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Background: Awareness about rational use of Medicines is required to improve the quality of health care system. Attitude towards rational drug use is also an utmost importance as they constitute the future generation doctors.Methods: A set of 13 questionnaire is given to the interns through an online link to their e-mail which contains informed consent and questionnaires. Respondents has to select the best suitable option and after which the data will be compiled and statistically analyzed.Results: Age of the study participants range from 22-26yrs. Half of them have finished major postings. Almost 96.1 % of them were aware of the term essential drugs. Only 25% of them said that they have NLEMI at work place, 75% of them were aware of the term Rational use of Medicines. Only 32% of them were aware of the term P drugs. 44% of them were aware of STEP criteria for selection of drug and 47% of them were aware of the updated prescribing format. 8% knew the difference between old and new prescription format, 25% of them always prescribe. Almost 82% of them narrate regarding the disease and drug therapy, 31% of them prescribe only generic name.Conclusions: Educational intervention like CME and practical hands on training in Rational use of Medicines would help them in better understanding of the subject and its clinical implications thereby decreasing the prescribing errors.
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Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease and its life-long management causes burden on lifestyle and financial condition of the patients. Drug utilization studies provide useful insights into the current prescribing practices.Methods: To evaluate the drug utilization pattern of anti-diabetic drugs in diabetic patients. A prospective observational study was carried out in adult diabetic patients visiting the Wards and Outpatient Department of General Medicine of a tertiary care hospital. The demographic data and utilization of different classes of anti-diabetic agents as well as individual drugs were analyzed.Results: In 125 patients (Male-65, Female-60), a total of 379 drugs (average 3.032±2.05) were used per day, out of which 76 (20.05%) were rational fixed dose combinations (FDCs) and 261 (68.86%) were prescribed from National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2015. The number of drugs prescribed to be ingested was 326 (86.01%) and 63 (16.62%) were injectables.Conclusions: It was found that the prescription tendencies of the doctors were quite rational. More improvement can be done by sensitizing them to prescribe more drugs from NLEM. The limitations in the affordability of rural population should be taken care of while prescribing drugs for this chronic disease.
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Introducción: con un número creciente de estudios científicos y los avances en la legislación nacional e internacional, la fitoterapia se consolida como una opción de terapia complementaria a la medicina tradicional. La Relación Nacional de Medicamentos Esenciales (RENAME) en el Sistema Único de Salud (SUS), publicada en 2014, tiene en su reparto 12 hierbas medicinales, las cuales, por falta de información clara y científica, aún no son conocidas y prescritas por los profesionales de la salud. Objetivo: realizar una revisión sobre los medicamentos a base de hierbas de la RENAME, con sus declaraciones y presentaciones, con base técnica y científica, creando así un material fácil de entender por los profesionales de la salud.Métodos: se realizó un examen descriptivo y de naturaleza cualitativa de la fitoterapia en el SUS, utilizando la página web del Ministerio de Sanidad y artículos disponibles en bases de datos electrónicas Scielo, Lilacs y Medline. Resultados: se encontró que existen numerosos artículos científicos relacionados con el tema y sobre todo información sobre las indicaciones de las hierbas medicinales presentes en la RENAME. Conclusión: es necesario que los profesionales de la salud conozcan las señales, eficacia clínica y seguridad de los fitofármacos de la Relación Nacional de Medicamentos Esenciales. Sin embargo, queda mucho por hacer en términos de formación de recursos humanos involucrados en la prescripción de medicamentos a base de hierbas(AU)
Introduction: Due to the growing number of scientific studies and the advances in national and international legislation, phytotherapy has consolidated as a therapeutic option complementary to traditional medicine. The National List of Essential Medicines (RENAME), published by the Unified Health System (SUS) in 2014, contains 12 medicinal herbs. However, due to lack of clear scientific information, these herbs are not known or prescribed by health professionals. Objective: Conduct a review about the herbal drugs included in the National List of Essential Medicines (RENAME), their specifications and forms of presentation, applying a technical and scientific approach, so as to develop a material easy to understand by health professionals. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted of the phytomedicines listed in the SUS, based on the webpage of the Ministry of Health and papers available in the electronic databases Scielo, Lilacs and Medline. Results: It was found that there is a large number of papers about the topic, mainly information about indications for the medicinal herbs included in the RENAME. Conclusion: Health professionals should be aware of the signals, clinical effectiveness and safety of the phytomedicines included in the National List of Essential Medicines. However, much remains to be done in terms of training of the human resources involved in the prescription of herbal medicines
Introdução: com um número cada vez maior de estudos científicos e com os avanços na legislação brasileira e mundial, a fitoterapia se concretiza como uma opção de terapia complementar a medicina tradicional. A Relação Nacional de Medicamentos Essenciais (RENAME) no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), publicada em 2014, traz em seu elenco 12 fitoterápicos, os quais, por falta de informações claras e científicas, ainda não são conhecidos e prescritos pelos profissionais de saúde. Objetivo: realizar uma revisão sobre os medicamentos fitoterápicos da Relação Nacional de Medicamentos Essenciais com suas indicações e apresentações, com embasamento técnico-científico, criando assim um material de fácil entendimento para os profissionais da saúde. Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão de teor descritivo e natureza qualitativa sobre fitoterapia no SUS utilizando-se o site do Ministério da Saúde e artigos disponíveis nas bases eletrônicas Scielo, Lilacs e Medline. Resultados: verificou-se que existem inúmeros artigos científicos relacionado à temática e principalmente informações sobre as indicações dos fitoterápicos presentes na RENAME. Conclusão: e necessário que os profissionais da área saúde conheçam as indicações, a eficácia clínica e a segurança dos fitoterápicos da RENAME. No entanto, há muito por se fazer no que ser refere aos recursos humanos envolvidos na prescrição de fitoterápicos(AU)
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Background: The quality of life in developing countries can be improved by enhancing the standards of medical treatment at all levels of the health care delivery system. Teaching hospitals have a special responsibility toward society to promote rational prescribing by their staff and, through them, the future generations of doctors. Methods: A sample of 1000 patient prescriptions was assessed retrospectively to assess the drug prescription patterns in the state of Goa. Results: Of 1842 drug products prescribed, the average number of drugs per prescription was 1.842. The total number of drugs prescribed by generic name was 1 (0.05%). An antibiotic was prescribed in 318 patient encounters (31.8%). Almost all drugs prescribed (n=1842, 99.67%) were on the essential drug list of India. During the study period, antibiotics were prescribed the most (n=318, 17.26%), followed by drug for cardiovascular system (n=265, 14.39%) and gastrointestinal tract (n=238, 12.92%). Conclusions: Baseline data gathered by this study can be used by researchers and policymakers. Further the problem-based basic training in pharmacotherapy; targeted continuing education can prove useful to medical profession to improve prescribing practice and public health administrators for promoting effective rational drug use.