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Background: Stroke has a high economic impact on the society especially in a developing country like India. In India health insurance doesn’t cover all people leading to out of pocket expenditure. The objective of the present study was to study the cost of illness and outcome of stroke in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: Direct medical and nonmedical costs were obtained after 28 days of follow-up. The outcome of the stroke was measured by modified Rankin scale (mRS).Results: The mean age of the patients was 65.38±13.98 years. Majority of the patients suffered from ischemic stroke and belonged to lower middle socioeconomic group. The mean cost of stroke was INR 39819. There was improvement in the mRS score after 28 days following treatment of acute stroke.Conclusions:Direct medical costs forms major component of cost of stroke. Early management and hospital discharge can reduce the economic burden of stroke.

Objective: To determine the pattern of drug use, adverse events (AEs), and quality of life (QOL) in hypopigmentary disorders of the skin. Methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted on 48 newly diagnosed and untreated participants with hypopigmentary disorders who attended the dermatology outpatient department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India. The pattern of drug therapy and AEs to the therapy were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The dermatology life quality index (DLQI) score for QOL was assessed before and after treatment using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The participants were monitored every 30 d for three months to study the appropriateness and changes in prescription patterns, AEs, and QOL. Results: Male participants had a mean age of 36.69±15.58, while female participants had a mean age of 40.96±11.88. The different classes of drugs used were calcineurin inhibitors, growth factors, melanizing agents, glucocorticoids (GCs), antifungals, and anti-lepra drugs. QOL improved after treatment. The most common AEs include gastritis (16.6%) and acneiform eruption (10.41%). Conclusion: This study has helped in determining the different patterns of drugs used in hypopigmentary disorders and their positive impact on QOL. The individualized prescribing pattern could improve the clinical and psychosocial outcome of the disease in the future.