Rational Drug Use Program Essential Drugs Program

Page 53 of 88 17 supply of instruments, standard raw materials and testing animals.

5.4. Rational Drug Use Program

The aim of this program is to increase safety, benefit of drug use and optimize drug’s efficacy to cost ratio. The target of this program is the achievement of medical objective of drug use effectively and safely; as well as efficacy in drug cost spending nation wide. Main activities to be implemented include among others the following: 1 socialization of essential drugs concept; 2 application and socialization of generic drugs use; 3 empowerment of the pharmaceuticals and treatment committee in the hospitals; 4 development and application of rational treatment guidelines in various service levels; 5 arrangement of continuous education and training for health manpower; 6 motivating the implementation with various related sides; 7 implementation of supervision and cultivation systematically on essential drugs concept and implementation; and 8 motivating the eradication of unethical drug promotion.

5.5. Essential Drugs Program

The aim of this program is to assure the availability and accessibility of drugs nation wide according to medical needs of the majority of population and individuals, and to assure adequacy of generic essential drug needs for basic health service in governmental sector. Target of this program is the availability of drugs that are qualified, safe and effective according to medical needs of the society and fulfillment of drugs for basic health services and efficiency in drugs spending nationally. Main activities included in this program are among others: 1 to develop, monitor, evaluate and revise the tables of essential drugs periodically; 2 to apply concept and to prepare drugs according to Essential Drugs Tables at the health service facilities of governmental sector. 3 to encourage private sector to apply essential drugs concept; 4 to motivate application of essential drugs concept; 5 to develop drug and health instrument’s needs master plan for various health programs integrally; 6 to determine prices’ ceiling and structure as a guide in drug purchase at the governmental sectors; 7 to compile and implement the essential health instrument tables concept for the basic health services; 8 to develop drug purchase guidelines for governmental sectors; 9 to monitor and control essential drug stock at districts municipalities nationally; 10 to prepare buffer stock at national level and very essential drugs for basic health services; 11 to develop drugs management system at districts municipalities; and Page 54 of 88 12 to apply training and cultivation of drug management continually.

5.6. Indonesian Indigenous Drug Development and Cultivation Program