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Department of Pharmacy PracticeLife SciencesHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Mark Amankwa Harrison

9 Publications6 Research Themes7 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work centers on advancing understanding of blood pressure and hypertension, encompassing innovative approaches in drug accessibility, economic policies, and patient outcomes across various healthcare settings. Through systematic reviews and patient engagement studies, the researcher explores how drug use, particularly anti-hypertensive medications, impacts patient outcomes and healthcare delivery in Ghana. Their research also emphasizes enhancing pharmaceutical policy to improve access to cardiovascular medications in low- and middle-income countries, while addressing barriers to effective drug utilization. By examining both individual practices and broader healthcare systems, the researcher contributes to holistic solutions for hypertension control and patient care.

Key Research Themes (6)
Life Sciences

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Health Sciences

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Health Sciences

Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Social Sciences

Healthcare Policy and Management

Social Sciences

Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

Health Sciences

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Publications (9)

Continuous infectious diseases coverage by merging with a hospitalist practice in a small community hospital system

Open Access
2025Emergency and Acute Care StudiesDOI: 10.1002/jhm.70214

P-1885. Continuous Infectious Diseases Coverage by Merging with a Hospitalist Practice in a Small Community Hospital System

Open Access
2025Healthcare Policy and ManagementDOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2046

Access to cardiovascular medicines in low- and middle-income countries: a mini review

Open Access
2023Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyDOI: 10.1186/s41256-023-00301-6

Blood pressure—lowering medication prescribing, its adherence to guidelines and relationship with blood pressure control at a family medicine department

Open Access
2023Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1185

PS-C20-10: HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS BELIEFS, PERCEPTION AND EXPERIENCE OF GENERIC SUBSTITUTION, AND ADHERENCE AT A LARGE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN GHANA

2023Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyDOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000916872.84237.44

Drug‐related problems among hospitalized hypertensive and heart failure patients and physician acceptance of pharmacists' interventions at a teaching hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2022Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1002/hsr2.786

Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Utilization in Ghana’s Premier Hospital: Implications for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Open Access
2021Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121528

ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE MEDICINES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ADHERENCE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN GHANA

2021Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000749004.78123.9b

Anti-hypertensive medication access and affordability and their association with blood pressure control at a teaching hospital in Ghana

Open Access
2021Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.184.27977
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Pharmacy Practice
Total Publications9
Research Themes6
Open Access Papers7

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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