Assessment of Availability of Selected Essential Prescription Medicines and Trained Dispensers in Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets at Hanang District Council.
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz: www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2015Description: ix; 39 Pages; Includes ReferencesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Background: The accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO), popularly known in Swahili as Duka la Dawa Muhimu (DLDM). These shops are controlled by Pharmacy council under Pharmacy Act # 1 of 2011. The Act has specific premise standard for ADDO shops, and the owners must have a Trained Dispenser on ADDO program.
Objective: The purpose of this study it to determine the presence of selected essential prescription medicine and trained dispensers in ADDO shops.
Methodology: A cross section survey was conducted 44 ADDO shops out of 46 shops in five divisions at Hanang District. These divisions were Balangda, Bassutu, Simbay, Endasack and Katesh.
Results: 96% of ADDO shops were visited which is 44 out of shops. In those shops 36 out of 44 (82%) interviewed dispensers have been trained in ADDO programs, while 18% (8 dispensers have not been trained in ADDO program). Also 93% of 14 selected essential prescription medicines were assessed and 60% were available and 40% of the assessed medicines were no available in these ADDO shops.
Conclusion: Availability of selected essential prescription is not adequate, as 40% of the assessed medicines were not present to these ADDO shops, not only that but trained dispensers are not sufficiently since some of the ADDO shops are dispensed by non-trained dispensers. Yet there were a lot factors which contribute to the shortage of these medicines but the most common were,
1. Low capital of the owners
2. Clients are not available for some medicines
3. Some medicine are cost, that clients can’t afford buying them
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Abstract:
Background: The accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO), popularly known in Swahili as Duka la Dawa Muhimu (DLDM). These shops are controlled by Pharmacy council under Pharmacy Act # 1 of 2011. The Act has specific premise standard for ADDO shops, and the owners must have a Trained Dispenser on ADDO program.
Objective: The purpose of this study it to determine the presence of selected essential prescription medicine and trained dispensers in ADDO shops.
Methodology: A cross section survey was conducted 44 ADDO shops out of 46 shops in five divisions at Hanang District. These divisions were Balangda, Bassutu, Simbay, Endasack and Katesh.
Results: 96% of ADDO shops were visited which is 44 out of shops. In those shops 36 out of 44 (82%) interviewed dispensers have been trained in ADDO programs, while 18% (8 dispensers have not been trained in ADDO program). Also 93% of 14 selected essential prescription medicines were assessed and 60% were available and 40% of the assessed medicines were no available in these ADDO shops.
Conclusion: Availability of selected essential prescription is not adequate, as 40% of the assessed medicines were not present to these ADDO shops, not only that but trained dispensers are not sufficiently since some of the ADDO shops are dispensed by non-trained dispensers. Yet there were a lot factors which contribute to the shortage of these medicines but the most common were,
1. Low capital of the owners
2. Clients are not available for some medicines
3. Some medicine are cost, that clients can’t afford buying them
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