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The concept of an essential drugs list is a cornerstone of the National Drug Policy and an essential step in the transformation of the health care delivery system in South Africa. The process of compiling treatment guidelines and essential drugs lists is ongoing, and frequent updates will be necessary, involving, inter alia, indigenous research groups and the regulatory authoritys advice, certified good manufacturing practice and quality assurance. The document presented is thus the beginning of a continuous process.
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These initial products cover common health problems and drugs lists at secondary and tertiary hospital level. There were problem areas, where common conditions arise by concentration and are complicated, problematic, essentially rare, expensive to diagnose and to treat and require complicated procedures. Such conditions, e.g. onco-therapy, dialysis, transplantation, and HIV/AIDS, require
special mention and attention at a different level. A next stage would be to consider the appointment of panels of experts, guided by health authority policies, to develop protocols, covering all aspects, including cost implications, palliation, treatment, prognosis, selection criteria and mechanisms of funding.
Hopefully the completed initial step will facilitate the development of rational prescribing and dispensing, eliminate wastage, encourage research and critical evaluation and facilitate equity in health care. |
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http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/pharmis-f.html |
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