Table 4 Indicators for policy implementation: comparison of the proportion (%) of low income countries that implemented the respective sub-policies for promoting rational use of medicines in 2003 and 2007 [30]
From: The current status and trend of clinical pharmacology in developing countries
Year | 2003 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|
Availability of STGs | ||
• STGs at National level | 67.3% | 89% |
• STGs at Primary Health level | 75% | 72% |
• NMF for EML | 56.4% | 57% |
Education and information | ||
• EML in Med-Curriculum | 67.3% | 65.9% |
• STG in Med-Curriculum | 62.2% | 59.5% |
• CME for doctors | 37.7% | 51.1% |
• Provided Med. Inform. to prescribers | 32.1% | 36.2% |
• Public Education on Antibiotics | 37.0% | 44.4% |
Key policies and regulations to promote rational drug use | ||
• ADR monitoring | 32.7% | 50.0% |
• DTC in General Hospitals | 38.8% | 41.5% |
• DTC in Regional Hospitals | 36.2% | 31.4% |
• AMR-policy | 23.6% | 20.0% |