IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Avika Mathur; Sunil Mathur

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF DRUG UTILIZATION PATTERN FOR SKIN DISEASES IN DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF J.L.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, AJMER

Avika Mathur, Sunil Mathur

Abstract :

Present study undertaken to describe patterns of dermatological drug utilization in a hospital in Ajmer by measuring WHO delineated drug use indicators. Numbers of prescriptions were highest in the age group of 21–40 years. Among all prescriptions Tenia Corporis is the disease with highest prevalence. Both male and female, Tinea Corporis is most commonly prevalent. Such analysis not only improves the standards of medical treatment at all levels in the health system, but also supports in the identification of drug use related problems such as, drug–drug interaction, poly–pharmacy and adverse drug reaction WHO. Prescriptions of dermatology out–patients were analyzed and the data collected were used to evaluate the following drug use indicators; average number of drug per prescription, average consultation time, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name, percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed and percentage of drug prescribed from the essential drugs list or formulary. Among 1200 prescription, 157 (13.08%) males and 54(4.5%) females were having Tinea Corporis, followed by 80 (6.66%) males and 23 (1.91%) females were suffering from Scabies. 83 (6.91%) males and 41 (3.41%) males were suffering from Inguinal Dermatitis.