situation of global TB. High dose delivery of drugs to the lung using a dry powder inhaler (DPI) ... -
Formulation Strategies to Enhance Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Drugs
Delivery of drugs via the intranasal olfactory route is a non-invasive and practical method of bypassing the blood-brain barrier (BBB). However, targeted delivery and retention of drugs to the olfactory region is a significant ... -
Spectroscopic investigation and quantitation of polymorphism and crystallinity of pharmaceutical compounds
Spectroscopy is increasingly used to investigate and monitor the solid state forms of pharmaceutical materials and products. Spectroscopy's speed, non-destructive sampling, compatibility with fibre optics and safety also ... -
Towards a deeper understanding of the polymorphic conversion of carbamazepine in aqueous suspension
Polymorphism can influence every aspect of the properties of a solid including the shelf life, dissolution rate, solubility, formulation properties and processing properties of a solid drug. A deeper understanding of ... -
Data Collected about Intentional Self-poisoning in New Zealand Emergency Departments and the Implications of Data Limitations for Prevention Planning
Background Intentional self-poisoning (ISP; taking a purposeful overdose) results in significant morbidity and is a burden on population health. In order to reduce ISP by, for example, restricting inappropriate access to ... -
Clinical decision-making: An essential skill for 21st century pharmacy pratice
Clinical decision-making skills are recognized as a central component of professional competency but are underdeveloped in pharmacy compared to other health professions. There is an urgent need for a comprehensive understanding ... -
Development of Fluorescent Ligands for CB2 receptor
CB2 receptor plays an important role in inflammation and has been implicated in the pathologies of several diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and atherosclerosis. However, there is a lack of understanding ... -
The Communication of Science through Crime Fiction
Background: Science can be communicated informally through fictional media. Crime fiction in print media has contained elements of forensic science since the first detective stories, for example, Sherlock Holmes. Modern ... -
Deprescribing in Older New Zealanders
Polypharmacy, the prescription of five or more medicines, is an emerging worldwide health concern. When older people are prescribed five or more medicines, they are susceptible to a wide variety of negative health consequences, ...