scholarly journals Assessment of drug use pattern using World Health Organization core drug use indicators at Secondary Care Referral Hospital of South India

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
PSiva Prasad ◽  
JThippe Rudra ◽  
P Vasanthi ◽  
U Sushitha ◽  
MJaffar Sadiq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
South India ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
World Health ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

scholarly journals Assessment of Drug Use Pattern Using WHO Prescribing Indicators

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
Binaya Shrestha ◽  
Sanjaya Mani Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Brand Names ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

Background: In order to promote rational drug use in developing countries, assessment of drug use pattern using the World Health Organization drug use indicators is important. The aim of this study was to assess the drug prescription patterns at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, using some of the World Health Organization core drug use indicators.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in order to determine current prescribing trends at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. A total of 605 prescriptions were collected and analyzed in the study.Results: The average number of drugs per prescription was 5.85 considering the total amount of prescriptions. Furthermore, assuming each prescription as an individual patient, 64.1% of patients received antibiotics, and 71% of patients received injectable form of drugs. Among antibiotics the most common antibiotics prescribed were Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin/Cloxacillin, Azithromycin, Cefixime, and Cloxacillin. Only 16.94% of the medicines were prescribed in generic names with the rest 83.06% of the medicines being prescribed in brand names and 47.55% of medicines prescribed were from the National List of Essential Medicines-Nepal.Conclusions: The current study revealed that polypharmacy and prescription writing using brand names were common. Prescriptions writing in generic nameneeds to be promoted and encouraged. There appears to be a crucial need for the development of prescribing guidelines when it comes to antibiotics.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Drug Use Pattern in Emergency Department of Dilchora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Kirubel M. Mishore ◽  
Nigatu A. Bekele ◽  
Tsegaab Y. Yirba ◽  
Tsion F. Abone
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Essential Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Prescribing Indicators ◽  
Dire Dawa ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

Background. Drug use evaluation is a system of continuous, systematic, criteria-based drug evaluation that ensures the appropriate use of drugs. Rationalization of drug therapy in emergency medicine would be useful in managing the broad array of conditions that present for emergency care. High-quality drug utilization is associated with the use of a relatively limited number of essential medicines. The World Health Organization developed core drug use indicators for conducting drug utilization studies in healthcare setting. WHO core drug use indicators including prescribing indicators, patient care indicators, and health facility indicators are used nowadays. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the drug use pattern in the Emergency Department of Dilchora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 2018. Methods. A retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the emergency department (ED) of Dilchora Referral Hospital from July 20 to August 19, 2018, using structured data collection format. Result. Out of 344 prescriptions analyzed, a total of 753 medications were prescribed. The average number of drugs per prescription was 2.19. Of drugs prescribed, 685 (90.97%) were in their generic names. Antibiotics were prescribed in 95 (27.62%) of encounters, and injections were prescribed in 154 (44.77%) of encounters. Among 753 medications prescribed, the name and strength of drugs are indicated in 100% and 95.22%, respectively. 679 (90.17%) of drugs were prescribed from the essential drug list of Ethiopia. Conclusion. The findings of this study revealed that the drug utilization pattern was not optimal in accordance with the standard values of WHO prescribing indicators. Some of the prescribing indicators like overprescribing of antibiotics and injections were a problem. Therefore, it is very imperative for the concerned stakeholders and healthcare providers to work toward ensuring drug use according to the standard.

Evaluation of Drug Use Based on WHO Prescribing Indicator in Mizan- Tepi University Teaching Hospital, south Western Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Hambisa ◽  
Rediet Feleke ◽  
Ameha Zewudie ◽  
Mohammed Yimam
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Organization

