Article Dans Une Revue Epilepsia Année : 2006

AEDs availability and professional practices in delivery outlets in a city center in southern Vietnam.

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In developing countries, from 80 to 90% of the people with active epilepsy do not have access to treatment. A multitude of factors such as nonavailability of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) contributes to the treatment gap in epilepsy. Our study carried out in 2003 in southern Vietnam showed that 57% of pharmacies had AEDs. A majority of these pharmacies were located in specific areas like market area or hospital area. The pharmacist in charge was present in only 24% of the pharmacies. The different kinds of AEDs available were carbamazepine (94%), phenytoin (61%), valproate (56%) and diazepam (16%). The maximum stock of a drug was two box. The availability of AEDs in southern Vietnam can be regarded as sufficient but does not allow an adequate treatment for a long time. An effort must be made to sensitize professional health workers to decrease the treatment gap in epilepsy.

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hal-00350793 , version 1 (07-01-2009)

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Tu Luong Mac, van Tuan Le, Anh Nhi Vu, Pierre-Marie Preux, Voa Ratsimbazafy. AEDs availability and professional practices in delivery outlets in a city center in southern Vietnam.. Epilepsia, 2006, 47 (2), pp.330-4. ⟨10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00425.x⟩. ⟨hal-00350793⟩
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