DRUG UTILIZATION STUDY IN MEDICINE OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTHERN INDIA: RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RATIONAL USE OF MEDICINE

Varsha Sargwan

Abstract


Objective: To determine drug utilisation pattern in outpatient department in medicine OPD of King George’s Medical University, Lucknow.

Material and methods: Study was prospective, observational, and cross-sectional conducted in Outpatient Department (OPD) of medicine. Sample size was 400 according to the World Health Organization manual Study. Data was expressed as, frequency, mean±SD, range and percentage.

Result: : After compiling the data, overall review shows average number of drugs as 5 and standard deviation with ± 1.6.Drugs by generic name as 1%. Antibiotics prescribed are 40% and 19% drugs from essential drug list. Counters with injection prescribed are 2%. According to the data, maximum numbers of drugs were greater than four. Maximum percentage of drugs prescribed per prescription is greater than four i.e., 42% and minimum is 1% with zero number of drugs in a prescription in medicine OPD.

 


Keywords


Rational drugs, generic name, cross sectional study, observational study

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