To provide basic information on the management and appropriate prescribing, dispensing and use of RMNCH medicines will familiarize with the terminologies used in drug management, the medicines used, including their generic names, uses, doses, precautions, side effects, storage and handling, advising/counselling patients. It thereby addresses the scope of knowledge which will fill those information gaps on how best use RMNCH medicines by healthcare providers and clients.
The formulary apart from being used as desk reference by Health care providers can also be used as a resource material during the basic training of Health care providers who specifically deal with RMNCH services.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Background
- Structure and How to Use the Formulary
- Sources of RMNCH Medicines Formulary
- Prescribing, Dispensing and Patient Counseling Practices
- Medicine Use in Pregnancy, Breast Feeding, Infants/Children, Renal/Hepatic Diseases
- Antimicrobials Use and Resistance
- Adverse Drug Reactions
- Priority Life-Saving Medicines for Women and Children
- I. Medicines for Children Under Five
- 1. Medicines Used in Diarrhea
- 2. Medicines Used in Intestinal Helminthiasis
- 3. Medicines Used in Intestinal Protozoal Infections
- 4. Medicines Used in Malaria for Children
- 5. Medicines Used in Neonatal Sepsis
- 6. Medicines Used in Pain and Palliative Care
- 7. Medicines Used in Pneumonia
- 8. Medicines Used in Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
- 9. Co-trimoxazole Preventive Therapy (CPT)
- 10. Medicines Used in Prevention of TB in a Newborn
- 11. Medicines Used in Severe Acute Malnutrition
- 12. Medicines Used in Trachoma
- 13. Medicines Used in Umbilical Cord Infection
- 14. Medicines Used in Vitamin A Deficiency
- 15. Vaccines Used in Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)
- II. Medicines for Women
- 1. Medicines Used in Abortion
- 2. Medicines Used in Anemia During Pregnancy
- 3. Medicines Used in Hyperemesis During Pregnancy
- 4. Medicines Used in Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy
- 5. Medicines Used in Infertility
- 6. Medicines Used in Maternal Sepsis
- 7. Medicines Used in Postpartum Hemorrhage
- 8. Medicines Used in Preterm Labour Management
- 9. Medicines Used in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- 10. Medicines Used in Treatment of HIV for Pregnant Women
- 11. Medicines Used in Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women
- 12. Medicines Used in Treatment of TB for Pregnant Women
- 13. Medicines Used in Vaginal Candidiasis
- 14. Tetanus Toxoid Immunization for Women of Childbearing Age
- 15. Contraceptives
- 16. Miscellaneous
- Appendixes
- Indexes
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
The Ethiopian Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Medicines Formulary aims to provide essential information on life-saving medicines for women and children. This formulary is designed to improve the health of mothers and children by promoting rational use of medicines in the provision of quality health services.
- Promoting rational use of medicines in RMNCH
- Preventing leading causes of morbidity and mortality in women and children
- Providing key medicine information for prescribing, dispensing, administration, and use
- Ensuring safe and effective use of medicines for maternal and child health
- Supporting healthcare professionals in providing quality RMNCH services
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
This formulary covers a wide range of medications used in RMNCH care, categorized by specific conditions and patient groups. The chapters provide detailed information on medicines used in various childhood illnesses, including diarrhea, intestinal helminthiasis, intestinal protozoal infections, malaria, neonatal sepsis, pain and palliative care, pneumonia, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). The formulary also addresses the use of medicines for pregnant women, including those related to abortion, anemia, hyperemesis, hypertensive disorders, infertility, maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, preterm labor, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, vaginal candidiasis, and tetanus toxoid immunization. It includes information on contraceptives and other miscellaneous medicines.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The RMNCH Medicines Formulary focuses on providing essential information on life-saving medicines, promoting rational use of medicines in maternal and child health, preventing leading causes of morbidity and mortality, and supporting healthcare professionals in providing quality RMNCH services.
- Citation du texte
- Tatek Deneke (Auteur), 2016, Ethiopian Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Medicines Formulary, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/516699
