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Drug use pattern using WHO core drug use indicators in public health centers of Dessie, North-East Ethiopia.

Teklehaimanot Fentie WendieAbdulmejid AhmedSolomon Ahmed Mohammed
Published in: BMC medical informatics and decision making (2021)
This study demonstrated irrational drug use practices in all healthcare facilities. Polypharmacy, antibiotics over-prescribing, short consultation and dispensing times, inadequate labeling of medicines, inadequate level of patients' knowledge about prescribed medicines, and unavailability of key drugs in stock were found to be the major problems. Continuous refreshment trainings on rational use of drugs and WHO recommendations should be given for prescribers and pharmacists. Further, we recommend studies involving large number of facilities to estimate overall prescribing practices.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • public health
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • emergency department
  • palliative care
  • prognostic factors
  • health information
  • case control