Medicine Storage and Dispensing Facilities in Public Healthcare Pharmacies of Puducherry, India.

Background Large amounts of medicines are wasted during procurement, storage, distribution, and utilization. Proper procurement, storage, dispensing, and documentation of medicines are important aspects of pharmacy management. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) have developed guidelines for the storage and dispensing of medicines by pharmacists.

Availability of Key Essential Medicines in Public Health Facilities of South Indian Union Territory: One of the Crucial Components of Universal Health Coverage.

Introduction The supply of essential medicines is one of the vital components of primary health care. One of the important objectives of Indian health policy is to provide all the essential medicines at an affordable cost for the public. The performance of healthcare facilities is directly affected by the supply of essential medicines.

Assessment of medicine use based on WHO drug-use indicators in public health facilities of the South Indian Union Territory.

Objective: To assess medicine use based on World Health Organization (WHO) core drug-use indicators in selected public health facilities of the South Indian Union Territory.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted for period of one year (from March 2019 to February 2020) in 10 selected public health facilities based on the WHO document How to investigate drug use in health facilities. Total 900 prescriptions were analysed to study prescribing, patient care and health facility indicators.

Monitoring Antibiotic Use in Public Health Care Facilities of South Indian Union Territory: A Step to Promote Rational Use of Antibiotics.

Introduction Antimicrobial resistance is a serious problem to solve for the public health authorities at the global level, particularly in developing countries like India. One of the possible reasons for antimicrobial resistance could be the inappropriate or overuse of antibiotics. The Indian government started the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance to promote rational use of antibiotics in our country.

Cost Analysis of Different Antibiotic Brands Available in Indian Market with Reference to National List of Essential Medicines.

Background: About 60%-90% of healthcare spending in India is on medicine which is mainly out of pocket. Almost all the drugs including antibiotics are available as brands with variable cost. Indian government formulated National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) to ensure availability of affordable medicines to the population.

Post-osteomyelitic-acquired radial club hand deformity in children treated by centralization of ulna.

Introduction: Radial club hand deformity acquired post haematogenous osteomyelitis of radius bone is a very rare disease. Resulting in functional and cosmetic deficit of upper limb which is similar to congenital cases. For a long-time various surgeons attempted to reconstruct the deformity by bone grafting, plating, Ilizarov, monorail external fixator, callus distraction and so on.

Results of neurolysis in established upper limb Volkmann's ischemic contracture.

Background: Treatment of established cases of Volkmann's ischemic contracture (VIC) of upper limb is very tedious. Since the period of Volkmann, various experimental works are being performed for its treatment, but none are effective. Disabilities from nerve palsy and hand muscle paralysis are more problematic than any other deformity in VIC.

Distraction histiogenesis for treatment of Kienbock's disease: A 2- to 8-year follow-up.

Background: Distraction histiogenesis is known to enhance vascularity and stimulate new tissue formation. Its use in Kienbock's disease is not reported in the literature, so we proposed to study the outcome after distraction histiogenesis in treating this condition.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study comprised of six patients (two male and four female) with mean age 18.