Assessment of drug prescribing pattern using world health organization indicators in a tertiary care teaching hospital

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dc.contributor.authorHussain, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorYadav, SSen_US
dc.contributor.authorSawlani, KKen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhattri, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T03:44:00Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T03:44:00Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractThis cross-sectional study was carried out to assess drug prescribing pattern at a tertiary care teaching medical institute. One thousand prescriptions were randomly collected and analyzed using the world health organization prescribing indicators. The average number of drugs per prescription was 2.91. The percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name, from the essential drug list (National) and as fixed dose combinations (FDCs) was 10.05%, 22.57%, and 49.22%, respectively. The total percentage of encounters with antibiotics, injectables, and FDCs was 19.70%, 2.20%, and 73.60%, respectively. The most common group of drug prescribed was gastrointestinal tract drugs (26.38%) followed by Vitamins and Minerals (23.12%), cardiovascular system drugs (11.56%) and antimicrobials (9.63%). The prescribing practices were not appropriate as they consist of polypharmacy, lesser prescription by generic name, and overprescription of FDCs. There is a need for improvement in the standards of prescribing patterns in many aspects.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Resident, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenoir Resident, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationHussain S, Yadav SS, Sawlani KK, Khattri S. Assessment of drug prescribing pattern using world health organization indicators in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2018 Jun; 62(2): 156-158en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-557X
dc.identifier.issn2229-7693
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/198049
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Public Health Associationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume62en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijph.IJPH_429_16en_US
dc.subjectEssential drug listen_US
dc.subjectfixed-dose combinationsen_US
dc.subjectWorld Health Organizationen_US
dc.titleAssessment of drug prescribing pattern using world health organization indicators in a tertiary care teaching hospitalen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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