[e-drug] Artemether/lumenfantrine - pack sizes, brand name issue (5)

["bulus yayok" <phyayokbt@yahoo.com>]

E-DRUG: Artemether/lumenfantrine - pack sizes, brand name issue (5)
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Dear Rob,
   
You have raised some very valid concerns, Rob.
   
  The different packages of the same product actually adds more confusion to the medical staff and patients alike; not to mention the unnecessary added costs of packaging and distribution. These costs only make the product more costly for the final consumer. I believe that keeping it simply in one package form will save the staff and patients from all of these.
   
  The above opinion is born out of our practical experience in a mission hospital setting in Jos, Nigeria. However, a proper study of this problem may clarify these issues, particularly with large scale distribution.
   
  Best Regards,
   
  Bulus T. Yayok
  Chief Pharmacist
  ECWA Evangel Hospital,
  PMB 2238, Jos,
  Plateau State - Nigeria.
  phyayokbt@yahoo.com