Dr. Ekwoge Hilda is a trained pharmacist from Cameroon and Co-founder of HILPharma. When she is not busy creating content, she slings pills to pay the bills at the Buea Regional Hospital and also serves as the Focal Point for Supply Chain Management of drugs in the district of Buea.
ASAQ is an abbreviation for the antimalarial drug combination artesunate and amodiaquine. It is one of the cheapest and most accessible antimalarial drugs (950 XAF for an adult’s complete treatment). When used properly it… Read More »ASAQ: Artesunate-amodiaquine medication safety tips
For starters, heartburn has nothing to do with your heart (blood pumping organ). I am referring to that burning sensation in the chest that usually occurs after eating. It is… Read More »How to manage a heartburn
You are at a party or just a hang out with friends, in the midst of the excitement, you eat way too much without noticing (or maybe you really could… Read More »How to deal with an indigestion (dyspepsia)
These types of tablets are not the regular ‘swallow with a glass of water’ tablets. Here are a few tips Sip some water to moisten the mouth … Read More »How to take your sublingual and buccal tablets
Inhalers are hand-held devices that helps get medication into the lungs. There are many types of inhalers that exists and they contain different types of medication. Today we will talk… Read More »How to use your metered dose inhaler the right way
A Sexually transmitted infection (STIs) is one passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual contact (vaginal, anal or oral). This does not mean these infections can’t be passed… Read More »Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Medication Safety tips
Briefing Frequently observed in children than in adults, an ear infection is often a bacterial or viral infection that affects the middle ear, the space behind the eardrum that contains… Read More »How to use your ear drops and sprays
A thirsty person goes for water (a good thing) and drinks through the mouth (the right route). Imagine someone tried drinking water through the nose, or laying in a pool… Read More »Common routes of administration of medicines [Infographic]
For a treatment to be effective it has to be the right patient receiving the right drug at the right time at the right dose and through the right route.… Read More »Common drug administration instructions and what they mean
As they say locally, ‘New Year, New Fashion’. It is very common at this time of the year to have self evaluations of the previous year and to come up… Read More »My new year sober resolutions for 2019