Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Prescription audit of Analgesics in Orthopaedics OPDof a tertiary care teaching hospital

Dr. Shailendra Kumar, Dr. Indrajeet Kumar, Dr. Rahul Kumar, Dr. Laljee Choudhary

Abstract :

Background: Analgesics are the most frequently prescribed drug in orthopaedics OPD. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the prescription pattern of analgesics in Orthopaedics OPD and to assess the rational use of analgesics.

Material and Methods: Present study was carried out at OPD of Orthopaedics at Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, Laheriasarai, Darbhanga, Bihar, India during June 2016 to may 2017.

Results: In present study, we observed that most commonly prescribed analgesics were non–selective NSAIDs followed by selective COX–2 inhibitors.

Conclusions: Most commonly prescribed analgesics in orthopaedics OPD were Non–selective NSAIDs.

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Dr. Shailendra Kumar, Dr. Indrajeet Kumar, Dr. Rahul Kumar, Dr. Laljee Choudhary, Prescription audit of Analgesics in Orthopaedics OPDof a tertiary care teaching hospital, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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