Publisher's Synopsis
Drugs in Context is an independent, peer reviewed and practice orientated review of all the significant data on a specific drug, placed in the context of the disease and clinical practice setting. Dukoral[trademark] Editorial: "The significance of new guidelines and recommendations for cholera and travel health, including the availability of vaccines, will play a valuable role in the future education of travel medicine for healthcare practitioners and consequent prevention of cholera in travellers." Disease Overview: "Even today with recent medical advances, it is estimated that cholera is responsible for about 120,000 deaths each year." Drug Review: "Vaccination with Dukoral gives rise to a 45% reduction in cholera-related mortality." Improving Practice: "The only vaccine that is licensed in the UK is Dukoral[trademark]."
