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. 2019 Dec 2;18:100135. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2019.100135

Table 1.

Key aspects of TB care quality in pharmacies.

Structural aspects/foundations of quality Processes of care
  • Knowledge of pharmacy staff regarding TB care for symptomatic and diagnosed patients.

  • Availability of anti-TB medicines.

  • Pharmacopeial quality of anti-TB medicines.

  • Appropriate referral of symptomatic, undiagnosed TB patients presenting at the pharmacy.

  • Ensuring that symptomatic, undiagnosed TB patients do not receive harmful medicines, such as antibiotics.

  • Accuracy of dispensing of prescriptions for anti-TB medicines.

  • Quality of counselling to accompany dispensing of anti-TB medicines.