Assessment of completeness and legibility of prescriptions received at community pharmacies

Easwaran, Vigneshwaran; Sadiq, Mantargi Md. Jaffar; Prathima, V

doi:10.4103/2394-2010.184242

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“…In term of patient's information, patient's name was mentioned in 94.17% and 90.55% of the prescription sheets analysed in Ngaba and Lemba community pharmacies, respectively. This finding was similar to other previous studies, which stated that patient's name was recorded in 94.75%, 97.8%, and 97.9% 14,19,20 . In contrast, patient's contact numbers and addresses were totally omitted from the prescriptions of both community pharmacies.…”

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“…In this study patients age and gender were mentioned in 88.05%, 82.22% and 80.00%, 73.33% of prescriptions sheets from Ngaba and Lemba community pharmacies, respectively while patient weight was only recorded in 1.11% and 3.05%, respectively. These figures are lower than those reported in India but are higher than those reported in the study conducted in Anand city 14,22 . Patient's age, gender and weight are important factors in drug dose calculation, hence affect drugs response.…”

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“…As shown in the results, prescriber name and signature were mentioned in 55.00%, 88.78% and 53.05%, 88.88% of prescriptions from Ngaba and Lemba community pharmacies, respectively, which is much lower than those observed in previous studies of other countries 13,14,15 . Studies conducted in Central Nepal reported lower adherence when compared to values from this study 4 .…”

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confidence: 71%

“…It was found that prescriber qualification and registration number were recorded in 47.48%, 12.22% and 53.05%, 19.72% of filled medical prescriptions in Ngaba and Lemba, respectively. In comparison with the studies conducted in India and Saudi Arabia, there is less adherence in mentioning precriber quality and registration number 14,16 . Similar figures were reported in the study conducted in Anand City which doctor registration number was mentioned only in 17.12% of prescription orders 17 .…”

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Medical prescription carefully conceived is essential to provide effective health care to the patient. It is a medicolegal document that should be legible, clear and complete. However, several studies have shown that prescription errors remain common worldwide, particularly in low-income countries the such Democratic Republic of Congo. This study aimed to explore the completeness of medical prescriptions in Southeast Kinshasa community pharmacies and to propose possible solutions. The study was conducted from January to Mai 2020. A total of 720 prescriptions were randomly sampled and assessed for key elements following WHO guidelines. Prescriptions analysis was performed using the descriptive statistics: percentage, mean and frequency. Prescribers, patients and drug details were recorded at an average rate of 54.41% (1.94-98.89%), 38.92% (0-94.17%), 38.23% (14.87-90.22%) and 59.28% (11.67-99.4%), 27.68% (3.05-90.55%), 38.71% (15.88-98.39%) from Ngaba and Lemba community pharmacies, respectively. Only 19.63% and 11.15% of drugs were written in generic names, respectively. The average drug number by prescription was 4.37 (1-10) and 3.29 (1-9), respectively. Our study revealed that prescription errors are a serious public health problem in Southeast Kinshasa. All health care professionals should make significant efforts to improve the completeness of prescriptions. On the other hand, health authorities should do their utmost to ensure laws regulating the health sector. INTRODUCTION:A medical prescription is a medicolegal document used by the doctor during medical consultation to give instructions to the pharmacist in order to dispense medicines to the QUICK RESPONSE CODE

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“…This implies the need for hands-on training, continuous evaluation and education and clinical education to all the community pharmacists. [21][22][23] Nearly three fourth of community pharmacists felt that reporting ADRs should be mandated. When it is compared with the research published with similarly objectives revealed that studies like Suyagh M. et al and Prakasam A et al found a majority of community pharmacists believed that reporting of ADRs should be made necessary 8,17 which puts up a common understanding with the current research.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists towards Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting

Easwaran¹,

Harichandana²,

Sadiq³

et al. 2020

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Background: Spontaneous reporting systems (SRSs) play an important role in identifying adverse drug reactions. In most of the developed countries, community pharmacists contribute to the pharmacovigilance system to a greater deal. Objectives: Present investigation is designed to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacists' educational intervention on ADRs and pharmacovigilance program of India (PvPI) among community pharmacists in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods: It was a single group, pre-post interventional trial. A 'KAP' questionnaire regarding ADRs in accordance with the PvPI was prepared and validated by experts. The initial phase of survey was conducted by approaching the community pharmacists at their premises. A total of 58 practicing community pharmacists in Anantapur district of south India were included in the study. All the participated community pharmacists were invited for an education session with an aim to improve ADR reporting and to make aware of PvPI. Results: After the educational intervention, a significant improvement in knowledge, attitude and practice towards ADRs identification and reporting and PvPI among the study participants was evident. In addition, age and educational level were impactful on KAP of community pharmacists for the same. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to offer continuous educational programs and hands-on training for spontaneous reporting of ADRs until we reach the point that voluntary reporting of ADRs becomes accessible and habitual among the community pharmacists.

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Prescription Audit From the Outpatient Department of a Rural Hospital in West Bengal, India: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Gangopadhyay²,

MONDAL³

et al. 2022

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objectives: Standards of the medical treatment at different levels of the health-care delivery system influence the quality of life. A prescription audit is a kind of vigilant activity that can oversee the observance of these standards. We conducted a prescription audit to evaluate the prescribing pattern in the general outpatient department (OPD) in a rural hospital in West Bengal. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study spanning for 1 month, from September 1, 2021, to September 30, 2021. It was conducted at the general OPD of a Rural Hospital in West Bengal. Four hundred and ninety first encountered prescriptions were collected from the OPD and analyzed. Results: All prescriptions contained the name, age, and gender of the patients, but body weights of the patients were documented only in 12.4% of cases. Proper diagnosis was mentioned in 43.7% prescriptions and route of administration was mentioned in 58.4% of cases. Medicines were prescribed in generic name in 78.2% cases and 2.9% contained an injection. Antibiotic was prescribed in 19.4% prescriptions and 32.3% of drugs were prescribed from the essential medicine list. Correct duration of treatment was provided in 32.7% cases. Standard treatment guidelines were followed in 26.4% prescriptions. Conclusion: Our study showed encouraging trends regarding prescribing in generic name and limitation of antibiotic usage. However, there were deficits in mentioning the diagnosis and vital drug related information such as route of administration and duration of therapy.

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Assessment of completeness and legibility of prescriptions received at community pharmacies

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