scholarly journals The Knowledge, Attitude and the Perception of Prescribers on the Rational Use of Antibiotics and the Need for an Antibiotic Policy–A Cross Sectional Survey in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambili Remesh
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Antibiotic Policy ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Rational Use Of Antibiotics

scholarly journals Drug Prescription in the Department of Medicine of a Tertiary Care Hospital according to the World Health Organization/International Network for Rational Use of Drugs Core Indicators: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (240) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti Tara Manandhar Shrestha ◽  
Saurabh Tiwari ◽  
Dilip Kumar Kushwaha ◽  
Pratigya Bhattarai ◽  
Ruchi Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
International Network ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
The World

Introduction: To establish appropriate health care services in developing countries, rationalization of drug use holds utmost importance. Drug use patterns can be found out using Core Indicators of the World Health Organisation in collaboration with the International Network of Rational Use of Drugs. With the help of the indicators, this study aimed to find out the way the drugs were prescribed in the Medicine out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from October 2019 to March 2020 in a tertiary care hospital. The ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of the Dhulikhel hospital (reference number 198/19). Convenient sampling was done. After taking consent from the patient, data was collected from prescriptions written on the patient's card. The data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 25. Descriptive statistics were applied and the results were expressed as frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation. Results: A total of 559 prescriptions were analysed, of which a total of 1427 medicines were found to be prescribed with an average number of medicines per the prescription of 2.55±1.388. Drugs prescribed by generic name were 820 (57.5%), antibiotics were 138 (9.7%) and injections were 8 (0.6%). Drugs prescribed from the Essential Drug List of Nepal was 939 (65.8%). Conclusions: Our study revealed that despite some results being up to the mark, there is a requisite for the proper regulation of prescribing and dispensing drugs in order to promote rationalisation.

Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among nurses in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India: a cross-sectional survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 261-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philcy Philip ◽  
Amy Villarosa ◽  
Anitha Gopinath ◽  
Carolin Elizabeth ◽  
Gift Norman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge

scholarly journals An Audit of Rational Use of Antibiotics in a Tertiary Hospital

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanzima Begum ◽  
Md Ismail Khan ◽  
Shamima Kawser ◽  
Md Ehsanul Huq ◽  
Nadira Majid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Rational Use Of Antibiotics

Background: Drug can cure ailment when used rationally on the other hand they may become harmful or even may threaten a life when used irrationally. Absence of guidelines for antibiotic use, protocols for rational therapeutics and infection control committees, have led to overuse and misuse of antimicrobials even in different specialized units in hospitals. Objective: The study has been designed to get a picture of use of antibiotics in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. Materials and method: Cross sectional study was conducted in the department of Medicine of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, for 3 months from 1st January 2009 to 31st March 2009. Admitted patients of Medicine unit-1 who got antibiotics were included in the study. Total number of patients was 1563. Results: Five hundred out of 1563 patients were prescribed antibiotics (38%). Out of 500 prescriptions, 68(14%) prescriptions were found irrational. Conclusion: Continuous surveillance should be carried out to reduce the irrational use of antibiotics. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dmcj.v2i2.20526 Delta Med Col J. Jul 2014; 2(2): 64-67

Barriers to Accessing Surgical Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey Conducted at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 2313-2321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubna Samad ◽  
Fayez Jawed ◽  
Sana Zehra Sajun ◽  
Mohammad Hussham Arshad ◽  
Naila Baig-Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Awareness and Use of Benzodiazepines in Healthy Volunteers and Ambulatory Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross Sectional Survey

PLoS ONE ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. e1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Raoof ◽  
Haq Nawaz ◽  
Rabeeya Nusrat ◽  
Aqueel Hussain Pabaney ◽  
Ali Raza Randhawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ambulatory Patients

scholarly journals Drug utilization study in OPD of a tertiary care hospital in a rural area of Jalna, Maharashtra, India by using WHO prescribing indicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Chandra ◽  
Imran Nawaz Khan ◽  
Mohd Mateenudin ◽  
Ajay Chandrakapure ◽  
Syed Maaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Tertiary Teaching ◽  
Drug Utilization Studies ◽  
Key Dimensions

Background: Drug utilization studies (DUS) are used as potential tool in the evaluation of healthcare system. DUS are conducted to facilitate the rational use of drugs in populations. The indicators of prescription in practice measure the performance of health care provider in several key dimensions related to appropriate use of drug. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to analyze the prescription written by doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in rural area.Methods: Present study is a cross sectional, prospective and observational study. The study was conducted in a rural tertiary, teaching hospital at JIIU’s Indian Institute of Medical Science and Research, Warudi, Taluka Badnapur from January 2017 to September 2017 for duration of 9 months. Data was obtained from 300 prescriptions. Data was analysed as per WHO prescribing indicators.Results: Average number of drugs in the present study was found to be 2.85. Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name is 13.48%. Percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed 60%. Percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed 4.33%. Percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drugs list 72.91%.Conclusions: These types of studies help to design policy for rational use of drugs and motivation of physician for rational use of drugs.

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