Medication Management, Use and Safety in Non- Communicable Diseases: Any Hope for the Nigerian Patients?

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The Effect of Educational Intervention on Rational Prescribing in Public Health Facilities in Selected Local Government Areas of Rivers State: An Interventional Study

“…It was also found to be 59.59% in the intervention LGA at baseline. In a study carried out in Warri [42], the value of PGD was estimated to be 54%, 48.9% in Sagamu [52] and 42.7 % in Kano. [16] Following the intervention carried out in this study, the value improved one month and three months after, respectively.…”

“…Essential drugs are safe effective drugs of good quality and local appropriateness [41]. Their use is associated with rational prescribing, cost-effectiveness and reduction in morbidity [42]. Collated attitude to rational drug use, improved significantly only in the intervention LGA at one month and three months after the educational intervention exercise; from good to excellent attitudinal disposition.…”

“…However, more effort is necessary because the values obtained for PEDL after intervention in the intervention facilities are still low as the more drugs are prescribed from the essential drug list, the more likely the prescriptions are to be rational, cost-effective and efficient. [5] The improvement in percentage prescriptions emanating from the essential drug list is therefore of public health importance since it translates into an improvement in treatment outcomes in the facilities and reducing wastages; as rational drug use, therefore, reduces morbidity and mortality in the health facilities [42].…”

Medication safety practices in healthcare facilities in Kaduna State, Nigeria: a study protocol

“…13 In Nigeria, the overall incidence of adverse drug events (ADEs) is unknown and poorly documented. 14 A study identified a mean prescribing error rate of 28.7% and concluded there was poor compliance with the Nigeria Standard Treatment Guidelines. 15 Furthermore, a large-scale multicentre study with 2386 participating healthcare providers (HCPs; doctors, nurses and pharmacists) identified a prevalence of self-reported medication errors amongst HCPs in Nigeria of 47%.…”