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The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Published on: August 11, 2008
まとめ
世界保健機関 (WHO)
科学分野:
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
背景:
- 世界保健機関 (WHO) は,開発途上国の合理的な薬物使用を導くために,1977年に必須医薬品リストを確立しました.
- このリストには当初16種類の抗生物質しか含まれていなかったため,抗生物質の必須成分に対する集中的なアプローチが強調された.
研究 の 目的:
- 中米で販売されている抗生物質医薬品の利用可能性と特性を評価する.
- 販売されている抗生物質製品の合理的な薬物使用に関するWHOの原則との調和を評価する.
主な方法:
- 中米8カ国で利用可能な抗生物質製品に関するレビューが行われました.
- 収集されたデータには,製品の数,併用薬の普及率,および副作用に関する提供された情報の適切さが含まれています.
主要な成果:
- レビューされたほとんどの国では,200以上の抗生物質医薬品が販売されており,WHOの必須リストをはるかに上回っています.
- これらの製品の約3分の1は,治療価値が疑わしい組み合わせ抗生物質でした.
- 薬剤の副作用に関する適切な情報を提供できず,抗生物質は処方箋なしで入手することが多かった.
結論:
- 抗生物質の過度な使用と誤用は,研究された中米諸国における潜在的なリスクである.
- WHOの必須医薬品リストの原則を遵守することで,抗生物質の誤用に関連するリスクを軽減することができます.
- 厳格な規制と情報拡散の改善は,合理的な抗生物質利用に不可欠です.
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