EVALUATION OF OUT-PATIENT PRESCRIPTIONS IN THAI NGUYEN CENTRAL HOSPITAL 2019

Abstract

Rational prescribing is a primary step to ensure rational drug use. Often, worldwide more than 50% of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed, or sold inappropriately, while 50% of patients fail to take them correctly. The aim of this research was to evaluate out-patient drug-prescribing in Thai Nguyen Central Hospital. A cross-sectional descriptive study  was conducted to evaluate the drug-prescribing patterns based on the World health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators. 400 prescriptions were collected in Thai Nguyen Central Hospital.  The study results showed that  patient details like name, age and gender was written in all (100%) prescriptions. Diagnostic abbreviation were used in 21.25% prescriptions. Name, concentration, quantity, route of administration of drugs were mentioned in 100% of drugs. Total 1314 drugs were prescribed in 400 prescriptions. Average number of drug prescribed was 3.29±1.32. The percentages of drugs prescribed by generic name and from the essential drugs list were 29.45% and 39.27%. The percentage of encounters which had antibiotics or injections in the prescription was 40.50% and 3.5%, respectively.