Objective: To identify how the implementation of a peripheral pharmaceutical intervention program influences the prevention of anemia in children from 0 to 5 years of age.Materials and methods: A quantitative, descriptive and comparative study was conducted with a purposive non-probability sampling. The study population consisted of 40 children and the sample included 28 children from 0 to 5 yearsof age, of both sexes, living in the Carlos Manuel Cox shanty town, located in the district of Ancón, province of Lima, Peru. Hematological tests were performed to measure the hemoglobin level in the children, and questionnaires wereadministered to their caregivers or parents. An awareness program on anemia, parasitosis, nutritious food, good hygienepractices, medical control, and medical and pharmacological treatment was undertaken. A Likert scale was used to determine the prevention of iron d...

La ferropenia es la causa más frecuente de anemia en niños, especialmente en edad preescolar, con una prevalencia mayor a 35% en menores de 24 meses. Los países sudamericanos generan programas nacionales para la prevención y tratamiento de la anemia ferropénica; algunos casos son exitosos y otros funcionan limitadamente.

Objective: To evaluate antidiabetic activity of water and ethanol extracts from Psidium guajava L. leaves in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Material and Methods: Hyperglycemia was induced in albino rats by administering alloxan monohydrate (100 mg/kg i.p.). Water extract at a dose of 250 mg/kg was administered at a single dose, while ethanol extracts at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg were also administered at a single dose. Blood glucose was determined two hours after administering the extracts. Results: The addition of water and ethanol extracts of Psidium guajava L. tended to decrease the blood glucose concentration. The water extract at a concentration of 250 mg/kg was found to be more potent than ethanol extracts with the lowest mean glucose concentration of 86.67 mg/dL two hours after it was administered. The effect of ethanol extract was only observed at the concentration of 500 mg/kg ...