@article{cec8c79fcf824bb09726280dfca18bf9,
title = "Initiative to progress research on medicine utilization in Africa: Formation of the Medicines Utilization Research in Africa group",
abstract = "This 2-day meeting brought together drug utilization (DU) researchers from across Africa. The purpose was to share current DU research findings to further DU research across Africa including the development of a medicines utilization research group. This led to the formation of the Medicines Utilization Research in Africa (MURIA) group, with a tentative vision and mission as well as the first planned research methodology training course and a symposium in Botswana later in the year. Future research projects were also planned including studies on DU of antiretrovirals in Botswana and across Africa as well as ways to enhance the appropriate use of antibiotics and increase generic utilization.",
author = "Amos Massele and Brian Godman and Matthias Adorka and Joseph Fadare and Andy Gray and Martie Lubbe and Olayinka Ogunleye and Ilse Truter",
note = "Funding Information: This meeting was in part supported by VR-Link grant from Swedish Research Council (VR-Link 2013-6710) to Amos Y Massele and Lars L Gustafsson. The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Informa UK Ltd.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1586/14737167.2015.1065735",
language = "English",
volume = "15",
pages = "607--610",
journal = "Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research",
issn = "1473-7167",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "4",
}