A Short Information Manual on: The Tanzania National Drug Policy, The Master Plan for the Pharmaceutical Sector 1992-2000 Tanzania Mainland - A Summary, Hospital Therapeutic Committees: A. The Tanzania National Drug Policy: 3. Tanzania National Drug Policy 1991: III. Rational Drug Use: 2. Drug Information

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A Short Information Manual on: The Tanzania National Drug Policy, The Master Plan for the Pharmaceutical Sector 1992-2000 Tanzania Mainland - A Summary, Hospital Therapeutic Committees (WHO; 1993; 42 pages)
	Foreword
	A. The Tanzania National Drug Policy
		1. Background
		2. Initial Activities
		3. Tanzania National Drug Policy 1991
			I. Introduction*
			II. Drug Availability
				1. Drug selection
				2. Drug procurement
				3. Distribution
				4. Quality assurance
			III. Rational Drug Use
				1. Education and Training
				2. Drug Information
				3. Control of Misuse
				4. Hospital Pharmaceuticals and Supplies Committees
				5. Advertising and Promotion
			IV. National Pharmaceutical Production
				1. Promotion
				2. Product Range and Coordination
				3. Pricing mechanisms
			V. Traditional Medicine
				1. Promotion
				2. Research and Production
				3. Safety and Use
			VI. Intersectoral Cooperation
			VII. Technical Cooperation with Other Countries
			VIII. Financial Resources
			IX. Legislation
		4. Notes of clarification on some statements in the National Drug Policy document
	B. The Masterplan for the Pharmaceutical Sector of Tanzania Mainland 1992 - 2000
		1. Introduction
		2. Central Medical Stores (CMS)
		3. Pharmaceuticals and Supplies Unit (PSU)
		4. Pharmacy Board
			4.1. General
			4.2. Drug Legislation
			4.3. Drug Registration
			4.4. Drug Inspection
			4.5. Drug Information
			4.6. Drug Advertising and Promotion
		5. Drug Quality Assurance and Control
		6. Local Production of Pharmaceutical Products
		7. Traditional Medicine
		8. Local Financing of Drugs
		9. Conclusions
	C. Hospital Therapeutic Committees
		I. Introduction
		II. Establishing Therapeutic Committees
		III. Functions of Hospital Therapeutic Committees
		IV. Discussion of the Functions
		V. Composition of Hospital Therapeutic Committees
		VI. Support of Hospital Therapeutic Committees

2. Drug Information

a. The aim of the National Drug Policy is to ensure that unbiased information about the correct handling and use of drugs is available to health workers at all levels and to the end user.

b. Independent and reliable, scientifically-based literature, aiming at rational prescribing and dispensing, will be disseminated to health workers and health units at all levels, including hospital Pharmaceuticals and supplies commit tees (see note 8).

c. A National Formulary will be developed to provide information about the essential drugs and Standard Treatment Schedules to health workers at all levels.

d. Information about drugs, appropriate drug use and alternatives to drug use will be disseminated to the public and to the individual end user in a language, understandable to all.

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