scholarly journals Drug utilization pattern in acute coronary syndrome at tertiary care hospital: a prospective cross-sectional observational study

2016 ◽  
pp. 513-516
Author(s):  
Praveen Choudhary ◽  
Jitendra Agrawal ◽  
Supriya Malhotra ◽  
Varsha J.
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coronary Syndrome

scholarly journals DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN IN CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS OF OUTPATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN GUJARAT

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-30
Author(s):  
Neha Raval ◽  
Neeta K
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Case Record ◽  
Cardiovascular Comorbidity ◽  
Treatment Measures

Background: Despite alarming rise in prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), there is paucity of Indian data in such population. Drug Utilization Study (DUS) in government clinical setup is instrumental in developing effective healthcare system of the country. The study was carried out with objectives to study the pattern of usage of drugs in CVDs in patients of Medicine Outpatient Department (MOD), Sir Sayajirao General Hospital, Vadodara and to have information about the current trends with CVDs and their correlation with different WHO indicators. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational DUS was carried out in adult patients of either sex. The data were recorded in previously prepared case record form for a period of four months (March 2014 to July 2014). The data were analyzed as per WHO prescribing indicators. Results: Among 1020 patients, 570 (55.88%) were female and 450 (44.11%) were male. Most of patients (30.49%) belonged to the age-group of 60-69 years. Total 19 CVDs were observed during the study period, with hypertension prevailing in maximum cases (70.88%). Diabetes mellitus was most frequently encountered (21.6%) non-cardiovascular comorbidity. Number of drugs prescribed by brand name was as low as 15 (19.7%) and >80%, drugs were prescribed by generic name. Number of drugs per prescription was 6.4. Conclusion: This study gives an idea of treatment measures being conducted in a large population at a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat and gives a comparative description of drug utilization pattern in similar settings across other regions of India.

scholarly journals Study of drug utilization pattern in gynecology department of tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2650
Author(s):  
Neelam Sharma ◽  
Anshul Jhanwar
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Related Information ◽  
The Mean

Background: With increasing awareness the flow of patients visiting gynecology outpatient department has increased. Drugs used in gynecology are one of the most selling drugs in India, however they are least studied with respect to drug utilization. Thus, present study was undertaken to analyse drug utilization pattern of Gynecology OPD in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: A retrospective, cross sectional, observational study of prescriptions in Gynecology OPD of Jhalawar medical college, Jhalawar. Data was obtained from medical record database of patients that attended Gynecology OPD from October 2017 to March 2018 over period of six months. Prescription records of patients were screened as per inclusion and exclusion criteria and 300 prescriptions were randomly selected. Patient related, and drug related information was collected on a customized data collection sheet.Results: The mean age of patients was 20.5±8.65 years and common age of presentation was >18-30 years. In infective cases, PID (40.6%) was common, and in non-infective cases, menorrhagia (23.8%) was common. The average number of drugs per prescription was 5.2. In drug category, minerals (46.4%) were most commonly prescribed, followed by antimicrobials (27.6%), and NSAIDs (20.1%). Polypharmacy was observed in 100% of the prescriptions.Conclusions: In the present study all of the drugs prescribed were generic which were from the essential medical list of NLEM and WHO. This study revealed deviation from rational prescribing by the prescribers because average number of drugs per prescription was significantly higher than that recommended by WHO.

scholarly journals Assessment of Drug Utilization Pattern, Prevalence and Risk Factors for the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in A South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital: A cross-sectional observational study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2383-2398
Author(s):  
Madhavi Mannam ◽  
Lavanya Nalluri ◽  
Ravindrababu Pingili ◽  
Jaidev Sudagani ◽  
Naveenbabu Kilaru
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Utilization Pattern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
South Indian

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the working-age population across the globe. The objective of the present study was to assess the drug utilization pattern, risk factors and prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a south Indian tertiary care hospital. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 745 subjects (386 with diabetic retinopathy and 359 without diabetic retinopathy). Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was measured and risk factors for the development of diabetic retinopathy were determined by calculating odds ratios using graph-pad prism statistical software and drug utilization pattern was assessed. Retinopathy was significantly higher in the subjects who are married, uneducated, housewives, urban residents, no income group and risk factors were comorbidities (other diseases, hypertension, endocrine diseases, history of cardiovascular diseases, HbA1c, high serum creatinine, duration of diabetes (5-10 years and >10 years, physical inactivity, junk foods (weekly once and weekly twice), soft drinks occasionally and tea/ coffee (daily twice). Metformin (38.21%), combination of Insulin Isophane and Insulin Regular (16.75%), Insulin Regular (15.18%), combination of Glimepiride and Metformin (11.51%), Glimepiride (7.85%), combination of Metformin and Vildagliptin (7.85%) were most commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drugs to the T2DM patients with retinopathy. The present study revealed that risk factors for the development of diabetic retinopathy were multiple

scholarly journals ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
Usman Bhatti ◽  
Kamran Ahmed Khan ◽  
Muhammd Nauman Khan ◽  
Najia Aslam Soomro ◽  
Khalid Naseeb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cardiac Monitoring ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Premature Ventricular Contractions ◽  
Coronary Syndrome

Objective: To determine the frequency of arrhythmias in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at cardiology department of a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 189 consecutive patients of either gender presented with ACS during six months of study period were included. Continuous cardiac monitoring (telemetry) was done to record any arrhythmia within 24 hours of onset of symptoms. Results: 189 patients with ACS were included, 152 patients (80.4%) were males with the mean age of 48.23 ± 6.717 years. This included 95 patients (50.3%) with unstable angina, 36 patients (19.1%) with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and 58 patients (30.7%) with Non-STEMI. Arrhythmias were seen in 39 patients (20.6%), most commonly observed type of arrhythmia was premature ventricular contractions (12), atrial fibrillation (nine), ventricular tachycardia (seven), and ventricular fibrillation (five). Conclusion: Arrhythmias were reported in 39 patients from the total, accounting for 20.63% of the entire population. The incidence of cardiac arrhythmia was more in the age group 40-60 years and male population.

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