Drug Consumption Profile in one of the Rural Area of Mahaboobnagar District, Telangana State.

Kiranmayee A; Santosh Kumar B; Krishna Pandey; Gupta A K; Dinesh Kumar B

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Drug Consumption Profile in one of the Rural Area of Mahaboobnagar District, Telangana State.

Kiranmayee A, Santosh Kumar B, Krishna Pandey, Gupta A K, Dinesh Kumar B

Abstract :

 Drug utilization studies have become one of the important tools for the promotion of rational drug therapy. Therefore, this study was taken at retail outlets and public dispensaries in one of the rural areas of Telangana State, India. The data has been collected in a pretested schedule, compiled and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2010 and SPSS 16. Analgesics (22–23%), Antibiotics (20–18%) and Nutrition supplements (12–16%) are the most preferred category of drugs at private and public settings. Use of oad spectrum antibiotics (40–50%) is very high. 40% of the patients are irrationally prescribed antibiotics at public settings. National List of Essential Medicines was followed more in government hospitals (80%). Therefore, this study suggests the interventional strategies like educating the civil society, periodic audit on use of drugs to be priority for all stakeholders for achieving rational drug therapy