Thus, the terminology used in such studies, like use, access, adherence and rational use, must be clearly defined.
The present findings suggest that access to, and rational use of, ocular medications in the paediatric population continue to present a considerable challenge.
As part of this strategy, a novel partnership known as the Green Light Committee GLCC) was created to foster access to, and rational use of, second-line drugs (11 – 13 ).
The topics were based on an interview schedule and included the everyday working practices of the interviewees, with particular focus on the three main drugs of the research (rifampicin, fluoxetine, and oxytocin) and reflecting the broader issues of regulation, production, access to and rational use of medicines.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy of 2002 2005 emphasised four public health areas of CAM: (1) policy; (2) safety, efficacy, and quality; (3) access; and (4) rational use [ 20].
In India, the All India Drug Action Network AIDANN) [ 15] of NGOs working to increase access and improve the rational use of medicines has influenced policy, for example by weeding out harmful and irrational formulations.
Using the private sector to help achieve universal access to rational and standardized TB care can be a win-win situation not only for programme managers and private providers but also for patients with TB and people at large.
The four pillars of GPARC are 1) stop the spread of drug-resistant parasites, 2) increase monitoring and surveillance of antimalarial drug resistance, 3) improve access to malaria diagnostic testing and rational treatment with ACTs, and 4) invest in artemisinin-related research.
At the studied Swedish primary care centre an organizational change had been conducted that aimed to combine prompt access with rational resource allocation and efficient collaboration: the introduction of a structured patient-sorting system.
When kids become overwhelmed by stress, their limbic system (the emotional part of their brain) is activated and their ability to access the rational thoughts of their pre-frontal cortex (the logical part of their brain) is greatly hindered.
