Minimum information needed by prescribers.

Herxheimer, Andrew; Lionel, N. D. W.

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“…The training should also lay emphasis on evaluation of new AMAs from formularies and drug promotional literature. 12,13 Awareness and training to clinicians will reduce the cost of treatment of infectious disease as shown by certain studies. 14 One study has shown that maximum price was twice than minimum for oral AMAs.…”

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Analysis of price variation of some commonly used antibacterial agents

Srivastava¹,

Kantharia²

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious problem. Resistance may develop due to irrational use including poor patient compliance due to prescription of expensive drugs. In present study, the variation in the price of commonly used antibacterial was analysed.Methods: The price of commonly used antibacterial agents listed in recent issues of CIMS and MIMS was analysed in respect of number of brands available, price range (10 tablets or capsules) and 1 ampoule or vial (parenteral preparation) i.e. minimum, maximum and average price and price ratio (maximum/minimum). FDCs and formulation with only 1-2 brands were excluded.Results: The number of brands of oral antibacterial agents varied from 3 (faropenem 200 mg) to 90 (azithromycin 500 mg). The maximum price variation amongst different brands was 21.64 for levofloxacin 500 mg followed by 14.28 and 11.26 for linezolid 600 mg and moxifloxacin 400 mg respectively. For parenteral preparations, the number of brands varied from 2 (gentamicin 80 mg) to 57 (ceftriaxone 1 g). The maximum price variation was 5.05 for meropenem 1 g followed by 3.69 and 2.63 for meropenem 500 mg and ceftriaxone 1 g respectively.Conclusions: A very wide price variation was observed amongst different brands of both oral and parenteral formulations of antibacterial agents. Prescribing expensive brands may lead to resistance due to poor patient compliance.

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Analysis of price variation of some commonly used antibacterial agents

Srivastava¹,

Kantharia²

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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“…The dissemination of scientific information is rapid due to regular reporting in the scientific medical literature (1)(2)(3). There is also a range of medical information services available, some of which have been operating for nearly 30 years (4).…”

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A 10-Year Review of the Teaching Hospital-Based National Drug and Toxicology Information Service in Zimbabwe

Kasilo

Froese

1989

J Clin Pharm Ther

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SUMMARYThe drug and toxicology information service (DaTIS), at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, was set up in 1979. The service is mainly delivered to health professionals and to a lesser extent to the community, The DaTIS is designed to help solve complex clinical questions. Most of the requests are made by telephone. Urgent questions may be initially answered by telephone, or a phone call can be returned after in-depth documentation. A complete answer with references may be written and sent to the enquirer. Written non-urgent questions may be sent a few days to a few weeks later.This report is based on a systematic review of records compiled over the period between January 1983 and July 1988. Of the 1,000 requests received and recorded during the period under consideration, approximately 750 (75';;) were on drug information and 250 (25%) were on poisoning or toxicological information. The most common causes of poisonings were due to organophosphate pesticides and fertilizers, Elephant's Ear, Amanita Phalloides mushroom, medicines affecting the central nervous system, e.g. tranquilizers, psychotropics, and chemicals, especially those used for hair relaxing. Only the first three causes of poisoning are discussed in detail. Most of the queries relating to poisoning, especially those received during the night, were not recorded. These results confirm the need for an adequate number of qualified and committed manpower to share the work-load in DaTIS as well as in teaching, research and in the continuous health education of the community. The results obtained by DaTIS and a recent survey (14) indicate that Zimbabwe has a big poisoning problem, especially with regard to pesticides and treatments recommended by the traditional healer. Education and information dissemination to health professionals, workers and the general public on the toxic agents concerned are vita1 and, although steps have been taken in this direction, much still remains to be Correspondence: Dr 0. J. Kasilo. 355

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“…Herxheimer & Lionel have suggested a list of 15 indicators/items as minimum scientific information in drug advertisement. 16 Like Tomson & Weerasuriya 8 we also suggest minimum of five indicators to be included in every drug advertisement viz. claim & reminder advertisements (table I).…”

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EVALUATION OF DRUG ADVERTISEMENTS IN A MEDICAL JOURNALThough ideally the scientific information provided by pharmaceutical companies in drug advertisements should be for promotion of rational use of drugs, this objective is rarely achieved, as often the d

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Though ideally the scientific information provided by pharmaceutical companies indrug advertisements should be for promotion of rational use of drugs, this objective israrely achieved, as often the data is incomplete and biased. Analytical studies withthe help of standard indicators on this aspect of drug advertisements are very fewfrom developing countries. We analyzed all medical drug advertisements in elevenconsecutive issues of Journal of Nepal Medical Association published between 1993and 1996 with a special emphasis on their conformity with WHO guidelines andInternational Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IFPMA) codefor drug advertisement.The 78 advertisements in the Journal of Nepal Medical Association constituted 7.7%pages of the eleven issues. Of the 38 products advertised, 30 (79%) were manufacturedoutside Nepal. Antimicrobial agents were the most frequently advertised group ofdrugs (47.4%). While generic name was not mentioned in 16.7% of the advertisements,the information on indications, adverse effects and contra-indications was lacking in37%, 88.4% and 87.1% of the advertisements respectively. Only 11.5% ofadvertisements provided information on generic name, indications, dosage, adverseeffects and contra indications. However, none of the advertisement was "complete"on the basis of the indicators of WHO guidelines and IFPMA codes.Key Words: Medical drug advertisement, drug information, WHO guidelines, IFPMA code.

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Minimum information needed by prescribers.

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Analysis of price variation of some commonly used antibacterial agents

Analysis of price variation of some commonly used antibacterial agents

A 10-Year Review of the Teaching Hospital-Based National Drug and Toxicology Information Service in Zimbabwe

EVALUATION OF DRUG ADVERTISEMENTS IN A MEDICAL JOURNALThough ideally the scientific information provided by pharmaceutical companies in drug advertisements should be for promotion of rational use of drugs, this objective is rarely achieved, as often the d

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