Executive summary Essential medicines satisfy the priority health-care needs of the
population. Essential medicines policies are crucial to promoting health and achieving …

Objetivo Analisar o uso racional de medicamentos na atenção primária em saúde (APS) a
partir dos indicadores preconizados pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS). Métodos …

Background Owing to lack of indicators, researchers are compelled to use non-specific
indicators to assess rational use of medicines in children. Thus, paediatric-specific issues …

Background To build capacity in medicines management, the Uganda Ministry of Health
introduced a nationwide supervision, performance assessment and recognition strategy …

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to promote strategies that ensure
efficacy, safety, suitability, and cost-effectiveness of medicine prescription. Health systems …

Quality indicators are increasingly used as a tool to achieve safe and quality clinical care. A
significant number of them focus on drug therapy, but few address the problem of …

The steady growth of pharmaceutical expenditures is a major concern for health policy
makers and health care managers in Malaysia. Our study examined the factors affecting the …

Tóm tắt Mục đích: Khảo sát tình hình sử dụng thuốc trong điều trị ngoại trú thông qua một số
chỉ số sử dụng thuốc. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu được thực hiện theo phương …

Abstract Prevalensi penyakit Infeksi Saluran Pernafasan Akut (ISPA) non pneumonia
terbilang cukup tinggi. Terapi antibiotik seringkali digunakan dalam penanganan ISPA non …

Objective: As chief prescribers, physicians could have a key role in rational drug use. Core
prescribing indicators of all physicians have been evaluated in the Islamic Republic of Iran …