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Background. The Lao PDR National Drug Policy (NDP) Program, implemented by the Ministry of Health supported by the Swedish International Development Agency, has rational use of drug (RUD) as one component.
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Background • The Lao PDR National Drug Policy (NDP) Program, implemented by the Ministry of Health supported by the Swedish International Development Agency, has rational use of drug (RUD) as one component. • The RUD aims to improve Use of Drug especially the prescribing in hospitals through Drug and Therapeutic Committee (DTC), using indicators, regular meeting, and feedback to all prescribers.
MTP Approach • The MTP approach implemented in 2001, provided hospitals with a complementary tool for intervening specific problems. • The MTP focused on solving problems that had not responded well to the previous approach.
Objective • To evaluate the effectiveness of the MTP approach in reducing irrational use of drugs for specific diseases, with targets defined by individual departments in study hospitals. • To solve the problems that had not responded well to the previous approach.
Intervention • The MTP approach involves a series of small group discussions among prescribers in individual hospital departments. • After training in the use of MTP, these groups: defined a problem of interest, selected targets to be achieved, applied a problem solving approach, and monitored indicators to observe response.
Experiences on using MTP • General teaching hospitals • Provincial hospitals
Health facilityTeaching Hospital: - Mahosoth - Mittaphap Provincial Hospital - Bokeo - Oudomxay - Vientiane - Saravane District: - Site of intervention - Post Operation - Operation theatre - OPDs- OPDs - General OPD- General ward Priority problems identified in the facilities Priority problem- Overuse of Abs post operative - Overuse of Injection- Overuse of ABs surgery- Over use IV fluid Gastritis - Waiting time for Ultrasound- Overuse of ABs in PODs - Overuse of ABs in ARI- Low respiratory rate record in pneumonia - Overuse of Abs
General Teaching Hospitals Problem: Over Antibiotic use and Injection Indicator: - % patients receiving antibiotics - % patients receiving injections Injection Antibiotic use
Provincial Hospitals Problem: - Overuse of AB Indicator: - % patients receiving antibiotics
Provincial Hospitals Problem: Long waiting time Indicator: minutes
Provincial Hospitals Problem: - Low record respiratory rate pneumonia in pediatric ward Indicator: - % patients record RR Pneumonia
Conclusion • The MTP approach was effective in solving specific problems, especially in district hospitals and departments of provincial and central hospitals. • MTP can be used complementary with DTC program to solve difficult problems.