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Contribution to the issue of essential drugs in Czechoslovakia
1Department of the Organization and Management of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
Objective:
To determine the ratio represented by essential drugs (EDs) in the total consumption of drugs in Czechoslovakia in 1989.
Design:
Retrospective analysis of the assortment and consumption of EDs in 1989.
Setting:
Department of the Organization and Management of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bratislava.
Main Outcome Measures:
Consumption of drugs and/or pharmacotherapeutic groups, expressed by the number of formulations, number of units, and in financial terms.
Results:
EDs constitute approximately one-third of the total consumption of drugs in Czechoslovakia (both in terms of volume and finances); almost 60 percent of EDs have dosage forms and concentrations identical to those shown in the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Drugs (Sixth List).
Conclusions:
The results obtained indicate that there is need for a regular updating of the drug policy within the public health branch of the government to more effectively regulate the production and import of drugs.
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