Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: October-December | Volume: 3 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 166-171
Drug Utilization Trends in ENT Outpatients
Merin Daniel1, Bharathi D R2, Nataraj G.R3, Jinil A.L4
1Pharm D Intern, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga-577502,
2Asst. Professor, Department of Pharmacology, SJM College of pharmacy, Chitradurga.577502.
3Professor, SJM College of pharmacy,Chitradurga,577502
4Pharm D Intern, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga-577502,
Corresponding Author: Merin Daniel
ABSTRACT
Background: Infection of Ear, nose and throat (ENT) are common clinical problems occurring in the general population and are a cause of serious morbidity and debility. Drug Utilization is defined by the WHO as the “marketing, distribution, prescription, and use of drugs in society. The characterization of drug utilization may be extended linking prescription data to the reasons for the drug prescribing by various types of health professionals.
Objectives: Assessment of disease pattern, prescription trends and mean cost per prescription in ENT outpatients which provides an insight about the drug utilization.
Methodology:A prospective observational study was carried out for a period of six months at ENT department of Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga.
Results: A total of 157 patients were enrolled for the study of which 62 were males and 95 were females. Majority of patients were in the age group of 21-30 years. Maximum number of patients diagnosed with acute tonsillopharyngitis (35%). Antibiotics were most frequently prescribed drugs followed by Anti-gastric drugs, NSAIDs, Anti-allergic, Nasal decongestant, Anti-secretory agent, Anti-amoebic agents. Average number of drug per prescription was 3.46 and mean cost of drugs per prescription in females (389) were more than male (339.82). All the drugs were prescribed with their brand names.
Conclusion: The study revealed that pattern of usage of antibiotics are more compared to other drugs, Azithromycin are most commonly prescribed antibiotics in various ENT diseases, usage of brand name are higher than the generic name.
Keywords: Prescribing pattern, Antibiotics, ENT, Drug utilization.