[Hemodialysis product: a reliable new index for dialysis adequacy]

Background: To evaluate HD product as new index for adequacy of HD including nutritional status and performance of patients and to compare it to [kt/v] and urea reduction ratio [URR] as a parameters of dialysis adequacy

Aim of the Work: To evaluate HD product as new index for adequacy of HD including nutritional status and performance of patients and to compare it to [kt/v] and urea reduction ratio [URR] as a parametres of dialysis adequacy

Patients and Methods: The study was performed on 75 uremic patients on regular HD for at least one year. The patients were 45 males and 30 females. No attempts were made to match the patients by age or etiology

Results: This study showed that HDP is considered a valid test with high sensitivity and specifity and easy test for adjusting HD dose to achieve an adequate HD, however further studies needed to assess HDP as are new index for adequacy of HD

Conclusion: HDP may be used as a valid test with high sensitivity and specifity and easy test for adjusting HD dose to achieve an adequate HD, however further studies needed to assess HDP as are new index for adequacy of HD

A Profile of Current pharmacy Education in the Sudan

The first pharmacy college affiliated to University of Khartoum was established in (1963) with intake of only twenty students per year. This policy of admission continued with no substantial annual increase in the number of students enrolled in the college of pharmacy. However; after the revolution of higher education in the (1990) (s); the number of governmental and national pharmacy colleges has multiplied enormously. Today there are about thirteen pharmacy colleges with possibly more in the pipeline. It is true that expansion in higher education is a requirement for national development; albeit; a clear strategy should be envisaged whereby quality of the university graduate matters mare than number. Pharmacy graduates of the last ten years or so labored in an environment of severe shortages of qualified teaching staff and facilities. These graduates are understandably of low standards and consequently their contribution in health care will be poor

profile of current pharmacy education in the Sudan

The first pharmacy college affiliated to University of Khartoum was established in [1963] with intake of only twenty students per year. This policy of admission continued with no substantial annual increase in the number of students enrolled in the college of pharmacy. However, after the revolution of higher education in the [1990] [s], the number of governmental and national pharmacy colleges has multiplied enormously. Today there are about thirteen pharmacy colleges with possibly more in the pipeline. It is true that expansion in higher education is a requirement for national development, albeit, a clear strategy should be envisaged whereby quality of the university graduate matters more than number. Pharmacy graduates of the last ten years or so labored in an environment of severe shortages of qualified teaching staff and facilities. These graduates are understandably of low standards and consequently their contribution in health care will be poor