Prescription auditing: an important tool for sensitization of resident doctors for rationale prescription and utilization of drug

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dc.contributor.authorDhavalshankh, Archana G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRajadnya, Vikram A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPatil, Kedar L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T07:58:24Z
dc.date.available2020-04-23T07:58:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: The main objective of the Maharashtra Health Systems Development Project (MHSDP) is to enhance the quality of care by improving health care; in the hospitals, in the state. Improvement in the prescribing practice of resident doctors working in the hospitals is one of the initiatives taken up, to improve the rationalizing service delivery. A prescription audit may become an important tool for sensitizing resident doctors for rational prescription and utilization of drug.Methods: An observational study was carried out during the period of March 2017 to May 2017 in tertiary care teaching hospital, Kolhapur. Total 247 first prescriptions written by resident for in-door-patient department were collected, scrutinized and analysed. Prescriptions were evaluated for completeness of prescription format while legibility was graded. Prescriptions were also analysed as per World Health Organization prescribing indicators.Results: In study 247 prescriptions with 1091 drugs with average 4.42% drugs per prescription, 49.8 % prescriptions wrote the drugs by generic name. We found that 44.1 % prescriptions written with drugs included in essential medicines list while antibiotics prescribed were 27.1%. In prescription format 34% had incorrect dosage, 67% of prescriptions omitted the duration of treatment. Direction for drug use was not mentioned in 25% of prescriptions. Weight was not mentioned on any prescriptions even for paediatric group.Conclusions: Through prescription auditing, sensitizing resident doctors for rational prescription and utilization of drug can be done to achieve the goal of the MHSDP of enhancing the quality of care by improving health care; in the hospitals, in the state.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, D. Y. Patil Medical Collage, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDhavalshankh Archana G., Rajadnya Vikram A., Patil Kedar L.. Prescription auditing: an important tool for sensitization of resident doctors for rationale prescription and utilization of drug. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2019 Oct; 8(10): 2237-2241en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-2003
dc.identifier.issn2279-0780
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/200364
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber10en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20194263en_US
dc.subjectPrescriptionen_US
dc.subjectAuditen_US
dc.subjectResident doctorsen_US
dc.subjectRationaleen_US
dc.titlePrescription auditing: an important tool for sensitization of resident doctors for rationale prescription and utilization of drugen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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