2013, Number 17
Importance of pharmacotherapeutic committees in decision-making in health.
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 103-109
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ABSTRACT
Intervention. strategies are needed to improve the use of medicines and medical care therefore, one of the strategies implemented by the World Health Organization is the establishment of therapeutic committees. The aim of this paper is to expose to the directors of the Cuban public health the importance of therapeutic committees for decision-making in health. Development. Irrational use of medicines is a global phenomenon, as they represent a high percentage of the health budget is necessary to ensure a drug objective planning based on morbidity and the amount of available resources. To address this problem in Cuba, the Ministry of Public Health developed different strategies such as the National Drug Program, which provides for the establishment of therapeutic committees in clinics and hospitals in the country; however, it is known that they do not work as required. Apparently the importance of this activity is not taken into account, so strategies are still being improved and updated for the proper functioning of the therapeutic committees. The DTC has proposed and address compliance with the corrective action. Pharmacotherapy committee is a tool of the health system to design, manage and implement strategies to achieve optimal and rational use of medicines. Proper operation ensures quality health care and at the lowest possible cost, determining which drugs should be available, at what cost, and how they should be used.REFERENCES
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