DOCUMENT IT RIGHT & WRITE A RIGHT DOCUMENT !!! AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESCRIPTION WRITING PRACTICES OF THE DOCTORS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN INDIA

CAPT (DR) SHIVA DEVARAKONDA; COL (DR) SUREKHA KASHYAP

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

DOCUMENT IT RIGHT & WRITE A RIGHT DOCUMENT !!! AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESCRIPTION WRITING PRACTICES OF THE DOCTORS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN INDIA

Capt Dr Shiva Devarakonda, Col Dr Surekha Kashyap

Abstract :

Prescribing physicians as well as those involved in the execution of the prescription hold legal responsibility for the prescription. Although the prescription format may vary slightly from one country to another, most countries agree on the core elements that should be included in the prescription order. A prescription audit was performed to analyze the completeness of prescription information by using a standardized proforma. Out of 1200 prescriptions audited, 16.3% lack lacking prescriber name or signature, while one–fifth of prescriptions lack dose units and 94% lacking the quantity that the pharmacist should dispense. The overall prescription writing practices at the study was not satisfactory. It can be improved further by the universal best prescribing patterns.