It reviews, assesses and analyses the current situation and identifies priority issues relating to pharmaceuticals, and includes a plan of action for the Project, with the focus on the development and...
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Report of a study which assessed the quality of 13 essential drugs commonly used in Zimbabwe. The research compared the quality of drugs at selected health centres and district hospitals with the init...
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This publication reports the findings of field surveys and simulation studies on ergometrine, methylergometrine and oxytocin, which are used in the treatment and prevention of excessive uterine bleedi...
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It reports on an assessment of stability patterns of common oral oxytocics to evaluate their usefulness in reducing postpartum haemorrhage in tropical areas. Simulation studies assessed the influence ...
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This is a report of an informal consultation which reviewed the policies, objectives and strategies of the Action Programme on Essential Drugs' operational research component. Document in pdf format; ...
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This is a report of an international conferencewhich brought together people wanting to improve the coordination of strategies in operational research related to the rational use of drugs. Document in...
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It presents the findings of a sociocultural research project to learn more about consumers' attitudes and behavioural patterns with regard to allopathic and traditional medicines; researchers collect...
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It provides an overview of the pharmaceutical situation in the Americas, with the focus on access to drugs, financing policies, and regulation and registration, and a brief analysis of the drug situat...
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It provides an outline of the consensus which has been reached in the Andean countries on a common pharmaceutical policy, and describes various aspects of pharmaceutical policy, including legislation,...
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It presents the procedures which shall be followed by the World Health Organization in the selection of recommended international nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances, in accordance with...
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