Background Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are major predators in the Arctic marine ecosystem, feeding mainly on seals, and living closely associated with sea ice. Little is known of their gut microbial ecology and the main purpose of this study was to investigate the microbial diversity in faeces of polar bears in Svalbard, Norway (74-81 degrees N, 10-33 degrees E). In addition the level of blaTEM ...

This thesis is part of a randomized controlled trial at the University Hospital of Northern Norway (UNN). The aim of the thesis was to get a deeper understanding of how patients experience pharmaceutical follow-up and to examine the factors that the patient perspective is of importance in the follow-up. This study included 4 patients with cardiovascular disease, and was based on qualitative research ...

Escherichia coli(E.coli) belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family of gram negative rods. It is the most common cause for bacterial sepsis. According to NORM (Norwegian system for surveillance of antibiotic resistance in microbes); E.coli is the main pathogen found in blood samples from humans submitted to Norwegian microbial laboratories (page 49 NORM report 2008)(1). E.coli is also the most common ...

Bakgrunn: Masteroppgaven er en del av et doktorgradsprosjekt for utvikling av en klinisk farmasøytisk service for pasienter med etablert CHD. Legemiddelrelaterte problemer kan gi økte kostnader og redusert klinisk effekt av medisinsk behandling, og gode verktøy for vurdering av kvalitet i legemiddelbehandling er mangelvare. Forekomsten av CHD er økende i den vestlige verden, og en økende andel av ...

Cannabis is a drug mainly consumed for its euphoric effects; users may become happy, careless and relaxed. The direct effects of cannabis in sports are performance decreasing, but cannabis can be used as a doping agent due to its relaxing properties. For these reasons, cannabinoids are prohibited in sports during competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In the context of the fight ...

Hydrogels made of chitosan has a well-established place in drug delivery for the skin. Our particular interest were hydrogels for wound healing. Hydrogels from low, medium and high molecular weight were prepared in different concentrations for texture and release characterization incorporating liposomes and chloramphenicol as a model drug. A method for comparing viscosity between gels was established ...

Benthic marine invertebrates collected from sub-Arctic regions of northern Norway, were found to be a promising source of novel bioactive compounds against human and fish pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Lyophilized material from seven species of ascidians, six sponges and one soft alcyonid coral were extracted with 60% acidified acetonitrile (ACN). After separation into an ACN-rich phase (ACN extract) ...

Background: Errors in the stage of prescribing make approximately 16 % of all medication errors. There is a need to identify the frequency of this, and also to assess the impact of contributions by pharmacists to the patient’s care. Aim and objectives: To characterise the nature and frequency of medicines errors in patients during the process of admission to hospital, and also to evaluate ...

Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO) anbefaler primærforebyggende behandling med acetylsalisylsyre (ASA) hos pasienter med forhøyet risiko for utvikling av hjerte- og karsykdom. Per i dag ytes det ikke generell refusjon til forebyggende behandling med lavdosert ASA. Det var behov for å kartlegge hvorvidt primærforebygging av kardiovaskulære sykdommer med ASA viste seg å være en god utnyttelse av samfunnets ...

Legemidlet Plavix® (klopidogrel) er en blodplatehemmer som brukes i kombinasjon med acetylsalisylsyre (ASA) som profylakse etter stentimplantasjon for å hindre dannelsen av stenttrombose. Klopidogrel er et prodrug og krever hepatisk biotransformasjon for å utøve sin antiaggregerende effekt. Bruken av klopidogrel har økt betraktelig de siste årene. I 2004 ble klopidogrel brukt av 17973 individer i ...