This page details Nyaya Health's approach to pharmaceutical procurement and dispensation. 

Bayalpata Hospital Formulary

Click here to access our formulary (also in this folder for comparison are the WHO Essential Medicines Lists)

Quality Control

Drug quality is a major issue at Bayalapata Hospital and throughout Nepal.  We are currently exploring mechanisms to ensure and monitor the quality of our drugs.  We provide a few resources below.

Organizations and Agencies

Nepal Department of Drug Administration: http://www.dda.gov.np/

US Pharmacopeia Global: http://www.usp.org/worldwide/ 

Textbooks

WHO Textbook on Pharmaceutical Formulations: http://books.google.com/books?id=qadQCWKhVA0C&lpg=PA22&ots=-fVUiJJJZ3

WHO Textbook on Quality Testing: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/1998/9241545135.pdf

Blog Posts 

USAID Blog post on the problem: http://blog.usaid.gov/2011/01/pharmaceutical-management-%E2%80%93-assuring-the-quality-and-safety-of-medicines/

Pharmaquality blog on the problem: http://www.pharmaquality.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=325598564E8C4B3EB736C7159241312D&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=D3E3C719D8D44216836DCA4F4144BEC4&tier=4&id=BC62A79068BB4D75BB4386CE15B53375&AudID=5648A5C28C97462DBBDB309539B820EF

Related Nyaya Health Resources

The pharmaceutical system should be designed in concert with the overall triage and treatment plan, which we describe on these pages:

PharmacyData

Triage

PrimaryCareProtocols

ProcurementManagement