Background: Vector borne diseases like malaria & dengue are of public concern. Public Health Officers have the job to identify and investigate health issues among people. But there is a need for induction training and re-training for ensuring adequate awareness and safe practices in health care settings. The present study was conducted to study the effect of orientation trainings on the knowledge of public health officers about the common vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 22 public health officers of Municipal Corporation of North India. Pre-test and post-test questionnaire was asked related to topics such as vector borne diseases, their prevention, treatment and water related diseases. Posttest was asked after two days of induction and orientation training. The pre- and post-test scores were tabulated and statistically analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21. Data was presented in descriptive form and statistical significance of difference (taken as p-value <0.05) was calculated using paired t test.Results: The present study reported that the orientation programme conducted was highly informative to the medical officers. Study showed that post-test response was higher as compared with pre-test response and this difference was found statistically significant (p<0.002).Conclusions: Informative trainings are helpful to increase knowledge and giving information about the recent changes in the health programme to public medical officer who are particularly working in the community setting.
Background: Eczema is a chronic, usual, non-infective inflammatory state characterized by intense pruritis, redness, and swelling. Eczema patients experience mild to severe systemic symptoms such as itching, pain, and sleep disturbances, resulting in a significantly diminished quality of life. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted for six months to study the prescribing pattern of various drugs in eczema patients in the outpatient department of dermatology. 86 anti-eczema prescriptions were analyzed. Factors considered were age, gender, types of diagnosis, site of the disease, and anti-eczema drugs prescribed. Results: Out of 86 patients, females (53.5%) were more than males (46.5%). The majority of the patients (44.18%) belonged to the age group 21 to 40 years and allergic contact dermatitis was the most common (39.53%) and most commonly affected was lower limb (43.02%). Most drugs prescribed were topical agents (60.38%) when compared to oral drugs (39.62%). Antihistamines (37.68%) were found to be the most commonly prescribed medication class. Levocetirizine (25.60%) was the most common drug prescribed in this study. Most of the prescriptions contained at least two drugs (61.63%). Conclusion:A clinical pharmacist can help improve a patient's quality of life by assisting with prescription analysis and prescribing patterns. Studies can assist in providing feedback to physicians on current prescribing practices.
Introduction:A generic drug is a pharmaceutical product that is commonly used in place of branded medicine. Generic medications have the same therapeutic effect as their branded counterparts. The utilisation of generic drugs is critical for lowering rising health-care costs, and pharmacy students must have a thorough understanding of generic medications. Methodology: The present study was performed to assess the awareness about generic medicines among first-year and fourth-year bachelor of pharmacy students at a college in Coastal Karnataka, India. An awareness questionnaire was prepared and validated, and distributed to the students. Simple descriptive statistics were used to produce frequencies, percentages, and proportions. Microsoft Excel was used to analyze the data. During the study, 200 students were enrolled. 10 questions were asked out of that students' answers were validated, and they showed comparatively good knowledge about generic medicines. Results: Out of 200 students, 181 students answered that Generic drugs are available in Jan-Aushadi, 183 students think that there is a price variation between generic drugs and branded drugs, 123 students approved that generic medicines are equivalent to branded drugs, 156 students have agreed that there is no difference in the effectiveness of generic drugs and branded drugs, 114 students not agreed that generic drugs have long duration of action than branded drugs, 87 students have the opinion that both branded and generic drugs are made in same manufacturing facilities. Conclusion:The study confirmed that fourth-year students had better awareness about generic drugs compared to first-year students. There was a significant gap concerning the knowledge about generic medicines. Studies among pharmacy students in the institution are required. More work is required on how interventions for pharmacy students and the community can result in an increase in the awareness and acceptability of generic medicines. Awareness gaps about the use of generic medicines exist, and they must be corrected through suitable education. Deficiencies were noted, and we have to strengthen learning about generic medicines during the coming years.
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