Insights Into Medicine Expiry Awareness Among the Population of Rural South India: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Background: The practice of noticing the expiry date of medicines has improved in recent decades. But, still, there are various factors that hinder this practice and make people use medicines that are expired. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of the expiry date of medicines among the rural population at Thiruvennainallur, in Tamil Nadu, India, and to explore the barriers that hinder the viewing of the expiry date of medicines among the rural population.

Barriers Faced by Healthcare Providers during Home Visits of Palliative Care Patients - A Qualitative Study.

Objectives: We, the Department of Community Medicine, have been training healthcare providers for palliative care in the hospital and community setting. There were many difficulties in providing proper palliative care. The objective is to explore the various difficulties faced by Junior Residents, auxiliary nurse and midwife (ANM) and medical social workers (MSWs) during the home visits of palliative care patients and to address those difficulties in future visits.