Patterns Of Drug Prescribing In A Hospital In Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Si, Sharif; Al-Shaqra, Maryam A.; Hajjar, H; Shamout, A; Wess, L

doi:10.3402/ljm.v3i1.4744

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“…[47][48][49][50] Compared to multivitamin prescription of our study (37.8%) other studies in the region report varying frequencies from 5.9% to 50%. 48,49,[51][52][53] Most of the prescribed drugs were administered orally (12% capsule, 80% tablet form) which was found to be similar as previous study in 2015 where 855 prescriptions were evaluated from SRTR Government Medical, Maharashtra, India. 54 In our present study most of the drugs (92%) were prescribed by brand name which coincides with the report from the survey conducted by previous study.…”

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A survey of prescription pattern of antibiotic drugs on patients suffering from ENT infection within Dhaka metropolis

Karim

Uddin

Rahman

et al. 2017

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: This survey was designed to assess and evaluate the prescription pattern of antibiotic drugs on patients suffering from ENT infection within Dhaka metropolis.Methods: A cross sectional, observational and prospective study was conducted from January to June 2015 in the out-patients (OPD) and in-patients (IPD) of ENT department at different general and specialized government and private hospitals (Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, Sir Solimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka Community Medical College and Hospital) within Dhaka city.300 prescriptions were collected and randomly evaluated for this present study.Results: Out of 300 patients, 220 (73.33%) were male and 80 (26.67%) were female (including children and adults) where most of the patients were outpatients 262 (87.33%). In the patients information section it was observed that approximately 93.33% prescription contained antibiotic drugs and almost all prescription (100%) contained antibiotic drugs along with other drugs such as 80.67%PPI (proton pump inhibitors), 76.67% analgesic and 51.33% vitamin / iron supplements. From this analysis we found that 19.33% prescription contained single antibiotic drug, 80.67% contained two antibiotic drugs and no prescription contained more than two antibiotic drugs. Most of the prescribed drugs were administered orally (12% capsule, 80% tablet form). Out of 473 prescribed antibiotic drugs majority of them lie underβ-Lactam (54%) class followed by cephalosporin (46.33%) class in which maximum drugs (92%) were prescribed by their brand names.Conclusions: Prescribing more than one antibiotics was commonly encountered in this study indicating the occurrence of polypharmacy. Interventions to rectify over prescription of antibiotics, use of brand names, inadequate labelling of drugs is necessary to improve rational drug use. Standard treatment guidelines, hospital formulary, and educational intervention become essential to modify this behaviour to benefit the patient.

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A survey of prescription pattern of antibiotic drugs on patients suffering from ENT infection within Dhaka metropolis

Karim

Uddin

Rahman

et al. 2017

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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“…13 In similar studies conducted, the antibiotic prescription is remarkably less than that reported in Iran (61.9%) 18 and high than that reported in Nepal (28.3%) 19 . According to WHO, 15-25% of antibiotics encountered is expectable in the countries where an infectious disease is more prevalent.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…12 It also showed that more than 3/4 th of the patients (76.33%) were given three or more drugs. Since, WHO has recommended that average number of drugs per prescription should be 2.0, 13 so the results of the study reflect polypharmacy which may lead to adverse drug reactions, increase the risk of drug interactions, dispensing errors, medication errors, decrease adherence to drug regimens and unnecessary drug expenses.…”

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Evaluation of Drug Use Patterns of Out Patient Attendees in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Dermatology and Venereology Department as a Tool to Promote Rational Prescribing

Noor¹,

Uddin

Afsan

et al. 2014

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Background: Drug utilization studies are pre requisite for the formulation of drug policies. They offer useful methods for teaching and training in drug therapy and also identify the problems that arise from drug usage in healthcare delivery system and highlight the current approaches to the rational use of medicines. Objectives: The main objective of the prescription audit or evaluation was to measures for improving the prescription practices and to generate information on the core prescribing indicators proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Methods: This was a descriptive type of cross sectional study. The study was conducted in the Out Patient Department (OPD) of Dermatology & Venereology in a tertiary care private hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh in between January and March'2012. A total of 300 prescriptions were obtained with the help of a pre-inserted carbon paper in a special format using WHO core prescribing indicators. Results: The average number of drugs per encounter was 3.8 and no single drug was prescribed by generic name. Use of antibiotic (56% of encounters) was frequent, but injection use (2.67% of encounters) was within the recommendation of WHO. The use of fixed drug combinations (FDCs) was 15.28% of prescribed drugs. Only 22.08% drugs were prescribed from national essential medicine list. Conclusion:The findings from the current study showed a trend towards inappropriate prescribing.

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“…In the present study, the percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescription was 50% which is comparable with the results of Norway (48%). 9 In similar studies conducted, the antibiotic prescription is remarkably less than that reported in Iran (61.9%) 14 and high than that reported in Nepal (28.3%) 15 .…”

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confidence: 79%

“…8 It also showed that more than 3/4 th of the patients (76.33%) were given three or more drugs. Since, WHO has recommended that average number of drugs per prescription should be 2.0, 9 so the results of the study reflect polypharmacy, which may lead to adverse drug reactions, increase the risk of drug interactions, dispensing errors, medication errors, decrease adherence to drug regimens and unnecessary drug expenses. Use of generic names in prescription eliminate the chance of duplication of drug products and also reduce the cost of the patient.…”

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confidence: 99%

Prescribing patterns of a garment medical centre in Bangladesh

Afsan

Alam

Noor³

et al. 2014

Update Dent. Coll. j

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Objectives: The aim of the study was to audit the prescription and dispensing pattern in a garment medical center to observe the rational use of drug. Irrational use of medicine is a global problem. Polypharmacy, injudicial use of antibiotics, unnecessary use of vitamins are commonly seen in Bangladesh. To find out the current status of the prescribing and dispensing practices and identify factors underlying irrational prescription writing in a Garment medical center for factory workers in Gajipur and to sensitize the future prescribers about the rational prescriptions, this study was carried out. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out to analyze the patterns of prescriptions by using World Health Organization , WHO/INRUD- core drug prescribing indicators and some additional indices. Place and period of study: A total of 300 prescriptions of the patients (garment workers) who had attended in Hannan Textile and Garment Medical Centre, Board Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh in between January and November2008 were considered for analysis. Results: The average number of drugs per prescription was 3.1 and no single drug was prescribed by generic name. Use of antibiotic (50% of encounters) was frequent. Only 50.75% drugs were prescribed from national essential drug list (EDL). Percentage of encounters with an antiulcerant, a NSAID and a multivitamin & multimineral prescribed were 41.67%, 46.67% and 23.67% respectively. Conclusion: This study revealed some of irrational practices like poly pharmacy, overuse of antibiotics and vitamins, no use of generic names, and less prescribed from essential drug list. It is suggested that the periodic evaluation of prescribing practices at the healthcare facilities should be done by proper involvement of physician, nurse and pharmacist for the rational use of medicine. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v3i1.17978 Update Dent. Coll. j: 2013; 3 (1): 07-11

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Patterns Of Drug Prescribing In A Hospital In Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cited by 60 publications

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A survey of prescription pattern of antibiotic drugs on patients suffering from ENT infection within Dhaka metropolis

A survey of prescription pattern of antibiotic drugs on patients suffering from ENT infection within Dhaka metropolis

Evaluation of Drug Use Patterns of Out Patient Attendees in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Dermatology and Venereology Department as a Tool to Promote Rational Prescribing

Prescribing patterns of a garment medical centre in Bangladesh

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