Abbreviations
KEMSA |
Kenya Medical Supplies Agency |
STD |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Levels of Care
The Essential Drugs List specifies the levels of care at which individual drugs may routinely be distributed, prescribed, and dispensed. The levels of care are:
KNH |
Kenyatta National Referral Hospital |
MTRH |
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital |
PGH |
Provincial General Hospital |
DH |
District Hospital |
SDH |
Sub District Hospital |
HC |
Health Centre |
Disp |
Dispensary |
CWH |
Community Health Worker |
Dosage Forms and Strengths
The following abbreviations are used for dosage forms and strengths in the Essential Drugs List:
Amps |
Ampoules |
Bott |
Bottles |
Cart |
Cartridges |
Cyl |
Cylinder |
W/V |
Weight per Volume |
Oint |
Ointment |
Pess |
Pessaries |
Caps |
Capsules |
Inj |
Injection |
Susp |
Suspension |
Syr |
Syrup |
Tabs |
Tablets |
IV |
Intravenous |
IM |
Intramuscular |
