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Audit of essential medicine listing and registration status of medicines on standard treatment guidelines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda: Case study of malaria, tuberculosis, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus

2024Open accessMakerere University

Abstract

Alignment between treatment guidelines, EMLs and drug registers is crucial for effective national pharmaceutical policy. Research is needed to understand the inclusion of medicines on STGs and DSGs which fall outside WHO treatment guidelines; the non-alignment of some STGs and DSGs, and STGs and DSGs including medicines which are not on country EML and drug register.

Research topics

  • Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.1177/20542704241232814

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