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Psychotropic drugs in Nepal: perceptions on use and supply chain management.

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Psychotropic drugs play an important role in the treatment of mental, neurological and substance use disorders. Despite the advancement of the use of psycho-pharmaceuticals in the developed countries, the psychotropic drug production and supply chain management in low- and middle- income countries are still poorly developed. This study aims to explore the perceptions of stakeholders involved in all stages of the psychotropic drug supply chain about the need, quality, availability and effectiveness of psychotropic drugs, as well as barriers to their supply chain management. The study was conducted among 65 respondents from the Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pyuthan districts, grouped into four categories: producers, promoters and distributors (N = 22), policy makers and government actors (N = 8), service providers (N = 21) and service users/family members (N = 14).

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Globalization and health
Volume
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14
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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10
Date Published
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2018
URL
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https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-018-0322-4
DOI
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10.1186/s12992-018-0322-4
Short Title
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Global Health
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