A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Out Patient Department of Sassoon Hospital. Twelve hundred prescriptions were randomly collected over 10 days and recorded over a ‘prescribing indicator form’. The data was analyzed using WHO ‘prescribing indicators’. Average number of drugs per encounter was 3.62. Encounter with an antibiotic prescribed was 46.17%, with a FDC it was 46.67% a...

1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sana’a, Yemen. ABSTRACT This study in 3 districts of Hajjah governorate, Yemen, used WHO core indicators to investigate irrational prescribing of antimalarial drugs in public and private health facilities. Laboratory diagnosis rates were low in public facilities (21.2% of encounters). Informal p...

BACKGROUND The irrational use of drugs was a global problem, especially in developing countries. However, there are no studies available on irrational use of drugs in rural Western China. OBJECTIVE To assess the drug prescribing patterns using World Health Organization Drug Use Indicators at village health clinics in rural areas of Western China. METHODS A total of 20 125 prescriptions were...

Many physicians avoid prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic pain because of misconceptions or fears about efficacy, adverse effects, abuse, and addiction potential. We discuss these issues and offer suggestions for the rational use of opioid analgesics in patients with chronic noncancer pain.

With prescription audit the main aim is to improve rational use of drugs. Irrational prescriptions can lead to adverse drugs reactions or sub therapeutic treatment and antimicrobial resistance. Irrational prescribing is a universal problem. Examples include: poly pharmacy, inadequate dosage, use of antimicrobials even for non-bacterial infections and excessive use of injections when oral forms ...

Objective: Published literature on the characteristics of prescribing medication to the Indian elderly is limited. This study aims to evaluate the prescription pattern among Indian elderly patients using WHO prescribing indicators. Methods: The prescriptions of 4005 outpatients aged sixty and above were evaluated prospectively using WHO prescribing indicators. Results: The average age of patien...

Moisturizers are widely used products that are important in many dermatologic and cosmetic skin therapies. They contain varying combinations of emollients, occlusives, and humectants to achieve their beneficial effects, and there is an overwhelming number of formulations available. To develop a rational approach for prescribing moisturizers, commercially available products can be categorized on...