Availability of Pediatric Formulations in Public Health Care System in India: A Case Study.
Indian J Pediatr
; 88(3): 227-234, 2021 03.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32086758
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the availability of pediatric formulations in Essential Medicines Lists and public health care facility in India.METHODS:
Availability of pediatric formulations in the public health sector was evaluated by assessing inclusion of pediatric formulations in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), Delhi Essential Medicine List (DEML), Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Essential Medicines Lists (EML) and comparing it with the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines for children (WHO, EMLc). In addition, availability of 30 essential medicines in a public, tertiary care hospital was assessed over a period of 1 y.RESULTS:
Many medicines present in WHO EMLc were not there in NLEM and DEML. The number of pediatric medicines formulations not available in pediatric doses as compared to WHO EMLc was 98,97 and 97 in NLEM, DEML and IAP respectively. Palliative care was the most neglected area in all the lists. In the public health care facility, only 53% of the tracer pediatric medicines were available.CONCLUSIONS:
There is less availability of pediatric formulations in the Indian NEML and state DEML. Availability of key tracer pediatric medicine formulations in public health facility is poor. A separate pediatric EML is required in the country to improve focus on availability of child-specific formulations.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
/
1_ASSA2030
/
2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
11_delivery_arrangements
/
1_medicamentos_vacinas_tecnologias
/
2_cobertura_universal
Asunto principal:
Pediatría
/
Medicamentos Esenciales
Límite:
Child
/
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India