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A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among individuals attending the Out Patient Department (OPD) of Medicine, Surgery and Gynaecology & Obstetrics from February 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010 in Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh to see the patterns of drug dispensing using World Health Organization core patient care indicators. The result of the study showed that the overall average consultation time and dispensing time were too short (2.5 minutes and 30 seconds per patient respectively). Of the drugs prescribed, only 20.15% were actually dispensed, whereas no appropriate labeling (0%) was observed and 37.3% of patients knew how to administer drugs correctly after receiving the drugs from the dispenser. So the finding from current study shows a trend towards inappropriate dispensing practice. Hence, there is a need for effective intervention programme to encourage the physicians and dispensing pharmacists in promoting patient care as well as health care facilities. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v41i1.18776 Bangladesh Medical Journal 2012 Vol. 41 No. 1; 21-24

This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted in MMCH and CBMCB during the period from 1 st July/2005 to 30 th Jun/2006.The aim of the study was to find out the prescribing pattern of antimicrobials in cough or cold and pneumonia in under five years children. Prescriptions were collected from the out-patient pediatric department by using structured questionnaire. The structured questionnaires were made according to WHO/ INRUD drug use indicator. In case of cough or cold, the main findings on drug use were (a) Average number of drugs per prescription were 3.21 in MMCH and 3.85 in CBMCB respectively, (b) Percentage of prescriptions with an antibiotic prescribed was 100% in MMCH and CBMCB, (c) Percentage of drugs prescribed in generic name were 57.69% in MMCH and it was nil in CBMCB, (d) Cotrimoxazole, Amoxicillin and Cephalosporin were used frequently in MMCH and Cephalosporin and Erythromycin mostly were used in CBMCB, and (e) Route of administration were appropriate in both the institutes. In case of pneumonia, (a) Average number of drugs per prescription were 3.77, (b) Percentage of prescription with an antibiotic was 100%, (c) Percentage of drug prescribed in generic name was 27.5%, (d) Cephalosporin were used mostly (45.5%) for the treatment of pneumonia. Trend of poly pharmacy was found in both the institutes.