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Pattern and Appropriateness of Medicines Prescribed to Outpatients at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia
المؤلفون المشاركون
Melaku Gebresillassie, Begashaw
Melese Birru, Eshetie
Teni, Fitsum Sebsibe
Belachew, Sewunet Admasu
Wubishet, Befikadu Legesse
Tekleyes, Bethelhem Hailu
Yimer, Bilal Tessema
Tefera, Yonas Getaye
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2017-12-18
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
The study assessed the pattern and appropriateness of medicines prescribed to outpatients at Gondar University Referral Hospital in northwestern Ethiopia.
An institution-based cross-sectional study was employed, through interviews and prescription reviews, among 346 patients at the outpatient pharmacy, from 2nd to 20th of May 2016.
Data on sociodemographic profile of patients and medicines prescribed to them were collected.
A mean of 1.72 medicines per encounter was prescribed, over a third of the total being anti-infectives.
Patients were able to get about 85% of these medicines.
An unskilled government employee would be required to work more than one and a half day to be able to afford the average priced medicine.
Among prescriptions with two or more medicines, more than a third had at least one potential drug-drug interaction (PDDI), the commonest pair containing amoxicillin and doxycycline.
Being male, being older (50–59 years), and increased number of medicines were associated with higher likelihood of PDDIs.
In conclusion, the number of medicines prescribed per encounter was up to accepted standard.
However, their availability fell short, together with considerable cost.
Regarding appropriateness, a significant proportion of potential drug-drug interactions is identified and associated with patient’s sex, age, and number of medicines prescribed.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Teni, Fitsum Sebsibe& Belachew, Sewunet Admasu& Melaku Gebresillassie, Begashaw& Melese Birru, Eshetie& Wubishet, Befikadu Legesse& Tekleyes, Bethelhem Hailu…[et al.]. 2017. Pattern and Appropriateness of Medicines Prescribed to Outpatients at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136318
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Teni, Fitsum Sebsibe…[et al.]. Pattern and Appropriateness of Medicines Prescribed to Outpatients at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136318
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Teni, Fitsum Sebsibe& Belachew, Sewunet Admasu& Melaku Gebresillassie, Begashaw& Melese Birru, Eshetie& Wubishet, Befikadu Legesse& Tekleyes, Bethelhem Hailu…[et al.]. Pattern and Appropriateness of Medicines Prescribed to Outpatients at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136318
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1136318
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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