SMART Pharmacists Serving the New Needs of the Post-COVID Patients, Leaving No-One Behind.

This study aims to demonstrate the improvements in clinical symptoms in patients with post-COVID syndrome after a community pharmacy-based intervention in Serbia. The Pharmaceutical Chamber of Serbia ("Chamber") invited pharmacists to deliver post-COVID patient care counselling, supported by the SMART Pharmacist Program, offering education and guidance. Present symptoms, duration and patient self-reported severity of symptoms on a scale of 1-5 on the first visit were recorded.

Trends in macrolide resistance of respiratory tract pathogens in the paediatric population in Serbia from 2004 to 2009.

We report the first study of macrolide resistance in respiratory tract pathogens in a Serbian paediatric population. It included 5293 Streptococcus pneumoniae, 4297 Streptococcus pyogenes, 2568 Moraxella catarrhalis and 1998 Haemophilus influenzae isolates derived from the respiratory tract and 110 invasive isolates from children aged up to 18 years during 2004-2009. Over the 6-year period, a significant increase (P < 0·01) in macrolide resistance was found in both S.

Rising incidence of type 1 diabetes in Belgrade children aged 0-14 years in the period from 1982 to 2005.

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease in which both genetic and environmental factors play a role in the etiology.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of T1DM.

Methods: A retrospective technique was used to register all newly diagnosed cases of T1DM in Belgrade (Serbia) children at the age of 0- 14 yr between 1982 and 2005.