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September 25, 2025International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical ResearchOpen Access

Prescription Audit in Outpatient Departments of a Superspeciality Hospital in North-Eastern India

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MBM. BorahAAA. A. M. AhmedPSPRAN PRATIM SAIKIA

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Overview

Cross-sectional study evaluates prescribing patterns and adherence to treatment guidelines, highlighting issues with drug availability.

Key Points

  • The study indicates excellent documentation in prescriptions, with 100% recording essential patient identification details.
  • A concerning 11% of prescriptions had illegible handwriting, and only 72% of prescribed medications were available in the hospital dispensary.
  • The average number of drugs per prescription was 5.39, raising concerns about the trend towards polypharmacy in prescribing practices.
  • Generic prescribing was commendable, with 88% of drugs prescribed by their generic names, which may help reduce costs.

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Borah et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5bd64dc445aa9033b02abhttps://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2025v17i5.7071
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