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100			_aDeogratias M Katabalo _944838
222			_aAccredited Drug Dispensing Outlets, Essential Medicines, Tanzania
245			_aAvailability of Selected Essential Prescription Medicines and Trained Dispensers in Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania. A Case Study of Hanang District Council in Manyara Region Northern Tanzania
260			_aMwanza: _bInternational Journal of Contemporary Medical Research & _bTanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] _cJuly 2019
300			_aPages 1-5
520			_aABSTRACT Introduction: The accredited drug dispensing outlet (ADDO), popularly known in Swahili as Duka la Dawa Muhimu (DLDM) are shops controlled by Pharmacy council under Pharmacy Act number 1 of 2011.The Act has specific premise standards for ADDO shops, and the owners must have a dispenser trained in ADDO programs. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of selected essential prescription medicines and trained dispensers in Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets shops. Material and methods: A cross section survey was conducted in 44 Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets out of 46 in five Divisions of Hanang district in Manyara region northern Tanzania. These Divisions were Balangda, Bassutu, Simbay, Endasack and Katesh. Results: The study found 44(82%) of the interviewed dispensers were trained in Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets programs. Also out of 14 selected essential prescription medicines which were assessed, only 60% were available in these shops. Conclusion: Availability of selected essential prescription medicines is not adequate, as 40% of the assessed medicines were not available, despite of 82% of Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets shops having trained dispensers, there is still a significant percent (18%) of them which are run by untrained dispenser posing risks of irrational treatment to clients of these shops.
700			_aKayo Hamasaki _919693
700			_a J Melkisedeck _944943
700			_a Stanley Mwita _922957
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.7.18
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