A snapshot of non-communicable disease profiles and their prescription costs at 10 primary health care facilities in the western metro of Cape Town
Isaacs AA, MBChB, MFamMed, Metro District Health Services (Western Cape) and Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town.
Manga N, PhD, Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town.
Le Grange C, MBChB. Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town.
Hellenberg DA, MBChB, MFamMed, FCFP(SA), Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town.
Titus V, B.Pharm. Metro District Health Services (Western Cape).
Sayed R, MSc, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town.
Correspondence to: Dr AA Isaacs, 14 De La Haye Avenue, Kenwyn 7780, Cape Town, e-mail:
[email protected], telephone: 021 761 8280 Disclosures
There was no conflict of interest for any of the research investigators. This study was funded by the Division of Family Medicine and the University of Cape Town Research Committee.
Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the Facility Managers of the ten CHCs for facilitating the data collection at their facilities. We thank Norma Bloy, the pharmacist who collected data, the reception and pharmacy staff at the ten CHCs for their assistance in the provision of folders for data collection, Dr Virginia Zweigenthal for assisting with protocol development and Gayroenisa Johnson for assisting with capturing prescriptions.
