The Revolving Fund Pharmacy Model: backing up the Ministry of Health supply chain in western Kenya

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 358-366

  Manji, Imran ^a   Manyara, Simon M ^a   Jakait, Beatrice ^a   Ogallo, William ^a,b   Hagedorn, Isabel C ^c   Lukas, Stephanie ^a   Kosgei, Eunice J ^a   Pastakia, Sonak D ^a,d  

^a ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to medicines; essential medicines; pharmacy; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CARVEDILOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENALAPRIL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IBUPROFEN; METFORMIN; NIFEDIPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; RANITIDINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CENTER; KENYA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVOLVING FUND PHARMACY;

EID: 84987704174     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12254     Document Type: Article

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