A Cross-Sectional Study on Prescribing Patterns on Patients Suffering from Chronic obstructive lung disease in a Teaching Hospital of Vizianagaram.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been a major public health problem during this century, and will remain a challenge for the future. Worldwide COPD is in spotlight, because of its high prevalence, morbidity and mortality create powerful challenges for healthcare systems [1]. The global prevalence of COPD in adults aged >40years was approximately 9-10 per cent and the overall prevalence of Chronic Bronchitis in adults >35years alone was 3.49%. COPD may develop due to multiple factors and the risk factors can be genetic or environmental[2]. In chronic respiratory disease like COPD, it becomes very essential to create awareness among the patients about medication and disease. This study was to Analyze drug prescription pattern in COPD using Gold criteria as base can provide useful means of determining whether drug use is as appropriate in treatment of individual patients. This was a prospective, cross section observational study with aim of, analyze the drug prescribing pattern in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. A total of 110 patients were analyzed in our study. In our study, we observed that the incidence of COPD was more common in males(68) when compared to females(42). Ani cholinergics, beta -2 agonist, anti tussives, Mucolytics anti boitics ,oral corticosteroids commonly prescribed acoordence to GOLD criteria . Oral route (71%) was more preferred over inhalational (27%) and parenteral route (1.2%). The majority of patients have moderate to severe exacerbations of COPD due to the inadequate pattern of drug use. GOLD guidelines can be properly followed for prescribing drugs for COPD and can be achieve total control of COPD.
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Dr. Sankara Babu Gorle, Dr. Madhav P
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