Prescribing Pattern of NSAIDs in Orthopaedic OPD of aTertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Uttaranchal

ABSTRACT

The present prospective study was planned and conducted in the Department of Pharmacology and in Orthopaedics OPD of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Dehradun during year 2003-04. The aim of the study was to analyze the prescribing pattern of NSAIDs in patients attending Orthpaedics OPD and to correlate the use of selective COX-2 inhibitors and older conventional NSAIDs in practice in the present scenario. The result of present study suggests frequent use of selective COX-2 inhibitors although conventional non-selective NSAIDs topped the list of various selective and non-selective NSAIDs. Concomitant gastroprotectives were also used. Fixed dose combinations were also prescribed.