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Evaluation of the rational drug use by using the World Health Organization core prescribing indicators at the obesity outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital

Üçüncü basamak bir hastanenin obezite polikliniğinde Dünya Sağlık Örgütü temel reçete göstergeleri kullanılarak akılcı ilaç kullanımının değerlendirilmesi

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13–19
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2022-10-17
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The findings of this study will provide contributions to implement appropriate interventions by health authorities to promote rational drug use.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the rational use of drugs prescribed in the obesity outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital by using WHO prescribing indicators.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: The patients that admitted to obesity outpatient clinic between April 1, 2016-August 1, 2017 were reviewed retrospectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:The findings of this study will provide contributions to implement appropriate interventions by health authorities to promote rational drug use.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the rational use of drugs prescribed in the obesity outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital by using WHO prescribing indicators. Materials and Methods: The patients that admitted to obesity outpatient clinic between April 1, 2016-August 1, 2017 were reviewed retrospectively. Parameters such as patients’ demographic characteristics (age, sex), body mass index, comorbid diseases, number of prescribed drugs, drug names, dosage forms and routes of drug administration were evaluated. Prescriptions were analyzed according to the WHO core prescribing indicators such as average number of drugs per encounter, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name, percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed, percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed and percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drugs. Results: The mean age of the patients was 47.5±12.4 years and most of them were female (88.1%). Essential hypertension was the most common co-morbid disease (33%). Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), (23.7%) was the most frequently prescribed drug. The average number of drugs per encounter was 1.7. The percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name was 0%. Antibiotics were prescribed in 14 (2.8%) patients and injections were prescribed in 26 (5.2%) patients. The percentage of drugs from essential drug list was 61.4%. Conclusion: We demonstrated that the prescribing indicators such as the average number of drugs per encounter and the percentage of encounters with an antibiotic and injection prescribed were appropriate as compared to WHO standard values, parameters such as the percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name and the percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drug list was quite far from the WHO ideal values. The findings of this study will provide contributions to implement appropriate interventions by health authorities to promote rational drug use.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, üçüncü basamak bir hastanenin obezite polikliniğinde reçete edilen ilaçların akılcı kullanımını DSÖ reçetelenme göstergeleri kullanarak değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: 01 Nisan 2016-01 Ağustos 2017 tarihleri arasında obezite polikliniğine başvuran hastalar retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların demografik özellikleri (yaş, cinsiyet), vücut kitle indeksi, yandaş hastalıklar, reçete edilen ilaç sayısı, ilaç isimleri, dozaj formları ve ilaç uygulama yolları gibi parametreler değerlendirildi. Reçeteler, kişi başına düşen ortalama ilaç sayısı, jenerik isimle reçete edilen ilaçların yüzdesi, bir antibiyotik reçete edilen kişilerin yüzdesi, bir parenteral ilaç reçete edilen kişilerin yüzdesi ve temel ilaç listesinden reçetelenen ilaç yüzdesi gibi DSÖ temel reçetelenme göstergelerine göre analiz edildi. Bulgular: Hastaların ortalama yaşı 47,5±12,4 idi ve çoğu kadındı (%88,1). Esansiyel hipertansiyon en sık görülen yandaş hastalıktı (%33). En sık reçete edilen ilaç Vitamin D3 (kolekalsiferol) (%23,7) idi. Kişi başına düşen ortalama ilaç sayısı 1,7 idi. Jenerik isimle reçete edilen ilaçların yüzdesi %0 idi. On dört (%2,8) hastaya antibiyotik, 26 hastaya (%5,2) parenteral ilaç reçete edildi. Temel ilaç listesinden reçetelenen ilaç yüzdesi %61,4 idi. Sonuç: Kişi başına düşen ortalama ilaç sayısı ve bir antibiyotik ve enjeksiyon reçetelenen hasta yüzdesi gibi reçetelenme göstergelerinin DSÖ standart değerlerine uygun olduğunu, jenerik isimle reçetelenen ilaçların yüzdesi ve temel ilaç listesinden reçete edilen ilaçların yüzdesi gibi parametrelerin ise DSÖ ideal değerlerinden oldukça uzak olduğunu saptadık. Bu çalışmanın bulgularının, sağlık yetkililerinin rasyonel ilaç kullanımını teşvik etmek amacıyla uygun müdahaleleri uygulamasına katkıda bulunacağı düşünülmektedir.

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ÖZDAMAR, E. N., MUTLU, H. H. (2022). Evaluation of the rational drug use by using the World Health Organization core prescribing indicators at the obesity outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital. Ege Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 60 - Sayı: 1, 13–19. https://ajindex.com/articles/496106

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