scholarly journals DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC BURDEN OF ANTICOAGULANTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Vineela Chadalavada ◽  
Gangula Venkata Naga Mounika ◽  
Vasa Veera Venkata Saikiran ◽  
Gonela Sai Medha Sree
Author(s):  
Sesham Pushpalatha ◽  
Dheeravath Swapna ◽  
Antarvedi Moshe ◽  
Nagam Venkata Sai Jyothirmai ◽  
Tatipamula Vasundhara ◽  
...  

Studies like Drug utilization evaluation have an essential role in finding a prescription pattern of drugs prescribed in hospital for the rational use of antibiotics. An observational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital for six months among 200 patients. The study was conducted to assess prescribing pattern, the average cost of antibiotics prescribed. Also, the ten most commonly prescribed antibiotic’/ 100bed- days and ATC were calculated. Most commonly prescribed antibiotic was , followed by /. The average cost was Rs. 2742.5±25135.19 for the prescribed antibiotics. Pharmacists and physicians play a significant role in decreasing patient problems and the problems related to antibiotics by creating awareness programs related standard prescribing guidelines in the hospital, which results in a reduction of the antibiotic resistance. it is essential to carry out a drug utilization review to study the rational use of antibiotics.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Charitha Bollavaram ◽  
Karteeka Bhukya ◽  
Shravani Komuravelli ◽  
Chandrashekar Valupadas ◽  
Sharvana Bhava Bandaru ◽  
...  

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