Utilization Pattern Of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs(NSAIDS) in Orthopedic Practise at a tertuary Care Hospital In Eastern Nepal

Das, B P; Adhakiri, N; Rauniar, Gajendra Prasad; Naga, MA Rani

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“…The reported result in the current study regarding number of drugs per prescription is higher than a study carried out in eastern and southern Ethiopia (2.2-1.9) [40,41]. Also, other studies indicated a lower number of drugs per prescription (2.5, 1.9, 1.3) [13,14,45]. Results that are similar to our study were reported in Ajman, United Arab Emirates [12].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Relatively close to the ideal percentages of WHO standard were reported by studies from other developing countries like; Tanzania (94%) [39], Eastern and Southern Ethiopia (97-98.7%) [40,41] and Bengal (98.5%) [42]. Although, a study in Ajman, UAE revealed that none of the medicines were prescribed by generic name [12] which is also similar to that reported by a study in eastern Nepal [14]. The practice of prescribing drugs by generic name is essential in order to increase the rational use of drugs, reduce dispensing errors and cost per prescription.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Diclofenac sodium was the most commonly prescribed NSAIDs for about 21.5% of the patients. Comparable rate was reported by a study from Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) [12], while a study from Nepal reported predominantly reported prescription of Meloxicam [13], whereas ibuprofen and piroxicam were found common by another study from Nepal [14]. These results are comparable to Fosbol et al study, which concluded that ibuprofen and diclofenac were the most frequently used conventional NSAIDs [15].…”

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Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at outpatient departments of four hospitals

Alshakka¹,

Badullah²,

Alolayan³

2018

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Objective: The purpose of the current study was to assess non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) prescription patterns at outpatient departments (OPDs) of four hospitals in Aden-Yemen. Method: This hospitals-based, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from May 2018 through August 2018. WHO drug use indictors were selected to evaluate prescription patterns. Data was collected from patient case files at OPDs. Results: Prescriptions of 600 patients containing at least one NSAID were nominated for analysis. More than half (52%) of prescriptions were prescribed for females and 48% for males. NSAIDs were prescribed less commonly for patients over 60 y of age (6%). The most common indications for NSAIDs were infective conditions (29.3%), fever (9.3%) and orthopedic pain (8.1%). The average number of drugs per prescription was 3.5 drugs. Additionally, 18.5% of the prescriptions contained medicines prescribed by generic name while 73.3% were from Essential Medicine List (EML). Diclofenac sodium was the most commonly prescribed NSAID (26.6). The average cost of NSAIDs per prescription was 970 Yemeni Riyals (YR). Conclusion: The prescribing pattern of NSAIDs in Aden city hospitals showed deviation from the standard values of WHO requirements. The result suggests irrational/inappropriate prescribing of NSAIDs, low practice of international nonproprietary names (generic names) in prescriptions and high rate of NSAIDs prescription. In addition, some informational shortage was notable among prescribers concerning prescribing rules.

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Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at outpatient departments of four hospitals

Alshakka¹,

Badullah²,

Alolayan³

2018

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“…21 There were fewer number of drugs per prescription, fewer fixed drug combinations, more drugs from essential drug list and frequent generic prescriptions in our study as compared to other studies. 12,14,16 Still, it is preferable to keep the mean number of drugs per prescription as low as possible, since higher figures always lead to an increased risk of drug interactions, affect patients' compliance, and increase hospitalpatient costs. Further, prescribing drugs more in generic names may help in cheaper treatment.…”

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“…Das BP et al described in their study that none of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was prescribed by generic name in orthopedic department of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal 14 .A discussion with the clinicians revealed that they preferred to write brand names of drugs of repute rather than by generic names, since it may result in purchase of drugs of uncertain bioavailability.…”

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Prescribing trends in a teaching hospital in Nepal

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Prescriptions of the patients at the time of admission to the college of Medical Sciences (CMS), Bharatpur, Nepal were collected for a period of 6 months to study the prescribing pattern in a teaching hospital. The prescriptions were subjected to critical evaluation using WHO basic drug use indicators. The average number of drugs per prescription was 4.34. Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name and percentage of fixed drug combinations (FDCs) were 22.57 and 17.49 respectively. The percentage of prescriptions containing antimicrobials (72.05%) and injections(66.66%) were relatively more in our study. Percentage of drugs prescribed from the WHO essential drug list and the Nepal essential drug list were 41.76% and 38.20% respectively. The most commonly used group of drugs were antimicrobials(32.27%) ,followed by analgesics(11.85%) and drugs for acid-peptic-disorders(10.72%). The present drug utilization study is to give feedbacks to the prescribers, so as to create awareness about the rational use of drugs.

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Evaluation of Prescribing Pattern in Orthopedics Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study

KHANIKAR,

OJAH,

BORAH

et al. 2024

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: To study the demographic profile and prescription pattern in Orthopedics department in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A prospective, observational and cross-sectional study design was adopted for this study. A total of 144 patients were enrolled and their prescriptions were analyzed for three months. The data was analyzed by using a Microsoft Excel Worksheet. The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system and defined daily dose were used to classify the prescribed drugs. Results: Out of 144 patients enrolled, 105 (72.92%) were male and 39 (27.08%) were female. Maximum patients were between 21-40 y of age. The mean age of the patients was 35.04±18.53. The average number of drugs per prescription was 4.84. Fracture of limbs (58.33%) was the most common diagnosis. Analgesics were the most commonly prescribed drugs. Diabetes was the most common comorbidity. The percentage of drugs prescribed by generic names was 48.06, and that from the essential drug list was 47.78. The percentage of fixed-dose combinations used was 28.55. Conclusion: Although we found that a good percentage of drugs were prescribed from essential drug list but, this practice has to be increased in future. It is also seen that average number of drugs per prescription was high and percentage of drugs prescribed by generic names was less than that by brand names. So, there is immense scope of improvement for prescribing in the hospital.

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Utilization Pattern Of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs(NSAIDS) in Orthopedic Practise at a tertuary Care Hospital In Eastern Nepal

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Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at outpatient departments of four hospitals

Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at outpatient departments of four hospitals

Prescribing trends in a teaching hospital in Nepal

Evaluation of Prescribing Pattern in Orthopedics Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study

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