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

Author(s):  
Vaishali Thakare ◽  
Lily Dubey

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.

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
UrwashiI Parmar ◽  
SharmilaV Jalgaonkar ◽  
TausifI Mapara ◽  
MaheshL Patil ◽  
Shilpa Adarkar ◽  
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Author(s):  
Rushi N. Pandya ◽  
Maulik M. Patel ◽  
Varsha J. Patel

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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-245
Author(s):  
Debbie Mathai ◽  
Saumiya Salim ◽  
Ram Hinge ◽  
Nandakumar UP ◽  
Juno J Joel ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Neelkantreddy Patil ◽  
Pooja Salimath ◽  
Archana Karimungi ◽  
Manjunath Gandage ◽  
Issac Clayton ◽  
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