AN ASSESSMENT OF RATIONAL DRUG USE AND EVALUATION OF MEDICATION ERRORS IN PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS

Author(s)

Jan SU¹, Gul R¹, Ali SH¹, Ullah K¹, Shah A¹, Akhtar M²
¹University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, ²The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

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OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess the prescription pattern by Medical practitioners and to analyze the types of medication errors observed in public sector Hospitals. METHODS: Trainee Pharmacists during internship in my supervision were assigned to examine the prescriptions for drug prescription patterns as well as the same prescriptions and patients were examined for medication errors in three public sector hospitals in the city using a check list and patients’ interviews. The results were collected from 2400 prescriptions/patients. The study period was from July, 1^st

Conference/Value in Health Info

2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA

Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)

Code

PHP100

Topic

Patient-Centered Research

Topic Subcategory

Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes

Disease

Multiple Diseases

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