[Development of a tool to help optimizing drug prescriptions in pediatric units in Côte d'Ivoire: GOPP tool].

Objective: This study aims to develop a tool for optimizing drug management related to clinical and therapeutic contexts of pediatric units in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methodology: A list of Inappropriate prescribings (IPs) was developed from prescription review of inpatients and outpatients aged 1 month to 15 years and followed in pediatric units at 4 Teaching Hospitals of Abidjan during 16 months. A two-round Delphi method was used to validate a qualitative list of IPs by experts according to their level of agreement on a six-point Likert scale of 0-5 (0, no opinion; 5, strongly agree).

Pharmaceutical interventions in the management of tuberculosis in a pneumophtisiology department, Ivory Coast.

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the profile and relevance of pharmaceutical interventions (PIs) in the management of tuberculosis (TB) at inpatient settings.

Patients And Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from March to December 2014 within the inpatient unit of pneumophtisiology department, Ivory Coast. Information collected was based on the classification of drug-related problems (DRPs) and PIs outlined by the French Society of Clinical Pharmacy.

Assessment of the impact of adherence and other predictors during HAART on various CD4 cell responses in resource-limited settings.

Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify, by modeling, the impact of significant predictors on CD4 cell response during antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting.

Methods: Modeling was used to determine which antiretroviral therapy response predictors (baseline CD4 cell count, clinical state, age, and adherence) significantly influence immunological response in terms of CD4 cell gain compared to a reference value at different periods of monitoring.

Results: At 6 months, CD4 cell response was significantly influenced by baseline CD4 count alone.