Producing National Drug and Therapeutic Information - The Malawi Approach to Developing Standard Treatment Guidelines: Appendices: Appendix 12

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
	Uses and benefits of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs)
	Reasons for developing the MSTG
MSTG 1 (First edition)
	Activities prior to development of MSTG 1
	Decision to develop MSTG
	Preparation
	Printing
	Distribution
		Methods of distribution
	Introducing the guidelines
MSTG 2 (Second edition)
	Review of MSTG 1 and development of MSTG 2
	Editing and preparation for printing
	Printing
	Distribution
	Introducing the new edition
		Prescriber training workshops
	Feedback
	Use in drug utilisation and prescription monitoring
	Future plans
		Training workshops
		Development of curricula for formal health training courses
		Review of MSTG 2 and preparation of the next edition
Appendices
	Appendix 1 - Background publications used in preparation of the guidelines
	Appendix 2 - Sample page of MSTG 1 (December 1988) first draft
	Appendix 3 - Sample page of MSTG 1 (May 1989) second draft
	Appendix 4 - Sample page of MSTG 1 (July 1989) third draft
	Appendix 5 - Sample page of MSTG 1 (November 1990) final version
	Appendix 6 - Technical notes on MSTG 1
	Appendix 7 - Cover page of MSTG 1
	Appendix 8 - Modification form for MSTG 1
	Appendix 9 - Sample page of MSTG 2 (July 1993) final version
	Appendix 10 - Technical notes on MSTG 2
	Appendix 11 - Cover page of MSTG 2
	Appendix 12 - Comparison table for MSTG 1 and MSTG 2
	Appendix 13 - District training workshops to introduce MSTG 2 and MPC

Feature		MSTG1	MSTG2
Page size		A6 (105 x 149 mm)	A6 (105 x 149 mm)
No of pages		104	192
Thickness		7 mm	12 mm
Content
Cover page		single colour, no graphic	three colour with graphic
Foreword		Yes	Yes
Preface		Yes	Yes
Table of contents		Yes	Yes
National Drug Committee		No	Yes
Acknowledgements		No	Yes
Prescribing guidelines		No	Yes
Presentation of information		No	Yes
Number of conditions		102	122
Presentation of conditions		Alphabetical	By body system/disease group
Index		No	Yes
Modification form		Yes	Yes
Format/Layout
Fonts used:
	Cover title	Dutch 16 pt bold caps (in shaded box)	Architect 20 pt bold
	Main (body) text	Dutch 8 pt	Arial truetype 8 pt
	Header	Helvetica 12 pt underlined	Arial truetype 8 pt bold
	Footer	Helvetica 8 pt	Arial truetype 8 pt bold caps
	Disease titles	Dutch 12 pt in shaded box	Arial truetype 12 pt bold
	Section titles	None	Arial truetype 12 pt bold caps
	Foreword	Dutch 10 pt	Arial truetype 10 pt
	Preface	Dutch 10 pt	Arial truetype 10 pt
Margins:
	Outside	10 mm	10 mm
	Inside	10 mm	10 mm
	Top	10 mm	7.6 mm
	Bottom	10 mm	7.6 mm
	Bullets used	None	Round and arrow-head
Paper used
	Inside pages	70 g white bond	70 g white bond
	Cover	160 g blue card	160 g white semi-gloss art-board
Binding		2 staples in centre fold	2 staples in centre fold
Cost per copy (USD)		1.43	1.45/1.59 (second batch)