A Strategy for Promoting Improved Pharmaceutical Use: The International Network for Rational Use of Drugs

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dc.contributor.authorRoss-Degnan, D.
dc.contributor.authorLaing, R.
dc.contributor.authorQuick, J.
dc.contributor.authorAli, H.M.
dc.contributor.authorOfori-Adjei, D.
dc.contributor.authorSalako, L.
dc.contributor.authorSanto, B.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-29T08:29:26Z
dc.date.available2023-06-29T08:29:26Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractOver the last decade, pharmaceutical selection, procurement, distribution, and financing have improved as a result of essential drugs programs. However, despite improved availability, pharmaceuticals are frequently used irrationally. The International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) has been established to help address this problem. The Network joins core groups of researchers from four African and three Asian countries with support groups in Boston, Sweden, WHO, and Australia. The activities of the Network are supported by multilateral, bilateral, foundation donors and by Management Sciences for Health. INRUD functions as a participatory organization in which members are involved in decision-making. The primary objective of the Network is to identify through a coordinated set of country-based research projects a set of effective interventions to recommend as policy options for the promotion of rational drug use. In developing these research projects, INRUD stresses the importance of a multi-disciplinary perspective for adequately understanding the reasons underlying inappropriate use of drugs. To better enable country groups to utilize strong research methodologies and to blend the strengths of multiple disciplines effectively, a major activity of the Network thus far has been the building of local research capacity.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/39438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSocial Science & Medicineen_US
dc.subjectPharmaceutical useen_US
dc.subjectdeveloping countriesen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectAsiaen_US
dc.subjectprescribingen_US
dc.titleA Strategy for Promoting Improved Pharmaceutical Use: The International Network for Rational Use of Drugsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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