PRESCRIPTION PATTERN ANALYSIS OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS IN GENERAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY DEPARTMENT AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Keywords:
Prescription pattern, NSAIDs, Tertiary care hospital, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, rational use of drugsAbstract
Objective: The objective of this research was to evaluate and analyze the prescription pattern of anti-inflammatory drugs given in the general medicine and surgery department at a tertiary care hospital.
Methods: The entire study was planned to be carried out for a period of six months. Total 84 patients were included in this study and was carried out in a 300 bedded tertiary care hospital. The patients admitted to the general medicine and surgery department were included in this study, of which patients given with anti-inflammatory drugs were recorded and analyzed for prescribing practice and rational use.
Results: The majority of the patients were admitted to general medicine ward rather than surgery ward, and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were highly prescribed to the age group of 41-60 y. And about 88.89 % of non-NSAID injection, 11.11% of NSAID injection were prescribed. The prescribed drugs were mostly given by generic names (81.52 %) and least by brand name (18.48 %).
Conclusion: This results obtained in this research work will be helpful to increase awareness of the limitations and difficulties on the translation of these recommendations into clinical practice, but also to stimulate the creation of strategies or tools to increase the appropriate therapy.
Keywords: Prescription pattern, NSAIDs, Tertiary care hospital, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Rational use of drugs
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