Table 2 Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) indicators and direction of better use
From: Promoting quality use of medicines in South-East Asia: reports from country situational analyses
QUM Indicator | Direction of better use |
|---|---|
% 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 |