The first reported case(s) of HIV/AIDS was in 1981. Today majority of those that are HIV positive live in low and middle income countries, and many of them were not born in 1981. In this episode we look at the HIV global statistics and a recap on how the virus attacks in preparation of the HIV/AIDS drug classes discussions.

Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global public health crisis as flagged by the World Health Organization. We are joined by Dr. Beatrice Kimani and Dr. Sheenal Davdra pharmacists at the Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital and Mbagathi hospital respectively (both hospitals in Nairobi). They each carried out a health study in their respective hospitals on prescribing practices of antimicrobials. In this episode they share with us as health professionals on the ground what they found out and pointers on how they think this crisis can be averted. 

Hint: There's a high correlation between high use of antimicrobials and resistance.

We end the chat on anti-diabetic drugs with insulin. Listen up to the interesting journey that insulin has had to get to where we are today. An encouragement to researchers globally to keep on keeping on!

The drug discoverers out there are a fabulous bunch! For a disease that has been around for so long even today we are inquisitive enough to find new ways to treat this disease. Enter the Sodium -Glucose co-transporter type 2 inhibitors that lower blood glucose without insulin playing a role in this reduction, and the first in this class was approved in 2013! Yes just the other day (other day in drug years).

What an amazing discovery these drugs are. With novel ways of beating diabetes, they go beyond just insulin secretion, FASCINATING! Listen up to how our bodies work then apply these drugs.

What a captivating name.....Thiazolidindiones!! Besides understanding how these drugs work, we learn what a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program is, and why drugs are placed on this program. 

Sandra Muchilwa is a registered nurse with five years experience in Nairobi Kenya. As a radiology nurse she shares with us her journey in becoming a nurse and what her experience as a radiology nurse is like. Join us and learn about a different role in nursing. 

In this episode we discuss another two of the oral anti-diabetics. These two get grouped together because they have some similarities on how they decrease blood glucose. Hint.... Hint not insulin production.

In this episode we look at "What is Diabetes Mellitus?". I

t's a short introduction to help us better understand how the different classes of drugs get plugged in with the goal to treat and control high blood sugar levels.