Prescribing for Patients Seeking Maternal and Child Healthcare in Sierra Leone: A Multiregional Retrospective Cross-Sectional Assessments of Prescribing Pattern Using WHO Drug Use Indicators.
John Alimamy KabbaPeter Bai JamesZongjie LiChristian HansonJie ChangChenai KitchenMinghuan JiangMingyue ZhaoCaijun YangYu FangPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2020)
Following WHO drug use indicators used in this study, drugs were irrationally prescribed within government hospitals providing free healthcare in Sierra Leone. Sustainability of the free healthcare scheme will require efficient medicine supply and management strategies. Therefore, the formulation of stewardship programs and/or an active Drug and Therapeutics Committee may be necessary to optimise drug use in these hospitals.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- cross sectional
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- adverse drug
- public health
- drug delivery
- peritoneal dialysis
- small molecule
- prognostic factors
- birth weight
- physical activity
- pregnant women
- electronic health record
- health insurance
- weight gain
- acute care