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Global Drug Facility:the Stop TB Patient Kit

mail to: [email protected] & visit us at: www.stoptb.org/GDF

> Why Stop TB Patient Kits?The GDF aims to secure access to high-quality TB drugsin order to accelerate DOTS expansion

Contains all drugs needed to treat 1 patient of themiddle weight band (40–54 kg)

Treatment consists of Intensive Phase of 56 dailydoses (2 months) and Continuation Phase of 112daily doses (4 months)

STOP TB KIT CONTAINS IN 2 SEPARATE BOXES

••••• for the Intensive Phase:4-drug fixed-dose combination tablets (FDC-4)(RHZE 150/75/400/275 mg)

••••• for the Continuation Phase:2-drug fixed-dose combination tablets (FDC-2)(RH 150/75 mg)

Tablets are packed in blister sheets of 7 rows of 4 tablets

CATEGORIES I AND III PATIENTS

Contains all drugs needed to treat 1 patient of themiddle weight band (40–54 kg)

Treatment consists of Intensive Phase of 84 dailydoses (3 months) and Continuation Phase of 140daily doses (5 months)

STOP TB KIT CONTAINS IN 3 SEPARATE BOXES

••••• for the Intensive Phase:a) 4-drug fixed-dose combination tablets (FDC-4)

(RHZE 150/75/400/275 mg)

b) Streptomycin, water, syringes and needles (S 1 g)

••••• for the Continuation Phase:3-drug fixed-dose combination tablets (FDC-3)(RHE 150/75/275 mg)

CATEGORY II PATIENTS

••••• not only by:– providing high-quality TB drugs as grants or

through its Direct Procurement Mechanism••••• but also by:

– contributing to efficient procurement– simplifying drug quantification– promoting rational drug use– promoting the DOTS strategy– facilitating drug management

R: rifampicin; H: isoniazid ; Z: pyrazinamide ; E: ethambutol

Stop TB Patient Kit FOR

Stop TB Patient Kits

> ASSIST HEALTH PROGRAMME STAFF

> ASSIST TB PROGRAMME STAFF

– NTP or essential drugs managersQuantification is simplified: patients are counted insteadof calculating numbers of tablets or containers of 4 to 5different drugs

– Drug store managers and staffStorage, stock control and drug distribution greatlysimplified: only 1 product

– Drug procurement officersOrder specifications greatly simplified: standard specificationavailable at GDF

– Health workerDoes not have to gather and count different drugs:just 1 single container for 1 single patient

Easy double check of doses taken by patient:by counting empty blister sheets

– SupervisorCan use kit as a means of monitoring without directsupervision: compares treatment card with numberof doses remaining

– NTP managerMore assured of treatment regimen being followed sincehealth worker does not have to select which drugs to use:all contained in 1 Kit

Kit standardizes treatment: all TB patients receive proventreatment regimens

– Community volunteersGives a clear understanding of drugs and doses to begiven to the patient

••••• 1 Patient Kit contains all drugsneeded to treat 1 patient

••••• Patients see their kit: they knowthe drugs are theirs and will beavailable when they arrive fortreatment (no stock outs)

••••• When patient transfers to anothertreatment centre, the kit can easilygo with the patient

STOP TB KITS COME WITH BOOKLET /INSERT CONTAINING:••••• Introduction explaining the purpose

of the STOP TB KIT••••• Instructions on:

– how to prepare the Kit for 1 patientaccording to the different weightbands

– how to administer the correctnumber of drugs during theIntensive and Continuation Phases

– how to prepare the injections ofstreptomycin and how to disposeof the syringes and needles(Category II only)

••••• Product information on the medicines

Stop TB Patient Kitshelp patients to completetreatment

• Dosage according to patient’s weight is important intuberculosis control!

• Patient Kits contain all drugs for 40–54 kg weight band.

• Patient Kits are easily adjustable by health worker at

start of treatment by removing or adding blister sheets.