Understanding the pattern of prescribed medicines in Public Health Facilities of Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh

Understanding the pattern of prescribed medicines in Public Health Facilities of Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh

  • 20 Jun, 2022

The Public Health System played a very crucial role in delivering health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the availability and accessibility of medicines are chronic issues in public health facilities in India. Hence, Oxfam India conducted a rapid survey cum “Prescription Analysis” to understand the status and pattern of what kind of medicines have been prescribed by the government doctors in public health facilities in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. This was part of its campaign on ‘Access to Medicines’ in Public Health Facilities. This covered 16 public health facilities in five districts and included 198 prescriptions from 198 patients; as such, the survey captured the prescriptions for one episode of illness. This included 628 different medicines.


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