Open AccessPartnership in tuberculosis control through involvement of pharmacists in Delhi: An exploratory operational research study
Author(s) -
Nandini Sharma,
Ashwani Khanna,
Shivani Chandra,
Warisha Mariam,
Saurav Basu,
Pawan Kumar,
K.K. Chopra,
Neeti Babbar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_300_18
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pharmacy , family medicine , population , general partnership , government (linguistics) , medical emergency , environmental health , business , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , finance
There are over 12,000 chemists registered in the capital city, Delhi to support patient health needs. A study was conducted to improve the tuberculosis (TB) notification rates as conceptualized by the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP). As part of the end TB mission, the feasibility of capturing data of TB patients coming to buy anti-TB drugs at the licensee level (chemists and drug shop owners) in Central Delhi area was assessed.