Q . Define pharmacotherapeutics and standard treatment guidelines along with advantages of STGs.
Pharmacotherapeutics is the application of knowledge of drugs and diseases to prevent,
treat, and diagnose the disease as well as alter normal functions (such as preventing
pregnancy).
or
Pharmacotherapeutics is a branch of pharmacology that deals with the therapeutic
applications and the effect of drugs.
According to WHO, Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) are systematically
developed statements to help practitioners make decisions about appropriate healthcare
for specific clinical problems.
Advantages of STGs :-
The use of STGs can benefit healthcare providers, healthcare
officials, supply management personnel and patients in the following ways:
Healthcare providers :-
1) Provides practitioners with standardized guidance.
2) Encourages high quality care by directing practitioners to the best medicines for specific conditions.
3) Encourages the best quality of care as patients are receiving optimal therapy.
4) Uses only formulary or essential medicines, so the healthcare system needs to provide only the medicines in the STGs.
5) Provides valuable assistance to all practitioners, especially to those with fewer
skills.
6) Enables healthcare providers to concentrate on making the correct diagnosis
because treatment options will be provided for them.
Healthcare officials:-Â
1) Provides a basis for evaluating the quality of care provided by healthcare
professionals.
2) Provides the most effective therapy in terms of quality.
3) Provides a system for controlling costs by using funds more efficiently.
4) Provides practitioners with information about the institution’s standards of care
for patients.
5) can serve as a vehicle for integrating special programs (e.g., diarrhoea disease
control, acute respiratory infection (ARI), tuberculosis control, malaria) at the
primary health care facilities through the use of a single set of guidelines
Supply management :-
1. Since the formulary or essential medicines is utilized, the healthcare system needs
to provide only medicines in the STGs.
2. Provides forecasting and ordering information (because medicines and quantities
for common diseases will be known).
3. Provides information for the purchase of prepackaged medicines.
Patients :-
1. Patients receive the best medical therapy.
2. Enables consistent and predictable treatment from all levels of providers and at all
locations within the healthcare system.
3. Improves the availability of medicines because of more consistent use and
ordering.
4. Provides improved outcomes because patients are receiving the best treatment
regimens available.
5. Lowers the cost.
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