Background:: Rational drug use comprises aspects of prescribing, dispensing and patient use of medicines for different health problems. This study is aimed to assess drug prescribing practice based on the world health organization prescribing indicators in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. Methods:: An institutional based retrospective cross sectional study was conducted to evaluate prescribing practices in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. Data were collected based on World health organization drug use indicators using prescription papers. 600 prescriptions dispensed through the general outpatient pharmacy of the hospital were collected by systematic random sampling method from prescriptions written for a 1-year time in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. Results:: The present study found that the average number of drugs per prescription was 2.04 ± 0.87 in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital with a range between 1 and 5. Prescribing by generic name was 97.6 % and 47.8% of prescriptions contained antibiotics in the hospital. 27.7% of prescriptions contained at least one injectable medication in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital. From prescribed drugs, 96.7% of them were prescribed from Ethiopian essential drug list. Conclusion:: Present study indicated that the average number of drugs prescribed per encounter, the percentage of generic prescribing and prescribing from the EDL were close to optimal value. However, the percentage of encounters with antibiotics and injections prescribed were found be very high. Thus, the study highlights some improvements in prescribing habits, particularly by focusing on the inappropriate consumption of antibiotics and injections.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Drug Use Pattern Using WHO Prescribing Indicators

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
Binaya Shrestha ◽  
Sanjaya Mani Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Brand Names ◽  
World Health ◽  
Prescribing Indicators ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Rational Drug ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Drug Use Pattern

Background: In order to promote rational drug use in developing countries, assessment of drug use pattern using the World Health Organization drug use indicators is important. The aim of this study was to assess the drug prescription patterns at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, using some of the World Health Organization core drug use indicators.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in order to determine current prescribing trends at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. A total of 605 prescriptions were collected and analyzed in the study.Results: The average number of drugs per prescription was 5.85 considering the total amount of prescriptions. Furthermore, assuming each prescription as an individual patient, 64.1% of patients received antibiotics, and 71% of patients received injectable form of drugs. Among antibiotics the most common antibiotics prescribed were Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin/Cloxacillin, Azithromycin, Cefixime, and Cloxacillin. Only 16.94% of the medicines were prescribed in generic names with the rest 83.06% of the medicines being prescribed in brand names and 47.55% of medicines prescribed were from the National List of Essential Medicines-Nepal.Conclusions: The current study revealed that polypharmacy and prescription writing using brand names were common. Prescriptions writing in generic name needs to be promoted and encouraged. There appears to be a crucial need for the development of prescribing guidelines when it comes to antibiotics. Keywords: Drug prescription; drug utilization; prescribing practices; rational drug use; WHO prescribing indicators.

scholarly journals Study on drug use pattern in primary healthcare centers of Kathmandu valley

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 205031212092643
Author(s):  
Amrita Aryal ◽  
Asmita Dahal ◽  
Rajeev Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
World Health ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Primary Healthcare Centers

Background: The basic health service is a fundamental right of every citizen. Appropriate use of medicine is an essential component for the quality of health. Drug use evaluation is a systematic and criteria-based drug evaluation, which ensures the appropriate use of the drug. The purpose of this study was to analyze the drug use situation in primary healthcare centers of Kathmandu valley. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed in all primary healthcare centers of Kathmandu valley. Six hundred prescriptions were analyzed retrospectively, choosing a simple random sampling method for prescribing indicators. One hundred twenty patients were interviewed for patient-care indicators, and health facility representatives were interviewed for health facility indicators. Drug use indicators developed by World Health Organization/International Network for Rational Use of Drugs were used with slight modification. Result: The average number of drugs per encounter was 2.6. The percentage of drugs prescribed by generic names and from the essential medicine list was 60% and 80.9%, respectively. The prescriptions encounters with antibiotics and injections were 58% and 4.2%, respectively. The average consultation and dispensing time were 3.6 min and 54.4 s, respectively. The percentage of drugs actually dispensed was 76.6%. Only half of the patients knew the correct dose of the dispensed drug and no adequate labeling at all. The majority of dispensers were intern nursing students (42%), and all prescribers were medical officers. Ten out of 12 primary healthcare centers had a copy of EML. The availability of key drugs in primary healthcare centers was incomplete (64.7%). Conclusion: The observed values for all World Health Organization indicators deviated from the optimal range. Patient care provided by health facilities was insufficient and thus an effective intervention program for the promotion of rational drug use practice is recommended.

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