… Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of appropriateness of prescribing
to outpatients in selected healthcare facilities in Papua New Guinea (PNG), using health …

… health system because they are designed to be appropriate for the specific … prescriber
affecting the desired outcome of patients having ready access to medicines at health care facilities. …

… of inappropriate prescribing was as high as 53.8% in the selected locations in PNG …
appropriateness of drug prescribing by prescribers in selected public sector healthcare locations …

… in Papua New Guinea, the appropriateness and effectiveness of the use of antibiotics
within the IMCI was assessed in 1605 young children. Main outcomes were prescription … -specific …

… This paper presents selected data from a multifacted … of primary health care facilities randomly
selected as part of … and appropriate adjustments to their antimalarial prescription practices …

… Wilcoxon two-sample test as appropriate. Glycemic control (assessed … prescriber makes
a request for 3-months’ supply, for example. Patients are then required to travel to the hospital …

… policy in the country, incorrect prescribing practices were detected at some health facilities.
… Selected options were outlined on a form with a space to tick the appropriate response. The …

… to be focused on specific diseases, there is a … appropriate referral), each staffed by one
trained vision technician; and establishment of four optical workshops to manufacture prescription …

… to guide the design of appropriate and sustainable aid-funded … disease, test vision and
prescribe spectacles, and refer patients … As a result, there was no indication that PNG specific …

… in randomly selected primary healthcare services were … in this paper) selected from each
province using a simple … up by an appropriate, ACT-based anti-malarial prescription, is likely to …