Drug Utilization Pattern at the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Health Care Hospital in India| Chapter 6 | Pharmaceutical Science: New Insights and Developments Vol. 8

 

Drug utilization studies ensure patient safety by assessing the safe and effective use of drugs, optimizing treatment strategies for better outcomes and contributing to overall quality improvement in emergency care. The aim of the study is to understand drug utilization patterns at the emergency department of a tertiary health care hospital in India. The study was designed as a prospective observational study. The patients’ data were collected and distributed on the basis of age, gender, comorbidities, disease and drug class in which the patients were observed for 6 months, and the conclusion was obtained with a sample size of 100 patients. Where the result was obtained according to the gender, males (64%) were more prone to disease than females (36%). The age group 51-60 years was more prone to disease, i.e., 28% than the 61-70 years (24%), and the least age group that visited the Emergency department was those 91-100 years (3%). The most common comorbidities that were observed during the study were hypertension (56 Patients), diabetes mellitus (45 Patients), hypothyroidism (10 Patients), and coronary artery disease (15 Patients), while 10 patients had no comorbidities. The common drugs used in ER are Pantoprazole, Ondansetron, Optineuron and Acetaminophen. In this study, the findings highlight the need for promoting rational drug therapy by encouraging the prescription of essential drugs using their generic names to improve health care outcomes and also in optimising drug therapy in the Emergency department.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Badikela Rama Krishna
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus-School of Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy - 501506, Telangana, India.

 

Ratnakar Cherukupally
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus-School of Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy - 501506, Telangana, India.

 

Pranaya Pakir
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus-School of Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy - 501506, Telangana, India.

 

Tallapally Ashwini

Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance, Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus-School of Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy - 501506, Telangana, India.

 

Shaik Harun Rasheed
Department of Pharmaceutics, Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus-School of Pharmacy, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy - 501506, Telangana, India.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/psnid/v8/6229