From: Promoting quality use of medicines in South-East Asia: reports from country situational analyses
QUM Indicator | Direction of better use |
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% Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) cases (patients) treated with antibiotics | Less |
% cases (patients) treated with antibiotics | Less |
% prescribed medicines from the national Essential Medicines List (EML) | More |
% medicines prescribed by generic name | More |
% cases (patients) treated with multivitamins | Less |
% cases (patients) treated with an injection | Less |