ArticleEmergency medicine international2020
Evaluation of Drug Use Pattern in Emergency Department of Dilchora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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- The Pattern of Medicine Use in Ethiopia Using the WHO Core Drug Use Indicators.BioMed research international · 2021Pooled it
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- Impact of antibiotic post-prescription authorization in resource-limited emergency rooms and acute care units during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators with a focus on antibiotics utilization patterns at outpatient department of Adigrat general hospital, Tigrai, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Drugs utilization profile in England and Wales in the past 15 years: a secular trend analysis.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Evaluation of drug prescription pattern using World Health Organization prescribing indicators in public health facilities found in Ethiopia: systematic reviews and meta-analysis.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2021Review
- Evaluation of Rational Use of Medicine Using WHO/INRUD Core Drug Use Indicators at Teda and Azezo Health Centers, Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2021Article
- Effect of a Medication Decision Support System on Albumin Prescribing: A Pre-post Study in Intensive Care Units of Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.Journal of research in pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDrug use evaluation is a system of continuous, systematic, criteria-based drug evaluation that ensures the appropriate use of drugs. Rationalization of drug therapy in emergency medicine would be useful in managing the broad array of conditions that present for emergency care. High-quality drug utilization is associated with the use of a relatively limited number of essential medicines. The World Health Organization developed core drug use indicators for conducting drug utilization studies in healthcare setting. WHO core drug use indicators including prescribing indicators, patient care indicators, and health facility indicators are used nowadays.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the drug use pattern in the Emergency Department of Dilchora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 2018.
methodsA retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the emergency department (ED) of Dilchora Referral Hospital from July 20 to August 19, 2018, using structured data collection format.
resultOut of 344 prescriptions analyzed, a total of 753 medications were prescribed. The average number of drugs per prescription was 2.19. Of drugs prescribed, 685 (90.97%) were in their generic names. Antibiotics were prescribed in 95 (27.62%) of encounters, and injections were prescribed in 154 (44.77%) of encounters. Among 753 medications prescribed, the name and strength of drugs are indicated in 100% and 95.22%, respectively. 679 (90.17%) of drugs were prescribed from the essential drug list of Ethiopia.
conclusionThe findings of this study revealed that the drug utilization pattern was not optimal in accordance with the standard values of WHO prescribing indicators. Some of the prescribing indicators like overprescribing of antibiotics and injections were a problem. Therefore, it is very imperative for the concerned stakeholders and healthcare providers to work toward ensuring drug use according to the standard.
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