Baseline Survey of the Pharmaceutical Sector in Tanzania 2002: Main study results: DISCUSSION OF RESULTS: RATIONAL DRUG USE

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Baseline Survey of the Pharmaceutical Sector in Tanzania 2002 (WHO; 2002; 62 pages)
	Acronymys
	Acknowledgements
	Executive summary
	Introduction
		1. Tanzania Country Profile
		2. Background Information
	OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
	Sampling
	Ethical consideration
	Data collection
	Main study results
		Public health facilities’ results
		Household survey results
		DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
			ACCESS
				Availability of key drugs in health facilities
				Stock-out duration
				Affordability of key drugs in health facilities
				Adequacy of drug storage
			RATIONAL DRUG USE
				Patient Knowledge
				Tracer cases treated according to STGs
				Adherence to recommended treatment guidelines in treating Diarrhoea in children
				Adequately labelled drugs
				Average number of drugs per encounter
				Percentage of prescribed drugs dispensed
				Number of patients receiving antibiotics in one encounter
				Percentage of patients receiving injections
				Prescribing according to EDL
				Percentage of expired drugs
				Guidelines Availability
				Households survey
	Specific recommendations
	List of annexes
		Annex 1 - Survey form 1a: Central/district warehouse
		Annex 2 - Survey form 1b: Public health facility pharmacy
		Annex 3 - Survey form 2a: Central/district warehouse
		Annex 4 - Survey form 2b: Public health facility pharmacy
		Annex 5 - Survey form 3a: Central/district warehouse: Storage Checklist
		Annex 6 - Survey form 3b: Public health facility pharmacy: Storage Checklist
		Annex 7 - Survey form 4a: Public health facility pharmacy
		Annex 8 - Survey form 4b: Private pharmacy
		Annex 9 - Survey form 5: Private pharmacy
		Annex 10 - Survey form 6: Public health facility: Rational drug use - Prescribing indicator form
		Annex 11 - Survey form 7: Public health facility: Rational drug use - Patient care form
		Annex 12 - Survey form 8: Public health facility: STG
		Annex 13 - Survey form 9: Public health facility: Treatment of diarrhoea, ARI, and pneumonia
		Annex 14 - Survey form 9 (cont.): Public health facility: Treatment of other tracer diseases
		Annex 15 - Survey form 10: Household access and use of medicines
		Annex 16 - Comments on the forms

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