Outcomes of Pharmacy Interventions on Pediatric Medication Prescribing Patterns in Taiwan

Lin, You Meei; Chiang, Yi Chun; Kuo, Yung Ting; Ho, Man Yau; Chen, Hsiang-Yin

doi:10.1016/s1878-3317(10)60027-7

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“…It must be remembered that most of the drugs prescribed for children have not been tested in the pediatric population due to the difficulties in carrying out clinical studies in children and ethical issues due to children not being able to make their own decisions to participate in a clinical trial. Therefore, many medications have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for children [31]. An essential component in rational drug prescribing is the availability of an approved guideline such as a list of essential drugs.…”

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Trends of Pediatric Outpatients Prescribing in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Sharif¹,

Nassar²,

Al-Hamami³

et al. 2015

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Background: Data with regard to local drug prescribing in pediatric population is scarce. This study was carried out to investigate the patterns of drug prescribing for pediatric outpatient in a general hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A total of 707 prescriptions were collected from a governmental hospital in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates covering the months of June and July, 2014. Encounters issued for patients older than 12 years were rejected. A total of 520 prescriptions for age groups ranging from 1 week to 12 years were studied. Prescriptions were analyzed using WHO drug use indicators. Results: All prescriptions were electronic and head lettered by the name of the hospital. Average number of drugs per prescriptions was 2.6 and all drugs were generics. Name of patient, age and gender and prescriber's name and E-signature were present in 100%. Patient's address, allergy and diagnosis were present in 21.15%, 83.26% and 64.42% of prescriptions respectively. Complete dosage regimen was present in all encounters. Patients were prescribed one, two, three, four or more than four drugs per prescription in 23.84%, 27.88%, 26.53%, 12.69%, and 8.65% respectively. The most commonly prescribed therapeutic classes of drugs were antibiotics (44.60%), antihistamines (43.65%), and analgesics/antipyretics (32.30%). The most commonly prescribed drugs among each class were amoxicillin (40%), xylometazoline (61.23%), and paracetamol (87.5%). Conclusion: Present results indicate that prescribing trends for pediatric population seems to be rational. However, there is over use of antibiotics and there are some areas that warrant further attention by the prescribers for a more significantly rational prescribing.

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Trends of Pediatric Outpatients Prescribing in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Sharif¹,

Nassar²,

Al-Hamami³

et al. 2015

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“…The need for the safe and effective drugs for use in sick neonates, infants, children and adolescents requires the establishment of thoughtful drug therapy strategies. [5] This study was carried out to evaluate drug utilization pattern in the pediatric department of a Tertiary care hospital, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India.…”

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EVALUATION OF DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SRINAGAR, JAMMU & KASHMIR, INDIA

Maqbool¹

2020

J App Pharm Sci Res

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Introduction: Irrational drug use, especially antimicrobials in a pediatric population, has become a commonly noted practice. Most of the drugsprescribed for children have not been tested in the pediatric population due to the difficulties in carrying out clinical studies in children andethical issues due to children not being able to make their own decisions to participate in a clinical trial. Objective: The main aim of this studywas to evaluate the pediatric drug utilization pattern in a tertiary care hospital. Material and methods: This study was conducted at a Tertiarycare hospital, Srinagar, Jammu &Kashmir, India for a period of 6 months. It was a prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Results: Thisstudy evaluated a total of 205 patients from the inpatient department of the pediatric department of Tertiary care hospital, Srinagar, Jammu &Kashmir, India. Out of 205 patients, 62.4% (128) were male and 37.6% (77) were female. The number of male patients was more than the numberof female patients. A total of 767 medicines were prescribed to 205 patients. Mean ± SEM of medicines prescribed was 3.74 ±0.07. Mean ± SEMof medicines prescribed 125 for male patients was 3.76 ± 0.10, while for female patients it was 3.69 ± 0.11. Conclusion: Development andimplementation of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) based on essential drug concept and promoting rational drug therapy will lead to moreand more rational prescribing in pediatrics. Periodic prescriptions analysis and effective feedback to clinicians should be done based on results toensure rational prescribing and effective health care management, which will ultimately lead to better child health.

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“…Pharmacists' interventions are able to change the parents' knowledge, attitude and practice towards pediatric drug dosage forms and the prescribing pattern [21].…”

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Opinion of Bulgarian Pharmacists on Drug Delivery Systems, Orodispersible and Pediatric Dosage Forms

Naydenov¹,

Stoimenova²

2016

J App Pharm

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Understanding of the specific characteristics of the pediatric patients and the pediatric dosage forms is crucial for the pharmacists' decisions in their everyday practice. Pharmacists' knowledge about the newest drug delivery system and orodispersible dosage forms could be essential for the adequate provision of particular pharmaceutical consultation about administration of the medicinal product. The purpose of our study was to assess the awareness, knowledge and attitude of the Bulgarian pharmacists towards drug delivery systems, orodispersible dosage forms and pediatric dosage forms as well as the pharmacists' role in consultation process for the newest dosage forms. The study was conducted amongst pharmacists from various regions in Bulgaria during 2013. Excel processed the questionnaires and SPSS programs, ANOVA analysis and chi-square test of independence were performed to evaluate the statistical significance of the differences in the collected data and to prepare descriptive statistics. 274 pharmacists have been surveyed about their attitude towards pediatric and orodispersible dosage forms. For the main part of the respondents, organoleptic properties and the price of the pediatric dosage forms are essential. The pharmacy industry representatives remain a main source of information about the new drug delivery dosage forms. The advantages of the orodispersible dosage forms are their fast effect and better taste than the others forms. According to the significant part of the respondents, the future role of the pharmacists will be in the development of new drug delivery forms and this will lead to an increase of the need for more pharmaceutical consultations, which should be paid. According to the survey's results there is an evidence for the significant role of the pharmacists in the therapeutic process for every patient. The future is of the innovative dosage forms and drug releasing systems which application may be a challenge -a challenge which could be overcome with the active participation of the high qualified pharmacists in the community pharmacy in Bulgaria.

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Outcomes of Pharmacy Interventions on Pediatric Medication Prescribing Patterns in Taiwan

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Trends of Pediatric Outpatients Prescribing in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

Trends of Pediatric Outpatients Prescribing in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

EVALUATION OF DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN IN THE PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SRINAGAR, JAMMU & KASHMIR, INDIA

Opinion of Bulgarian Pharmacists on Drug Delivery Systems, Orodispersible and Pediatric Dosage Forms

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