Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará

Trends in Medicines Discontinuation and Implications for Access in Brazil (2014–2024)

ABSTRACT Purpose The World Health Organization ( WHO ) began recognizing drug shortages as a global issue in 2014, impacting health systems and patient care. Shortages arise from supply chain disruptions, production issues, and mismatches between supply and demand, aggravated by...

Adsorption of Pharmaceutical Contaminants from a Real Hospital Effluent Using Acai Biomass-Derived Biochar Modified via Magnetron Sputtering

Abstract A novel aluminum-coated biochar derived from açaí waste was successfully engineered via physical vapor deposition (magnetron sputtering) to remove the emerging pharmaceutical contaminants clorazepate (Clz) and diclofenac (Dic) from synthetic and real aqueous systems. A...