Title:
Strategies to Improve Rational Use of Drug in Afghanistan
Authors:
Frohar, Aziz
Year:
2014
PAGE:
viii, 39
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Nutrition
Keywords:
Rational use of drug, strategies, good practice, Afghanistan, essential drug
Abstract:
Rational use of drug defines as patient receives medication appropriately based on his/her need, appropriate dose, in an adequate period of time and finally with the lowest cost (WHO 1987). Rational use of drug is a problem in Afghanistan. Strategies are available to address this issue through development of national drug policy, treatment guidelines, drug therapeutic committee and essential drug list. These strategies were not adequately developed in Afghanistan (MoPH/ WHO 2011). This study is a literature review. The general objective of this study is to identify, describe and analyze the strategies to improve rational use of drug in Afghanistan. To identify and describe the good practice for strategies to improve rational use of drug using WHO framework (educational, managerial, regulatory and economic) strategies which was developed by Kathleen Holloway in 2005. This framework was adapted to support me to identify and to describe the good practice and the situation in Afghanistan. Within the strategies in Afghanistan, we addressed several gaps as lack of patient centered approach, lack of educational programs for the health professionals, lack of Drug Regulatory Authority and irrational prescription. Based on the good practice, in Afghanistan, 1- patient centered approach need to be improved by providing sufficient information on their drug and being interactively engaged with patients. 2-The educational programs for the doctors and pharmacists lack certain subjects with respect to rational use of drug that need to be targeted by the government to enrich the curricula. 3-Strategies are needed to establish pharmacovigilance unit, to accredit the drug quality control laboratory. 4- Providing of reimbursement system for essential drug is essential to improve rational use of drug and drug affordability
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institue)
Department:
Development Policy & Practice
Country:
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Region:
South Asia & Central Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health / International Course in Health Development
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2014 Frohar
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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