MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL-MADE PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS IN THE LIBYAN MARKET

At the zone of Tripoli city in Libya, 36 community pharmacies were randomly selected for this survey. The purpose of conducting this survey is to know the availability of Local-made pharmaceutical preparations in the market, their therapeutic use, manufactures, its acceptance by patients, how it is prescribed by physicians and, if any, the observed adverse reactions. The results of the questionnaire show a number of the Local-made pharmaceutical preparations available in the market. The findings reveal that most of these preparations are accepted by patients (40 – 80 %). It was noticed that information like shelf-life, precautions, and methods of use were not given by manufacturers. The findings of the questionnaire, which were collected from physicians, show that a number of such preparations are being prescribed by doctors to their patients. Their experience confirms that most of these preparations are accepted by patients (40 – 100 %) and some gave satisfactory clinical results. Also, some side-effects include inflammation, irritation, and color staining are seen clinically by physicians. In conclusion, The Libyan-made pharmaceutical preparations are effective with little side-effects, but at the same time there is a lack of the necessary information which should be available to the health professionals as well as patients. Although such preparations are in use for a long time at the local market, the emphasis on organizing and developing their protocol of designing to produce a satisfactory preparation is needed