Mr. Bartholomew Yir-erong is an Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine (ITAM), University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho.
Education
Mr. Yir-erong studied for a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Pharmaceutics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi following his completion of the University for Development Studies, where he got his first degree, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Applied Chemistry.
Work experience
Mr. Yir-erong has over eight (8) years of work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He previously worked as a senior quality control chemist at Kinapharma Ltd for over seven (7) years. He did his National Service at the laboratory services department of the Food and Drug Authority, Accra. He has helped in training several student interns on various aspects of drug analysis—quality control of drugs and other general laboratory activities.
Science /Research output
His’s research interests are in the screening, chemical analysis, quality control and standardization of medicinal plant or herbal extracts or fractions for their pharmacological properties and the formulation of these into pharmaceutical dosage forms, especially for problematic patient groups—paediatrics and geriatrics. Such pharmacological properties include antimalarial, antimicrobial, or anticancer and other wound healing activity. He also has a special research focus on alternative and complementary medicines.
Selected Publications
He has some publications to his credit including the following:
Bartholomew Yir-erong, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Isaac Ayensu, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Joshua Boateng (2018). The Challenges and Knowledge Gaps in Malaria Therapy: A Stakeholder Approach to Improving Oral Quinine Use in the Treatment of Childhood Malaria in Ghana. Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 2018, Article ID 1784645, 12 pages (Read more...)
Bartholomew Yir-erong, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Isaac Ayensu, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Joshua Boateng (2019). Oral thin films as a remedy for noncompliance in pediatric and geriatric patients. Therapeutic Delivery 10(7):443-464 (Read more...)