# \[e-drug\] Injectable vitamins used for self-treatment? (cont) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [January 18, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-injectable-vitamins-used-for-self-treatment-cont/10105 "2001-01-18T03:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![santosob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@santosob](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/santosob)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-injectable-vitamins-used-for-self-treatment-cont/10105/1 "2001-01-18T03:17:47Z")
E-drug: Injectable vitamins used for self-treatment? (cont) --------------------------------------------- Injectable vitamins are common in many countries, widely used even in health facilities for minor common symptoms. In many health centres in Indonesia a few years back, almost two third of patients attending health centres received at least one injectables. Of these injectables were either antibiotics, nalagesics (dypiron) or vitamin Bcomplex/B1. There have been substantial reduction nowadays due to effective campaign, educational intervention as well as managerial intervention. Availability of these injectables both in the market and health facilities has induced their over and misuse by providers and consumers. Providers has more incentives or economic profit by giving injectables. Reducing their availability through a kind of managerial intervention would probably be more effective and sustainable in reducing the misuse of injectable vitamin. Budiono Santoso c/o WHO WPRO Manila Budiono Santoso \ -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.