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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

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Drug Utilization Pattern in Preoperative and Postoperative Patients In Surgical Ward of a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Prospective Observational Study

Author: , VIBHA KARANDE, PRADNYA DEOLEKAR, PRAMILA YADAV, SAYALI PATIL, DEEPAK LANGADE, MASUM REZA, AKASH SINHA, KAVITHA DONGERKERY
Abstract: Background: Drugs are prescribed irrationally around the world. The current study was done to evaluate the drug usage patterns on preoperative and postoperative patients in the inpatient surgical wards of DY Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai. Methods: A total of 110 patients (220 encounter) males 57 (51.8 %) and females 53(48.1 %) were enrolled in this study. All data were entered into Microsoft Excel 2007 version database and subsequently statistically analysed using the same. Results: Antimicrobials were the most prescribed drugs 266 (40.4 %) preoperatively and 294(44.6 %) postoperatively. Out of which, metronidazole was the most used, preoperative 61(55.45) and 82(74.54) postop followed by cephalosporin 58(52.72), penicillin 47(42.72) while clindamycin 5(4.54) was the least used drug. The most common antacid prescribed was ranitidine in 77(70%) patients. Drug prescriptions were analysed for WHO core indicatorsThe average number of drugs per prescription was found to be 5.98 for preoperative and 7.0 for post operative drugs.80 drugs were prescribed by generic name preop, and 87 drugs were prescribed post op. Percentage of encounter with antibiotic preop was 2.41% and post op 2.67%. Conclusions: Drug utilisation studies are vital now for reasonable drug prescribing. Every country should have its own national essential drug list, which can be created by observing drug usage trends and their associated side effects.
Keyword: Drug utilisation study, prescription, antimicrobials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2024.16.01.013
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