Drug utilization pattern and rational drug use at orthopedics and traumatology outpatient clinics: A cross-sectional study

Özdamar, İhsan; Özdamar, Emine Nur

doi:10.52312/jdrs.2021.211

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“…The lowest and highest percentages of drugs from the essential drug lists, prescribed from the national list of essential medicines (NLEMs) were 38.13% in orthopedics and 81.49% in otolaryngology between April-September 2019. Prescribed percentage of drugs on the essential drug lists from the national list of essential medicines (NLEMs) in orthopedics was comparable with those reported by Özdamar et al 16 33.8%. The average percentage of drugs from the essential drug lists in our study was lower than the expected WHO value (100%) and MOPH in Thailand (more than or equal to 85%) 7 .…”

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Evaluation of rational drug use based on World Health Organization indicators in a tertiary hospital, Thailand

Khangtragool¹,

Nukompun²,

Teeyasuntranonn³

et al. 2023

Pharm Sci Asia

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This study aimed to evaluate the rational drug use in a tertiary hospital, Thailand based on World Health Organization (WHO) indicators. This retrospective study was conducted using electronic data from medical records which detailed dispensed prescriptions in the outpatient department (OPD) in a tertiary hospital, Thailand from April 2019 to March 2020. Core rational drug use was determined by the average number of drugs per prescription, percentage of drugs prescribed from the Essential Medicines List (EML) and oral antibiotic consumption using the defined daily dose (DDD). The average number of drugs per prescription in this study was 2.17. The average percentage of the drugs from the national list of essential medicines (NLEMs) in OPD was 66.52%. The DDD from April-September 2019 was 2.51 which increased to 4.61 in the period October 2019-March 2020. In conclusion, this study found the average number of drugs per prescription in outpatients was higher than WHO recommendations. The average percentage of drugs of essential drugs in our study was lower than the expected WHO value. Oral antibiotic consumption measured by DDD had increased. Therefore, policy regarding rational drug use needs to be accelerated as a policy in hospital. Irrational use of medicines is a multidimensional issue and requires interventions at several levels including areas involving health systems, overall organization, doctors, dispensers, patients and community and it remains a challenge in health facilities.

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Evaluation of rational drug use based on World Health Organization indicators in a tertiary hospital, Thailand

Khangtragool¹,

Nukompun²,

Teeyasuntranonn³

et al. 2023

Pharm Sci Asia

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Pharmacy practice and policy research in Türkiye: a systematic review of literature

Gülpınar,

Pehlivanlı,

Babar

2024

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

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Background In recent decades, there has been an interest in clinical pharmacy practice in Türkiye with emerging studies in this area. Despite the recent emergence of diverse pharmacy practice studies in Türkiye, a comprehensive assessment of overall typology of studies and impact has not been conducted thus far. Objectives This systematic review aims to document and assess pharmaceutical policy and practice literature published within the last 5 years in Türkiye. The other aim is to summarise the expected impact of published studies on policy and practice research. Methods The systematic review was conducted according to the guidelines described in the PRISMA Statement. A comprehensive search approach, incorporating Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) queries and free-text terms was employed to locate pertinent literature related to pharmacy practice and policy in Türkiye. The search covered the period from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2024, and involved electronic databases including PubMed, Medline Ovid, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Springer Link, PlosOne, and BMC. Results In the final grouping, 73 articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected for this review. Among the quantitative studies, majority studies were cross-sectional survey studies. Through the rigorous thematic content analysis seven research domains were developed from the selected literature: drug utilisation and rational drug use, the emerging role of pharmacist, access to medicines and generic medicines, community pharmacy practice, pharmacovigilance/adverse drug reactions, and pharmacoeconomic studies. Conclusions The pharmacist role is evolving; however, several challenges remain in fully realising the potential of pharmacists. These include regulatory barriers, limited public awareness of pharmacists’ expanded roles, workforce capacity issues, and the need for ongoing professional development and training. Research studies are needed in the areas of generic prescribing, medicine adherence, intervention studies in community and hospital pharmacy practice, and on pharmacoeconomics and pharmacovigilance.

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Drug utilization pattern and rational drug use at orthopedics and traumatology outpatient clinics: A cross-sectional study

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Evaluation of rational drug use based on World Health Organization indicators in a tertiary hospital, Thailand

Evaluation of rational drug use based on World Health Organization indicators in a tertiary hospital, Thailand

Pharmacy practice and policy research in Türkiye: a systematic review of literature

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