Publications by authors named "Ibraheem Abioye"

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  • Unused medications negatively impact healthcare costs and safety, especially among people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) who frequently switch disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), leading to significant medication wastage and expenses for healthcare payers and patients.
  • A study analyzed claims data from 2017 to 2021, finding that around 25% of PwMS had overlapping supplies of DMTs during switches, with an estimated 34% to 38% of the previous medication potentially wasted.
  • The total cost of this potential medication wastage (PMW) ranged from approximately $1.49 million, with insurers covering most costs, while patients still incurred significant out-of-pocket expenses, averaging about $846 per person annually.
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Introduction: Postpartum anaemia is often caused by iron deficiency with onset during the antepartum period and can be exacerbated by excessive blood loss at birth. Its prevalence is estimated as 50-80% in low-income and middle-income countries. It poses adverse consequences on the mother and negatively impacts her ability to care for her newborn.

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The objective of this study was to examine the association between several country-level systemic indices and the deaths from COVID-19 across African countries. Regression analyses were conducted to test the association between selected indices and deaths from COVID-19 across African countries. All tests were run at the = 0.

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