Irrational use of drugs is a widespread problem at all levels of care, and results in increased mortality, morbidity, adverse drug reactions, poor patient outcomes and wastage of scarce resources. The main objective of the study was to investigate the pattern of rational drug use in the Ghana Police Hospital. Based on World Health Organization (WHO) core indicators of rationale drug use, prescr...

OBJECTIVE To examine the availability of data measuring noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factor indicators from household surveys conducted in India from 2000 to 2009. METHODS Questionnaires and publications used in household surveys were identified through internet and PubMed searches and examined to determine which core NCD risk factor indicators recommended by the World Health Organizati...

BACKGROUND Medicines are a main therapeutic intervention provided within hospitals and their proper use in the outpatient setting is important for patients and the community. The objective of this study was to evaluate drug use patterns in the outpatient departments (OPDs) of two tertiary care hospitals (Bahawal Victoria Hospital and Civil Hospital) in the Bahawalpur district of the Punjab prov...

To evaluate the drug utilization of third generation cephalosporins using core drug use indicators in various wards of Sri Ramachandra Hospital. Third generation cephalosporins are the most commonly prescribed broad spectrum antibiotic even before the culture sensitivity results arrives. Hence this study was undertaken to study the drug utilization evaluation of third generation cephalosporins ...

Background: Osteonecrosis is common after taking Temgesic and Norgesic. This study intended to suggest the preferable surgical treatment in osteonecrosis patients who use these drugs. Methods: Twenty tree patients with hip osteonecrosis who were hospitalized in the Kerman hospitals after using Temgesic and Norgesic were followed for about 14 months from 2008 to 2010 (from a minimum of 2 months ...

Aim:The aim of this study is to assess the prescribing patterns medicines, apply World Health Organization (WHO) core indicators and appropriateness prescribed medicines in a pediatric unit. Materials Methods:A prospective observational drug utilization outpatients was carried out secondary care hospital for period 2 months. Patients who attended different units were included patients not willi...