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ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2021

Availability of Pediatric Formulations in Public Health Care System in India: A Case Study.

Vandana Roy, Shubha Singhal, Himanshu Tayal, A P Dubey

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Vandana RoyDepartment of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India. roy.vandana@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5955-3916
Shubha SinghalDepartment of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Himanshu TayalDepartment of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
A P DubeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Maulana Azad Medical College · INLok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital · IN

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objectivesTo assess the availability of pediatric formulations in Essential Medicines Lists and public health care facility in India.

methodsAvailability of pediatric formulations in the public health sector was evaluated by assessing inclusion of pediatric formulations in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), Delhi Essential Medicine List (DEML), Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Essential Medicines Lists (EML) and comparing it with the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines for children (WHO, EMLc). In addition, availability of 30 essential medicines in a public, tertiary care hospital was assessed over a period of 1 y.

resultsMany medicines present in WHO EMLc were not there in NLEM and DEML. The number of pediatric medicines formulations not available in pediatric doses as compared to WHO EMLc was 98,97 and 97 in NLEM, DEML and IAP respectively. Palliative care was the most neglected area in all the lists. In the public health care facility, only 53% of the tracer pediatric medicines were available.

conclusionsThere is less availability of pediatric formulations in the Indian NEML and state DEML. Availability of key tracer pediatric medicine formulations in public health facility is poor. A separate pediatric EML is required in the country to improve focus on availability of child-specific formulations.

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Drugs, EssentialPediatricsChildDelivery of Health CareHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIndiaPublic SectorWorld Health OrganizationDrugs, EssentialAvailabilityFormulationIndiaPediatricPublic

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