Search for dissertations about: "private pharmacy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words private pharmacy.

2. 1. Towards good pharmacy practice in Hanoi : a multi-intervention study in private sector

   Author : Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Private pharmacies; Good Pharmacy Practice; randomised controlled trial; multiintervention; Simulated Client Method; interview; case management; ARI; STD; steroids; antibiotics; Vietnam.;

   Abstract : This thesis describes the quality of private pharmacy practice and assesses the effects of an intervention package on knowledge and practice of private pharmacy staff in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study types used were a case study and a randomised controlled trial. In the case study, two private pharmacies were included. READ MORE

4. 2. The quality of private pharmacy services in a province of Lao PDR : perceptions, practices and regulatory enforcements

   Author : Lamphone Syhakhang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Lao PDR; National Drug Policy Programme; quality; private pharmacy; drug sellers; Good Pharmacy Practice; indicators; inspection; regulatory intervention; knowledge;

   Abstract : Aim: To study the practices of private pharmacies, the quality of drugs and the effectiveness of government regulations. To explore drug sellers' and consumers' knowledge and perceptions about drug quality. READ MORE

5. 3. Selling drugs or providing health care? The role of private pharmacies and drugstores, examples from Zimbabwe and Tanzania

   Author : Nina Viberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: In low-income countries many people do not have access to formal health care because of poverty and weak health systems. Instead people seek care at private pharmacies and drugstores. Infectious diseases such as sexually transmitted infections (STI) and diarrhoea are common and access to correct management is of big importance. READ MORE

6. 4. Antibiotic use and resistance : assessing and improving utilisation and provision of antibiotics and other drugs in Vietnam

   Author : Mattias Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; private pharmacies; case management; knowledge; practice; interventions; enforcement of regulation; education; peer influence;

   Abstract : Background: In Vietnam there were shortages of drugs until the end of the 1980's. In 1986 the "Doi Moi" economic reforms towards market economy were initiated. An expanding private health care sector emerged and the per capita drug consumption has increased dramatically. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on Risk, Privatization and Regulated Markets

   Author : Isak Trygg Kupersmidt; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation contains three essays on the theme of risk, privatization, and regulated markets. In the first chapter, the author analyzes the deregulation of the Swedish pharmacy market. Of specific interest is how the market expands and the chains' decisions on opening new stores. READ MORE