AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF PRESCRIPTION PATTERN OF FIRST LINE ANTI-TUBERCULAR DRUGS BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS

Dr. Balvir singh; Dr. Vimmi Agrawal

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF PRESCRIPTION PATTERN OF FIRST LINE ANTI-TUBERCULAR DRUGS BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS

Dr. Balvir Singh, Dr. Vimmi Agrawal

Abstract :

TB has continued to remain a major global health problem. TB is treated by anti-TB drugs like Isoniazid, Refampicin, Pyazinamide, Ethambutol, and Streptomycin, which are known as first line anti TB drugs. Almost half of patients with TB in India initially seek help from the private healthcare sectors. Evaluate prescription pattern of private practitioners for First line anti-tubercular drugs was done. Out of 82 patients, 52 Patients were prescribed first line and second line ATT same at time-period, 30 patients prescribed first line ATT drug course before addition of second line ATT, in which 8 patients prescription second course of first line ATT before addition of second line. Ninety percent (n=27) patients were on HREZ while 10.00% (n=3) were on HRE drug regime. Eighty percent (n=24) patients were given fixed dose combinations.