Drug use pattern among non-heterosexual and transgender people detained in a female prison complex

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Paulo Cardoso Lins-Filho ◽  
Fabiana Menezes Teixeira de Carvalho ◽  
Jaciel Leandro de Melo Freitas ◽  
Andressa Kelly Alves Ferreira ◽  
Maria Cecília Freire de Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

scholarly journals Drug use in acute otitis media: a prospective study at a tertiary care teaching hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Rushi N. Pandya ◽  
Maulik M. Patel ◽  
Varsha J. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Acute Otitis Media ◽  
Fixed Dose ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

Background: Drug use study identifies the problems that arise from prescription and highlights the current approaches to the rational use of drugs. The objective of the study was to assess drug use pattern in patients diagnosed of acute otitis media in tertiary care teaching hospital.Methods: This prospective observational study was carried in the Otorhinolaryngology department of a tertiary care teaching hospital over a period of twelve months. The data collected for patients with acute otitis media included the patient's demographic details and the drugs prescribed. Data were analysed for drug use pattern and cost per prescription and assessment of rationality of prescription.Results: Total 153 patients were analysed, 100 (65.35%) belonged to male patients and 53 (34.65%) belonged to female patients. Children less than 2years age were the most diagnosed with AOM 47.71%, the major diagnostic symptoms were earache (58.16%) and fever (54.90%) and signs were congestion (52.94%) and discharge (43.13%). In a total 153 prescriptions (469 drugs), 33.68% were antimicrobials, followed by mineral supplements (23.67%). Average number of drugs per prescription was found to be 3.0. Most common antibiotic prescribed was amoxicillin (with or without clavulanate) in 142 (92.81%) patients. Paracetamol alone or in fixed dose combination with antihistaminics were prescribed in 131 patients. Average cost per prescription was 87.74(±35.67) Indian rupees. Seventeen (11.11%) prescriptions were rational in all the aspects based on standard guidelines.Conclusions: The present study showed that paracetamol and amoxicillin with or without clavulanate were mostly commonly prescribed in children with AOM. Irrational prescribing was seen in maximum number of cases.

scholarly journals Drug Use Pattern Among Elderly People Referred to the Retirement Centers

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahla Asiri ◽  
Fatemeh Mahmoudi ◽  
Afsaneh Pasha ◽  
Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

scholarly journals Observational study of drug use pattern in indoor patients suffering from major depression admitted in psychiatry department of tertiary care teaching hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 1808
Author(s):  
Vaishali Thakare ◽  
Lily Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Antidepressant Drug ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

Background: Mental illness is associated with high levels of health service utilization and associated costs. India is among one of the countries with the highest number of people suffering from depression. The data on antidepressant drug utilization in India is sparse. Hence, we planned to analyse the drug use pattern in patients of major depression as per the WHO recommended indicators of drug use.Methods: This prospective observational study was done to analyze the prescription pattern of hospital psychiatrist in indoor major depression patients. All the patients admitted in psychiatry indoor patient department (I. P. D.) of Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai were included.Results: Data of 97 patients was analysed. 55.67% of the cases were from the age group 31-50 years. Total number of antidepressants prescribed was 102(36.82%). Out of antidepressant agents, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) were the most commonly prescribed drugs 70 (68.62%). The most commonly prescribed antidepressant was Sertraline in 35 (34.3%).Conclusions: The findings of our study were similar to those of other studies conducted to evaluate the use of antidepressants.

scholarly journals Assessment of Prescription Completeness and Drug Use Pattern in Tibebe-Ghion Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zewdu Yilma ◽  
Tena Mekonnen ◽  
Ebrahim Abdela Siraj ◽  
Zegaye Agmassie ◽  
Adane Yehualaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Inappropriate Prescribing ◽  
Essential Drug List ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Patient Care Indicators ◽  
Rational Drug ◽  
Health Facility Indicators ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

Introduction. Irrational medicine use is a global problem, and one of its manifestation is inappropriate prescribing that occurs when medicines are not prescribed in accordance with the guideline. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess prescription completeness and drug use pattern of the hospital using the WHO core drug use indicators. Methods. 1000 prescriptions were collected retrospectively from prescriptions written for 1 year from outpatient pharmacies of the hospital. Exit interview was employed to assess patient care indicators. The health facility indicators were checked by assessing the presence of drug formulary and availability of key medicines at the facility. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results. It was found that only name of the patients was filled in all the prescriptions. Other informations were below the standard. The average number of drugs per prescription was 1.65. Percentages of encounter by generic name, with antibiotic and injections, were 85.78%, 41%, and 25%, respectively. The percentage of drugs prescribed from an essential drug list was 98.48%. The mean consultation time and dispensing time were 14.49 and 2.16 minutes, respectively. More than half patients had knowledge on drug dispensed to them (68%). The percentage of drugs actually dispensed was 65%, but none of the drugs dispensed were adequately labelled. A copy of EDL and 84% of the key drugs were available in the hospital. Conclusion. From the results of our study, it can be concluded that all prescriptions were not complete, and except the average number of drugs prescribed per encounter, the other drug use pattern indicators were out of the WHO recommendation. Therefore, effective intervention program, like training, for promotion of rational drug use practice was recommended.

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