Impact of prepackaging antimalarial drugs on cost to patients and compliance with treatment

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 394-399

  Yeboah Antwi, K ^a   Gyapong, J O ^b   Asare, I K ^b   Barnish, G ^c   Evans, D B ^d   Adjei, S ^b  

^a KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimalarials administration and dosage; Drug; Drug costs; Drug packaging; Ghana (source: MeSH); Patient compliance; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; PARACETAMOL;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE; MALARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COST; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHLOROQUINE; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PACKAGING; GHANA; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0035007463     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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