Insights following change in drug policy: A descriptive study for antimalarial prescription practices in children of public sector health facilities in Jharkhand state of India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-277

  Mishra, Neelima ^a   Gupta, Ruchi ^a   Singh, Sagya ^b   Rana, Roma ^a   Shahi, Bhartendu ^a   Das, Manoj Kumar ^b   Anvikar, Anupkumar R ^a   Valecha, Neena ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b IDVC Project Field Unit (Under National Institute of Malaria Research)   (India)

Author keywords

ACT; Antimalarial prescription practices; Implementation of drug policy; India

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; DRUG COMBINATION; FANASIL, PYRIMETHAMINE DRUG COMBINATION; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INDIA; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC SECTOR; PYRIMETHAMINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 84892778242     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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