This thesis is concerned with the multi-sited construction of meanings associated with the use of Extended Cycle Oral Contraception (ECOC), a practice that results in the extended or continual suppression of menstruation. In particular it centres on the public debates surrounding the United States of America Food and Drug Administration approval of the first ECOC called Seasonale in 2003. Rather than framing ECOC as simply a forward trajectory of biomedical technologies, or as a medical 'take-over' of another aspect of women's bodies, it examines the ways in which the significances of ECOC are negotiated through discursive practices within and across fields. This thesis is primarily concerned with reviewing the sociological concept of 'medicalisation' in such a context. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--School of Social Sciences, 2007.

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Thesis (PhD) -- University of South Australia, 1997

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-142).

Thesis (M.P.H.M.)--Mahidol University, 1999.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Pardee RAND Graduate School, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-135).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1967. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Carlos de Oliveira Paiva Santos / Coorientador: Humberto Gomes Ferraz / Banca: Gabriel Lima Barros Araujo / Banca: João Cardoso de Lima / Banca: Ariel Gomez Gonzalez / Banca: Anderson Andre Felix / Resumo: Medicamentos de liberação controlada (MLC) vêm ganhando destaque no mercado farmacêutico nacional e internacional pelos seus mais diversos benefícios, principalmente por manter a atividade do princípio ativo (PA) no organismo em uma faixa constante de eficiência. Dentre os sistemas MLC estão as dispersões sólidas amorfas (DSA), que possuem como componentes o fármaco e a matriz polimérica. Devido à complexidade da estrutura de liberação destas dispersões, são necessárias técnicas e metodologias analíticas mais sofisticadas para o controle e qualidade da formulação final. A técnica de espalhamento total de raios X (ETRX) e o método Pair Distribution Function (PDF) vêm sendo utilizados no estudo de materiais com estrutura com ordem de curto e intermediário alcance, incluindo fármacos amorfos e nanocristalinos, além de dispersões sólidas fármaco/polímero, sendo possível fazer a distinção entre as fases a nível intra e intermoleculares, o que representa as potencialidades do ETRX e o PDF para a caracterização estrutural de materiais. Nesse contexto, desenvolveu-se a análise estrutural das DSA's do cloridrato de Verapamil e resina poliuretânica derivada do óleo de mamona por meio das técnicas RMN, FTIR e difração de raios X convencional. Por meio dessas análises criou-se o embasamento necessário para aplicar o ETRX e método PDF e avaliar as potencialidades no estudo de sistemas complexos, como os que foram objetos de análise neste trabalho. Os resultados mostraram que fármaco e res... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Controlled-Release Drugs (CRD) have increasingly been chased by the national and international pharmaceutical market because their different benefits, mostly by it can keep the activity of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) in the body in a continuous range of efficiency. Among others, CRD systems are the amorphous solid state dispersions, which have API and polymer matrix as components of the systems. Due to complexity of the release structure of these dispersions, sophisticated analytical techniques and methodologies are required for the control and quality of the final formulation. The X-ray total scattering technique (XRTS) and the Pair Distribution Function (PDF) method have been used to study materials with short- and intermediaterange order structure, including amorphous and nanocrystalline drugs, as well as drug/polymer solid dispersions, making it possible to discriminate between phases at intra and intermolecular levels, which represents the potentialities of the XRTS and the PDF for the structural characterization of materials. In this context, the present work has developed the structural analysis of the amorphous solid dispersions of Verapamil Hydrochloride and polyurethane resin derived from castor oil using NMR, infrared spectroscopy and conventional X-ray diffraction techniques. Through this initial analysis, it was possible to create the necessary basis for the application of XRTS and PDF method and evaluate its potential to study complex systems, suc... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

A presente pesquisa, tipo descritivo, objetivou descrever o sistema de utilização de medicamentos em dois hospitais situados na cidade de Recife-PE. Com essa finalidade, buscou-se caracterizar a estrutura do sistema de medicação, descrever o processo de medicação e analisar os resultados sob a perspectiva do paciente e dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre o sistema. Para tanto, a população foi composta por 14 médicos, 14 enfermeiros, 22 farmacêuticos, 30 auxiliares de farmácia, 50 auxiliares de enfermagem, 63 pacientes e 372 folhas de prescrição de medicamentos e evolução de enfermagem. As técnicas utilizadas para coleta de dados foram a observação não participante e a entrevista, por meio de roteiros estruturados. Os resultados revelaram que, na estrutura, os ambientes do preparo de medicamentos se encontraram em discordância com a legislação vigente; os recursos materiais para o preparo e administração dos medicamentos precisam ser revisados e ajustados de modo a suprirem as necessidades do serviço e oferecerem mais segurança aos pacientes; os recursos humanos da farmácia e da enfermagem precisam ser dimensionados. Foi observado que os recursos humanos de nível médio não receberam treinamento e nem foram reciclados, nos últimos cinco anos, sobre o tema medicamentos. Na análise do processo foi observado o conteúdo das prescrições e constatou-se que nelas faltavam informações importantes sobre as especificações dos medicamentos. Quanto ao processo de preparo e administração dos medicamentos revelaram pontos críticos nos dois hospitais. Apesar do sistema ter apresentado esses aspectos que comprometem a qualidade da assistência, na opinião de 70% dos pacientes no Hospital 1 e 52,4% do Hospital 2, o sistema foi considerado bom e na opinião de 44% dos profissionais de enfermagem do Hospital 1 e 53,3% do Hospital 2 o consideraram regular. Diante dos resultados apresentados para se atingir a qualidade no sistema de medicação, mudanças são necessárias em termos da política dos recursos humanos e do incremento da educação continuada. / The present descriptive research had the goal of describing the medication –use utilization system in two teaching hospitals located in the city of Recife – State of Pernambuco. With this aim, it was sought to characterize the structure of the medication system, describe the medication process, and analyze the results under the perspective of both patient and nursing professionals about the system. In order to do this, the population was composed of 14 doctors, 14 nurses, 22 pharmacists, 30 pharmacy auxiliaries, 50 nursing auxiliaries, 63 patients, and 372 medication prescription and nursing evolution sheets. The techniques used for data collection were non-participating observation and interview by means of structured questionnaires. The results showed that, within the structure, the environments for medication preparation are in disagreement with current legislation; material resources for the preparation and administration of medication must be reviewed and adjusted in a way to meet the needs of this service and offer greater safety to patients; human resources of both pharmacy and nursing must be better dimensioned. It was observed that the medium level human resources did not receive training and have not been recycled in the last five years regarding the theme of medications. In the analysis of the medication process, in regards to the content of the prescription, it was observed that the prescriptions lacked important information about the specifications of the medications. In regards to the process of preparation and administration of medications, critical points were revealed in both hospitals. Among these, special attention is drawn to the deficiency in washing hands and infusion lines during the administration of more than one medication. Despite the system having presented such aspects that compromise the quality of assistance, in the opinion of 70% of patients in Hospital 1 and 52.4% of patients in Hospital 2 the system was considered to be good, and 44% of the nursing professions of Hospital 1 and 53.3% of Hospital 2 considered the system medium. In view of the presented results, in order to achieve the quality in the medication system, there is a need for changes in terms of policy of human resources, and an increase of continuing education