Assessing medication packaging and labelling appropriateness in Sri Lanka

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

E. J. Walkom¹  J. Robertson¹  S. Dharmaratne¹  N. Athuraliya¹ 

[1] 1Department of Medicine, The Maitland Hospital Clinical School, 550-560 High Street, Maitland, 2320 NSW Australia

关键词: Medicines;    Packaging;    Labelling;    Dispensing;    Pharmacy practice;    Low-middle income countries;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40545-016-0091-5

学科分类：药理学

来源: BioMed Central

【 摘 要 】

Background

There is substantial evidence of poor dispensing practices with inadequate packaging and labelling of medicines, and limited advice on their usage in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We examined the labelling and packaging of medicines identified during a survey of 1322 households in six regions of Sri Lanka between 2010 and 2013 conducted using the World Health Organization (WHO) methodology for household surveys. We compared medicines obtained from public and private sources and asked interviewees if they understood how to take the medicines.

【 授权许可】

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