Effects of a national policy advocating rational drug use on decreases in outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates in Thailand

Effects of a national policy advocating rational drug use on decreases in outpatient antibiotic prescribing rates in Thailand

Objective: This study examined the effects of a national policy advocating rational drug use (RDU), namely, the ‘RDU Service Plan’, starting in fiscal year 2017 and implemented by the Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), on trends in antibiotic prescribing rates for outpatients. The policy was imp...

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Main Authors: Onanong Waleekhachonloet, Thananan Rattanachotphanit, Chulaporn Limwattananon, Noppakun Thammatacharee, Supon Limwattananon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2021-03-01
Series:Pharmacy Practice
Subjects:
anti-bacterial agents
outpatients
hospitals
inappropriate prescribing
drug resistance bacterial
public health
policy
diffusion of innovation
change management
interrupted time series analysis
thailand
Online Access:https://www.pharmacypractice.org/journal/index.php/pp/article/view/2201

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