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Background: The objective of the study was to study the prescribing pattern of the antibiotics in postoperative patients admitted in gynaecology and obstetrics.Methods: Current prospective observational study was conducted in the department of pharmacology, Government Medical College, Kathua in collaboration with department of gynaecology and obstetrics for a period of six months duration from 1st May 2019 to 31st October 2019. The case sheets of all post operated patients above eighteen years of age admitted were studied and analyzed.Results: Total of 1807 case sheets were analyzed and showed that 4245 antibiotics were prescribed with an average of 2.3 antibiotics prescribed. Oral cefuroxime (17.3%) was maximally prescribed in patients who delivered normal presentation with episiotomy and injection ceftriaxone along with tinidazole and gentamycin were prescribed (58.4%) where caesarean section was done. While injection ceftriaxone and sulbactum along with tinidazole and gentamycin (17.09%) was prescribed in patients who were operated for gynaecological diseases. Maximum (80%) of the antibiotics were prescribed under brand name.Conclusions: Cephalosporin’s are commonly prescribed antibiotic and in eighty percent brand names were prescribed. Results underscore that antibiotic in generic name should be encouraged.
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Background: The implications of self-medication practices are increasingly recognized around the world as self-medication is a common practice worldwide and irrational use of drugs is a cause of concern more so among medical students as they are future medical practitioners. The objective was to determine the prevalence, attitude, and knowledge of self-medication among second professional medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students in February-March 2015. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire and expressed as percentage frequency. Results: Of the 138 students, only 122 filled and returned the questionnaire. The majority of the students self-medicated because of the illness being too trivial for consultation (63.1%) or had previous experience of same illness (63.1%), headache (77.8%), flu/cold and sore throat (58.1%), closely followed by fever (52.4%) were the main symptoms leading to self-medication. Commonly used medicines were analgesics (74.6%), headache relievers (71.3%), antibiotics (64%), and antipyretics (50.8%). A large proportion (42.6%) and 35% used every few months or 2-3 times per year, respectively. Conclusion: Our study showed that self-medication is widely practiced among students, easy availability of medicine probably being the cause. Educating the students regarding advantages and disadvantages of self-medication is necessary to create awareness.
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The prospective study was carried out by collecting and evaluating prescriptions trends in schizophrenia and manic depressive psychosis in Outpatient in Government Psychiatry Hospital, Jammu. The present study indicated nitrazepam & parkinforte (Trifluperazine + chlorpromazine + Trihexphenidyl ) to be the most preferred drug for treatment of schizophrenia whereas nitrazepam and lithium for manic depressive psychosis. The present study suggests that prescriptions of our hospital are rational and includes drug therapy as per standard treatment guidelines (2002) of WHO.