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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Availability of Essential Antimicrobials in Public and Private Sector Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Survey in a District of North India.

Niti Mittal, Rakesh Mittal, Sukhbir Singh, Sushila Godara

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Niti MittalDepartment of Pharmacology, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7209-098X
Rakesh MittalDepartment of Pharmacology, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.
Sukhbir SinghDepartment of Hospital Administration, Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.
Sushila GodaraHealth Department, Government of Haryana, Panchkula 134109, Haryana, India.
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · INGovernment of Haryana · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: There is a need to assess the availability of essential antimicrobials, as the availability of an antimicrobial is a critical element of its rational use. We aimed to assess the availability of antimicrobials listed in the National List of Essential Medicines 2015, India (primary list), and a selected (secondary) list comprised of agents indicated for commonly encountered infectious illnesses in various healthcare settings and to identify the reasons for their non-availability. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 25 public, private, and other sector pharmacies was carried out in Rohtak, a district of the North Indian state of Haryana, from April to June 2022. (3) Results: Most of the antimicrobials surveyed were optimally available in various sector pharmacies with the exception of benzathine benzylpenicillin, benzylpenicillin, cloxacillin, cefazolin, cefuroxime, cefadroxil, amphotericin B, and antimalarials. The most frequent reasons for limited availability were low demand, no prescriptions, and the non-listing of drugs in the state's essential medicine list. (4) Conclusions: Enough evidence needs to be generated with respect to the status of availability of essential antimicrobials from different regions of India as well as other lower-middle-income countries to devise measures for ascertaining better availability of these agents, especially antibiotics at regional, national, and global scales.

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drug procurementessential antimicrobialsessential medicine listgap analysispediatric antibiotic formulations

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PMID38391517
PMCPMC10886159
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