https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39044 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:44:36 GMT 2026-04-07T07:44:36Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13565 Title: Flow-through dissolution testing : a comparison with stirred beaker methods Authors: Farrugia, Claude Abstract: Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms is well-established as a standard technique to assess drug release from tablets and capsules. It is currently the most useful in vitro method for assuring batch-to-batch uniformity, and is a valuable quality control procedure for comparing release profiles of different batches of finished products. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13565 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13564 Title: Paracetamol : safety versus toxicity Authors: Stephen Forte, John Abstract: Paracetamol is an effective analgesic-antipyretic that can be administered safely to children and adults at the appropriate therapeutic doses. The drug is readily metabolised by the liver and toxic metabolites are removed by conjugation with endogenous glutathione. Accidental or deliberate overdosage can lead to hepatic toxicity that can be fatal if not treated urgently with antidotes that replenish depleted glutathione. Pharmacists have an important role to play in patient education to help reduce the incidence of paracetamol poisoning. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13564 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13485 Title: Towards a framework for the continual improvement of healthcare Authors: Vella Bonanno, Patricia; Mackie, Clare Abstract: Quality improvement has become an integral part of healthcare systems. Substantial improvements can only be expected through the creation of new systems. Transforming a healthcare organisation so that it is capable of continual improvement requires a specific framework. This framework includes the linking of professional knowledge (subject, discipline and values) and improvement knowledge (system, variation, psychology and theory of knowledge) to daily work. Improvement knowledge enables linking of the knowledge and interrelationships of the elements of a system, consideration of the type of variation, teamwork and motivation of participants and the use of prediction and measurement to link theory and action. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13485 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13354 Title: The Breast Care Support Group Authors: Muscat, Helen Abstract: The Breast Care Support Group (BCSG) is a voluntary organisation, set up in the late eighties by a small group of women who had been through the trauma of having breast cancer, and felt that there was not enough support or advice available for women like themselves. Originally the word mastectomy was incorporated into the group title, but as surgery for breast cancer changed, so did the name of the group. Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13354 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z