Pharmacoepidemiology of drugs utilized in ophthalmic outpatient and inpatient department of a tertiary care hospital.
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2011-11
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Periodical auditing of drug utilization is vital for promotion of rational use of drugs. So
for pharmacoepidemiological analysis of the drugs, utilized in eye OPD and IPD, a study was
conducted prospectively for six months, in the Department of ophthalmology and pharmacology.
Data were collected, from the prescription form of patients in OPD and from the bed head tickets
of patients in IPD. Various parameters of utilization pattern were evaluated. The maximum
number of patients belongs to age group of 46-60 years and lower middle class of socioeconomic
status but there was no sex preponderance. Dosage, frequency and duration of therapy were
recorded in more than 89% of prescriptions. An average number of drugs per prescription were
2.69 and 3.2; drugs prescribed by their generic names were 26.04% and 35.33%; fixed dose
combinations prescribed were 36.98% and 67.29% and polypharmacy found were 23.3% and
11.47% of prescription in OPD and IPD respectively. The commonest dosage forms were eye
drops in OPD and injections in IPD. More than 80% of the drugs were prescribed from hospital
pharmacy. Average total cost per prescription was 87.40 INR in OPD and 135.80 INR in IPD but
it was free of cost from hospital pharmacy.
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Pharmacoepidemiology, drug utilization, OPD, IPD
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Gangwar Ashish, Singh Rashmi, Singh Sujata, Sharma B D. Pharmacoepidemiology of drugs utilized in ophthalmic outpatient and inpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2011 Nov; 1(9): 135-140.