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BeBe! yee Cast ree. 2091) B Afrldi- 29% batch ssential Tt consists of main component are i. Essential drug concept (EDC) li, Essential drug list (EDL) Define EDs: Drug that satisfies the health care needs of majority of population, Criteria: + Free available Safe Efficious Effective Cost . Provide favorable risk benefits ratio Should be selected by the generic name (INN) Majority of the people can be treated Preference should be given to those drugs that are thoroughly studied (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxic profile) * Which is not constant, changeable, and varies from country to country Objectives: * To develop and improve the drug supply system + Toassist in developing national health policy * To ensure availability of safe, effective drug at lowest possible cost in support of Phe for-all people To provide rational use of drug in the globe Importance or advantages: Reduction in the number of the pharmaceutical product Improvement of quality of drug utilization Facilitating the use of drug that are more economic and rational Overcome the primary health problem by providing safe, efficious, cost effective drug * Stimulation of local pharmaceutical industries Afeadl—age batch = To avoid irrational prescribing + For developing prescribing behaviors rational and scientific oer ccrend the accessibiliies of the most necessary drug -Meager amount of budget in the health sector ‘Unequal distribution of wealth in urbor and rural population Avoidance of use of unnecessary non essential drug Tradition to use medicine instead of emphasizing hygiene and nutrition Utilization of the resource available in the country For optimum benefits to the population, prescriber should keep in their mind ‘that ‘fewer drug better therapy’ and newer drug always not a better therapy ‘ond many excellent drugs are often cheap Metis containing the registered medicinal product that prepared by drug administration. + 1” published in Bangladesh 1982 and revised in 1996. Last updated in 2008 = Who model list of essenti ial drug 1" published in.1997 and updated several Levels of EDL: | time 1. Village health care level 2. Primary health care level 3. Tertiary health care level 4. Specialized drug Village health care level: + Cover upto village + 12 items ‘+ Examples- paracetamol, ORS, ampicillin ete Primary health core level: ‘+ Cover up to thana level + 45 items (above 12 to 33 newer) ‘+ Examples- injection, cholera solution, i Erorwiee Gee nj. Benzyl penicillin, atropine, y Afrial- 19% batch Tertiary health hi ‘+ Includes district level, teaching institutes and medical college + 150 items (above 45 to 105 newer) + Examples ~ escitaloprm, digoxin, captopril ete + For specialized treatment + Examples - i. Anti cancer drug: methotraxate, cisplastin, vinplastin, vincristin etc ii. Anti sterility drug: clomiphene citrate

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