scholarly journals DRUG UTILIZATION STUDY OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS PRESCRIBED IN PSYCHIATRY OPD OF L. N. MEDICAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATED J. K. HOSPITAL, BHOPAL DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (51) ◽  
pp. 3242-3244
Author(s):  
Richa Chaturvedi ◽  
Parag Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Drug Utilization Study ◽  
Medical College

scholarly journals Drug utilization study of psychotropic drugs in psychiatry out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital in Kerala: a geriatric perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1788
Author(s):  
Shaikh Ubedulla S. I. D ◽  
Niloofar V.
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Drug Utilization Study ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Prescribing Indicators ◽  
Patient Department

Background: Geriatrics tend to be the largest consumers of prescribed drugs exposing them to various drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. Present study is an attempt to assess the drug utilization pattern of psychotropic drugs among the geriatrics in psychiatry out-patient department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital in Kerala.Methods: Prescriptions of patients diagnosed with psychiatric illness and being prescribed at least one psychotropic drug were collected. Prescriptions of male and female patients of age more than 60 years were sorted and analysed separately according to WHO core prescribing indicators.Results: 18% prescriptions were of geriatric population. Depressive disorders (38.89%) were the most common psychiatric disorder encountered. Out of 291 drugs prescribed in geriatrics, 237(81.44%) drugs were psychotropic drugs. Among the total psychotropic drugs prescribed, antipsychotics (39.24%) were the most commonly prescribed class of drugs. Average number of psychotropic drugs per prescription was 2.19, drugs prescribed by generic name were 2.06% and the drugs prescribed from NLEM (2015) were 41.77%. 86.11% of prescriptions contained more than one drug and 33.33% of prescriptions contained FDCs.Conclusions: Prescription analysis using WHO prescribing indicators showed some deviations from the standard which can be improved. A trend of polypharmacy was noted in this study. Prescribing using generic name and prescribing from NLEM was low as compared to the other reference studies. Proper strategies taken to overcome the inadequacies pointed out by this study can ensure the rational use of medicines.

scholarly journals Drug utilization study of psychotropic drugs in outdoor patients in a teaching hospital

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
KG Piparva ◽  
AP Singh ◽  
HR Trivedi ◽  
DM Parmar ◽  
MV Gajera
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Drug Utilization Study

scholarly journals Drug utilization study in outpatient ophthalmology department of government medical college, Nellore, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 844
Author(s):  
Naveen Choudary Gorantla ◽  
Lalitha Hanumanthu
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Generic Drugs ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Government Medical College ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Drug Utilization Study ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Duration Of Therapy ◽  
Generic Prescribing ◽  
Drug Utilization Studies

Background: Drug utilization studies are an important part of rational use of drugs. This study was planned to assess drug utilization pattern in Ophthalmology outpatient department.Methods: After approval from Ethics Committee, 620 prescriptions were analyzed according to WHO drug indicators.Results: 2. 4 drugs were prescribed on an average per prescription. Antibiotics (49%) were the most commonly used drugs. Fluoroquinolones (54%) were frequently used. Topical route was preferred route of drug administration. Prescription of generic drugs was not optimal (13%). Duration of therapy was missing in many prescriptions.Conclusions: Generic prescribing can be improved. Duration of therapy should be mentioned in all prescriptions.

scholarly journals Drug utilization pattern of antimicrobials in OPD of ENT in teaching hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1994
Author(s):  
Ravi Shankar K. ◽  
Krishnakanth K. ◽  
Jagadeesh Alla
Keyword(s):  
Clavulanic Acid ◽  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Brand Names ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Drug Utilization Study ◽  
Antibiotic Policy ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Rational Drug ◽  
Amoxicillin Clavulanic Acid

Background: A drug utilization study may be helpful to identify the problems, suggest the remedial measures and promote rational use. Antimicrobials are commonly used to treat infections caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi, evidently require huge prescriptions in India.Methods: A prospective, observational study was carried out for a period of four months from February to May 2019 in the Department of ENT (OPD) at NRI Medical College and General Hospital. Prescriptions were collected randomly from around 300 patients attending the ENT outpatient department after obtaining informed consent. The data were collected in the predesigned proforma for analysis.Results: 300 ENT patients were selected for the study, 62% were male and 38% were female. Out of 300 patients 190 ear disorders, 50 nasal, and 60 throat infections. Antimicrobial therapy were most commonly instituted in ear diseases (67.66%), nose (16.95%) and throat (15.37%) respectively. The most commonly used agents were amoxicillin with clavulanic acid- n=295, cefixime- n=1260, gentamicin- n=200, ciprofloxacin- n=157, azithromycin- n=199, nitroimidazoles (metronidazole- n=111).Conclusions: Cefixime and amoxicillin+clavulanic acid combination was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic in our study. Interventions to rectify the use of brand names are necessary to promote rational drug use. An antibiotic policy has to be developed for the doctors in treating infections so that rationality in using the antibiotics will be developed and the occurrence of antibiotic resistance can be reduced.

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