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The PHARMACY TOOLBOX is a comprehensive knowledge repository to provide its users with practical, up-to-date information on medicines and good pharmaceutical practices. It collates basic documents on (essential) medicines, guidelines, rational use, access, and good quality of medicines. All health workers who prescribe, handle or dispense medicines find an electronic key pharmacy knowledge hub. 

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Beverly D Glass
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Bizimana, T.
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Bodeker, Gerard, Ong, Chi-Keong, Grundy, Chris, Burford, Gemma, Shein, Kin. et al. (‎2005)‎. WHO global atlas of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. Kobe, Japa
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This manual describes some of the strategic, managerial, financial, technical and scientific aspects to be considered in establishing a national EQA programme for clinical laboratories and other testing services at all health care levels
In this edition, medicines used in ICU, haemodialysis and chemotherapy unit has also been added under NEML. The medicines under disinfectants and antiseptics, intrauterine devices and barrier methods under contraceptives has been deleted and moved to medical supplies and equipment list. A section... more

Solomon Islands Essential Medical Supplies List 2017

Sandy Greenwood, Timmy Manea, Willie Horoto et al. National Pharmacy Services Division, Ministry of Health & Medical Services (2017) CC
Solomon Islands pharmacy staff have developed an essential medicines supplies list. It was a collaborative effort involving a lot of staff taking the pictures and putting it all together. The list was launched as an initiative to improve the availability of medical stock within the country
This Medical Product Alert relates to the recent circulation of two confirmed falsified versions of Quinine Sulphate circulating in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, containing zero active pharmaceutical ingredient
Every day, fake medicines and medical products are sold at street corners, in open air markets or on unregulated websites in several countries in the African Region. These poor quality, unsafe medicines and pharmaceutical products promote drug resistance and lead to loss of confidence in health prof... more
Cette Alerte fait référence à la circulation au Cameroun et en République Démocratique du Congo, de deux versions falsifiées confirmées de Quinine Sulfate, qui ne contiennent aucun principe actif.
Submitted to the US Agency for International Development by the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. Arlington, VA: Management Sciences for Health. Submitted to the United Nations Children’s Fund by JSI, Arlington, VA: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.... more
Soumis à l’Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international par le programme SIAPS (Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services ou Programme des systèmes pour l’amélioration de l’accès aux produits et services pharmaceutiques). Arlington, VA : Management Sciences... more
Thaninthari Nature Reserve (TNR) Project
Fourth Edition

Improving Access to and Appropriate Use of Medicines for Mental Disorders

Corrado Barbui, Tarun Dua, Kavitha Kolappa et al. World Health Organization and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2017) C_WHO
This guide provides national stakeholders and advocates with information and guidance to update the national essential medicines list to include a new commodity, a new indication, or a new formulation based on the available evidence and based on country need and disease burden. While the actors, tim... more
Health Care Facilities (HCFs) are primarily responsible for management of the healthcare waste generated within the facilities, including activities undertaken by them in the community. The health care facilities, while generating the waste are responsible for segregation, collection, in-house trans... more
In order to streamline and effectively control compounding of medicinal products in hospitals and pharmacies, these Guidelines for Production of Extemporaneous and Hospital Based Sterile Preparations has been crafted. The purpose of these guidelines therefore is to assist pharmacists in ... more
Three Years After Enactment of the Drug Quality and Security Act
Issues & Regulations Regarding Pharmaceutical Waste Management
Med J DY Patil Univ 2017;10:229-33