National Drug Policy (Second Edition) - Ghana: 1.0 DRUG SELECTION: 1.2 Objective

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National Drug Policy (Second Edition) - Ghana (GNDP; 2004; 37 pages)
	PREFACE
	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
	LIST OF ACRONYMS
	INTRODUCTION
	GOAL
	OBJECTIVES
	SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
	1.0 DRUG SELECTION
		1.1 Preamble
		1.2 Objective
		1.3 Policy Statement
			1.3.1 Essential Drugs
	2.0 DRUG PROCUREMENT, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION
		2.1 Preamble
		2.2 Objective
		2.3 Policy Statement
			2.3.1. Procurement
			2.3.2 Storage
			2.3.3 Distribution
	3.0 DRUG FINANCING
		3.1 Preamble
		3.2 Objective
		3.3 Policy Statement
	4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE
		4.1 Preamble
		4.2 Objective
		4.3 Policy statement
			4.3.1 Quality of Drugs.
			4.3.2 Drug Registration
			4.3.3 Quality of service
			4.3.4 Drug Advertisement and Promotion
	5.0 LOCAL MANUFACTURE OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
		5.1 Preamble
		5.2 Objective
		5.3 Policy statement
	6.0 RATIONAL DRUG USE
		6.1 Preamble
		6.2 Objective
		6.3 Policy Statement
			6.3.1 Education and Training
			6.3.2 Drug Information
			6.3.3 Prescribing
			6.3.4 Dispensing
			6.3.5 Patient Compliance and Self-Medication
			6.3.6 Drug and Therapeutics Committees
			6.3.7 Disposal of expired drugs.
			6.3.8 Pharmacovigilance
	7.0 GLOBAL TRADE AND PHARMACEUTICALS
		7.1 Preamble
		7.2 Objective
		7.3 Policy statement
	8.0 EMERGING DISEASES AND PHARMACEUTICALS
		8.1 Preamble
		8.2 Objective
		8.3 Policy statement
	9.0 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR DRUG MANAGEMENT
		9.1 Preamble
		9.2 Objectives
		9.3 Policy statement
	10.0 TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
		10.1 Preamble
		10.2 Objective
		10.3 Policy Statement
	11.0 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
		11.1 Preamble
		11.2 Objective
		11.3 Policy statement
	12.0 NATIONAL DRUG POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
		12.1 Preamble
		12.2 Objective
		12.3 Policy statement
			12.3.1 Operationalisation of Policy
			12.3.2 Monitoring and evaluation
	ANNEX A: DEFINITIONS
	ANNEX B: RELEVANT REGULATIONS ON PHARMACEUTICALS

1.2 Objective

To ensure that drugs selected for incorporation into the Essential Drug List (EDL) are suitable for the appropriate treatment of prevailing diseases and that drug needs at different levels of the health care system are met.

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