:A prescription order is a written instruction of doctors to pharmacist to supply drugs in particular form to a patient and the directions to the patients regarding the use of medicines. This study was undertaken to observe the prescribing patterns of the private practitioners in Bangladesh, 430 prescriptions were collected randomly from Dhaka city and analyzed using WHO/INRUD indicators. There were average 3.40 drugs per prescription. Drugs were prescribed in generic name only in 0.20%. About 46.31% drugs were prescribed from the Essential Drug List, only 19% of prescriptions were complete in respect to patient medication information. Antibiotics were prescribed in 70.33% of the prescriptions; injections were prescribed in about 8.35% of the prescriptions.
Abstract:Hepatitis C virus is a major cause of chronic hepatitis and is responsible for majority of liver transplantation worldwide. It has got no vaccine for prevention. Interferon containing regimen was the only management options for treatment of Hepatitis C virus till last year. Due to side effect profile and treatment cost this treatment options was not reachable for general population. Besides, response rate was not so satisfactory (Genotype 1, 40-50%, Genotype 2 & 3, 70-80%). New oral antivirals were introduced in 2014 which has got little side effect profile as well as good treatment response rate (80-95%). These new drugs with their different combination regimens along with indications, contraindications and treatment monitoring of Hepatitis C virus are discussed briefly in this review.
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