Cost Awareness and Containment : OPD Pharmaceutical Services of a Speciality Hospital
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2005-01
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Abstract
A major share of the hospital budget gets consumed in maintaining its pharmacy services. The cost
consumption pattern of different group of medicines is directly related to the prescription load and
prescription pattern. The Medical Officers and specialists of the hospital have got all important role
in rational prescription in term of current therapeutics and saving on over prescription. A study
carried out in a tertiary level super-speciality hospital indicated that the total cost of medicine per
OPD day and cost of antibiotics work out to be Rs. 45291 and Rs. 11974 on an average, respectively.
The average cost per prescription of OPD was up to Rs. 123.75.
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Cost awareness, Cost containment, Formulary, Antibiotic policy
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Chandra Hem, Naik A K. Cost Awareness and Containment : OPD Pharmaceutical Services of a Speciality Hospital.JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2005 Jan-Mar;7(1): 1-3