Drug utilization in indoor ANC patients of Govt Medical College Hospital, Nagpur.

Drug utilization in the indoor patients of ANC ward of Govt. Medical College Hospital, Nagpur was studied in 42 patients. The prescriptions of these patients were audited to find number of drugs per prescription; prescribing trends and category-wise drug consumption. In most of the prescriptions drugs were prescribed by generic names (68.53%), Dosage form was mentioned, Frequency given, but duration was not mentioned. Dose in recommended units was not mentioned in 69.93% of prescriptions. Even though prescription of drugs was found to be rational, prescription writing was far from desired. The enquiry reveals these findings.