Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing

• Main Author: Nelson, Christopher (auth)
• Other Authors: Chan, Edward W. (auth), Chandra, Anita (auth), Sorensen, Paul (auth), Willis, Henry H. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Terrorism, armed struggle; Social impact of disasters; Health Sciences; Sociology; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A central component of public health preparedness is the ability todispense medications to large populations under short timelines. This reportpresents recommended standards for points of dispensing (or PODs), where thepublic would receive the medications. The standards, which are designed toapply t...