WHO/INRUD Core drug use indicators and commonly prescribed medicines: a National Survey from Sri Lanka.

Background: Identification of internationally comparable indicators of medicines use are important for a country to implement strategies and regulations to improve usage of medicines. Sri Lanka established a new National Medicines Regulatory Authority in 2015 and this survey evaluated the medication use indicators in Sri Lanka, according to the International Network on Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD), prior to its implementation.

Methods: This descriptive-cross-sectional study was conducted in 80 pharmacies, representing all 25 districts of the country.

Core Prescribing Indicators and the Most Commonly Prescribed Medicines in a Tertiary Health Care Setting in a Developing Country.

Irrational prescribing is common, especially in developing countries. It is important to identify the magnitude of irrational use, to take necessary steps to promote rational prescribing. We identified core prescribing indicators and commonly prescribed medicines at ward settings (IW) and outpatients' clinics (OPC) in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.

Effective treatment of osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Treatment options for chronic osmotic demyelination syndrome are limited to case reports and only a very few show complete recovery. We report a case of complete recovery of chronic osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis.

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old Sri Lankan man presented with fever, repeated vomiting, unsteady gait, increased tonicity of his right upper limb and paucity of speech for three days.

Very-Long-Chain Acyl-Co-Enzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency Presenting as Rhabdomyolysis: First Case Report from Sri Lanka.

Background: Rhabdomyolysis can be either inherited or acquired such as in metabolic myopathies. Very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency is a rare fatty acid oxidation disorder which presents with different phenotypes, and the mild adult form can present as intermittent rhabdomyolysis. Here, we present the first adult case of very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency presenting as rhabdomyolysis in a Sri Lankan patient.

Assessment of distance from skin surface to muscle for evaluation of the risk of inadvertent intramuscular insulin injection at potential injection sites among patients attending a tertiary care children's hospital in Sri Lanka-an observational study.

Background: Insulin therapy is essential for type 1 diabetes. While a reasonable glycemic control prevents complications, inadvertent intramuscular (IM) insulin injection results in hypoglycemia and fluctuations of blood glucose levels.

Objective: To assess the subcutaneous thickness (SCt) at the potential insulin injection sites, in order to determine the suitable needle length.