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April 30, 2022

Assessment of Drug Use Pattern Using WHO Core Drug Use Indicators in Two Primary Health Care Centers of Sunsari District, Eastern Nepal

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PDPrasanna DahalBKBijaya KarkiNSN Shrestha

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Overview

Cross-sectional study evaluated drug use patterns in two primary health care centers, suggesting improvements are needed.

Key Points

  • Only 17.73% of patients understood their prescribed drugs, indicating a significant knowledge gap.
  • The average number of drugs prescribed per patient was 2.64, with over 70% receiving at least one antibiotic.
  • Generic names were used in 59.93% of prescriptions, but inadequate labeling remained a concern.
  • Antimicrobials were the most frequently prescribed drug class, raising questions about rational prescribing practices.

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Dahal et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af80717567bf4f94ff74b4https://doi.org/10.3126/puhj.v1i1.81622
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