title: Antimalarial drugs: availability and mode of prescribing in Mukalla, Yemen.
abstract: Malaria is one of the top health problems in Yemen. This study was done to evaluate the availabilit and prescribing of antimalarial drugs in Al-Mukalla city, based on the treatment guidelines of the National Malari Control Programme (NMCP). Chloroquine, quinine and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine were the most availabl and prescribed antimalarial drugs in all 60 pharmacies (government and private) in the city. Of 42 prescriptions Sanalysed, 54.2% did not comply with NMCP guidelines on appropriate dose and duration, especially those prescribed by GPs: 16.7% contained more than 1 antimalarial drug. More efforts are needed to educate physicians Sabout the NMCP treatment guidelines and to deter pharmacies from random selling of antimalarial drugs.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Hadramout University of Science and Technology, Mukalla, Yemen. bashrahil_20002000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bashrahil
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bingouth
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Baruzaig
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D015006:Yemen
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations