Paracetamol tablet
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Pregnant women
|
Prescribe paracetamol as an incentive for patients’ patronage with FHC
services
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All medicines must be prescribed only if clinically needed by
patients.
|
A substantial decrease in the rate of paracetamol prescribing over time.
Sustainability might be a challenge
|
Nystatin syrup
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Children under five
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When under-five children have present with white patches in the
mouth
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The clinicians must establish the possible existence of a fungal
infection.
|
A decrease in Nystatin prescribing rate.
Laboratory diagnosis of fungal infection is a challenge
|
Artemether and lumefantrine (FDC)
|
Pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under five
|
Patients presenting with high body temperature were prescribed
antimalarial without definitive laboratory diagnosis
|
Dispensed only if there is an accompanying positive lab report
|
A reduction in the rate of antimalaria prescribing.
Sustainability of the policy might be a challenge
|
Amoxicillin syrup tablets
Or capsules
|
All patients
|
All patients with signs of upper respiratory infection.
|
Not more than one antibiotic on a patient’s prescription
|
Decrease wastage of medicines and unnecessary use of antibiotics
|
Prescription leaflets |
All patients |
Non-prescribers without the legal
framework use to prescribed for patients |
All prescriptions must come
from doctors, CHO or healthcare provider with the legal framework and
competence |
Preventions of medication errors, and wastage of
medicines |
Prescription |
All patients |
Some healthcare providers prescribing on
any leaflets |
All prescriptions must be written on the hospital
provided prescription leaflets before drugs can be dispensed. |
Reduction in prescriptions with errors and medicines
wastage |
Prescription |
Under-five children |
Effective dosage calculation in an
instance where the prescribers omit dosage. |
The weight of the child
must be written in all prescriptions for children under the age of five. |
Help prevent overdosing and drug toxicities |