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WHO/INRUD drug prescribing indicators at primary health care centres in Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2012; 18 (11): 1091-1096
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-158955
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Appropriate use of drugs is an essential element in achieving quality of health and medical care for patients and the community as a whole. This study aimed to measure the drug prescribing performance of primary health care centres in Eastern province, Saudi Arabia, using the WHO/International Network of Rational Use of Drugs core drug prescribing indicators. In a retrospective cohort study 10 health centres were selected using systematic random sampling. A total of 1000 prescribing encounters were investigated from January to December 2010. Mean values were number of drugs per encounter 2.4 [optimal drugs prescribed by generic name 61.2% [optimal 100%], encounters with antibiotic prescribed 32.2% [optimal injection prescribed 2% [optimal drugs prescribed from the national essential drugs list or facility formulary 99.2% [optimal 100%]. An overall index of rational drug prescribing was calculated and applied to rank the health centres for benchmarking
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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Primary Health Care / World Health Organization / Pharmaceutical Preparations / Retrospective Studies / Cohort Studies Type of study: Incidence study Language: English Journal: East Mediterr Health J. Year: 2012

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Main subject: Primary Health Care / World Health Organization / Pharmaceutical Preparations / Retrospective Studies / Cohort Studies Type of study: Incidence study Language: English Journal: East Mediterr Health J. Year: 2012