Assessment of quality of prescribing in patients of hypertension at primary and secondary health care facilities using the Prescription Quality Index (PQI) tool

Suthar, Jalpa; Patel, Varsha J.

doi:10.4103/0253-7613.140576

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“…Appropriate medication prescribing should be evidence-based, rational, complete, and clear process that improves the outcome of treating patients [3]. While prescribing without an appropriate indication, correct dose, route of administration, frequency or duration of treatment are all forms of inappropriate prescribing [3]. Moreover, inappropriate prescribing includes duplicate therapeutic agents and potential drugdrug interactions or adverse reactions [3].…”

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Baclofen Prescribing in the Outpatient Setting in Al-KhArj

Ahmed

2021

JPRI

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Aim: This study aimed to know the prescribing pattern of baclofen in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted to know the prescribing pattern of baclofen in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj in 2018. The data were collected and analyzed using Excel and represented as frequencies and percentages. Results: From January to June 2018, about 30.43% of the prescriptions were prescribed by orthopedic department, 28.99% were prescribed by emergency department and about 78.26% of the prescriptions were prescribed by residents. More than 76% of the prescriptions were prescribed by residents in the second phase of the study between July/2018 to December/2018. Moreover, about 40.71% of the prescriptions were prescribed by emergency department and about 26.43% were prescribed by orthopedic department. Conclusion: Baclofen use is uncommon in our regionin contrast to the global increase in the use of baclofen. It is important to increase the awareness of health care providers about the appropriate use of baclofen and they should educate the patients about its correct use.

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“…While prescribing without an appropriate indication, correct dose, route of administration, frequency or duration of treatment are all forms of inappropriate prescribing [3]. Moreover, inappropriate prescribing includes duplicate therapeutic agents and potential drugdrug interactions or adverse reactions [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

Baclofen Prescribing in the Outpatient Setting in Al-KhArj

Ahmed

2021

JPRI

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“…A good prescription is rational, evidence-based, clear, and complete and improves the treatment outcome of the patient. While prescribing without an appropriate indication, correct dose, frequency, route of administration, schedule or duration of treatment and duplicate therapeutic agents and medication of potential drug-drug interactions or adverse reactions are all forms of inappropriate prescribing [3].…”

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Assessment of the Quality of Outpatient Prescriptions From Various Clinical Setting in a Tertiary Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Alshahrani

2019

Int J App Pharm

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Objective: The quality of prescribing influences, to a large extent, the health outcomes of patients as errors made could result in adverse drug reactions.The aim of this study is to assess determine the quality of outpatient prescriptions in various clinical settings in Aseer region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Methods: An observational, cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in various community pharmacies where the prescriptions receivedwere analyzed for their quality.Results: The prescriptions were checked for the completeness of the patients’ biodata (name, age, sex, and hospital number), categories of drugs,prescribing by generic name, legibility of prescriber’s writing, the name, and signature of the prescriber. Two hundred and fifty prescriptions werecollected and used for analysis. A significant number of the prescriptions were written in illegible (26%) handwriting. The name (15%), age (48%),and sex (46%) of the patient were not mentioned in the majority of the prescriptions. Most of the prescriptions (94%) failed to demonstrate thepresence of address, height, and weight of the patient. Brand name of the drugs was mentioned in all the prescriptions, with only 17% of them havingthe generic name. The doctor’s name, signature was present in 81% and 70% of the prescription, respectively.Conclusion: Study shows that there is a need for improvement in the quality of prescription written by doctors. The adoption of a computer-aidedprescribing system in an outpatient setting would go a long way in achieving this objective.

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Assessment of quality of prescribing in patients of hypertension at primary and secondary health care facilities using the Prescription Quality Index (PQI) tool

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Baclofen Prescribing in the Outpatient Setting in Al-KhArj

Baclofen Prescribing in the Outpatient Setting in Al-KhArj

Assessment of the Quality of Outpatient Prescriptions From Various Clinical Setting in a Tertiary Hospital, Saudi Arabia

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