ASSESSMENT OF OUTPATIENTS' MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS' LEGIBILITY, COMPLETENESS, AND RATIONAL US OF MEDICINES: SUDAN STUDY.
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Medication prescriptions have to be legible, complete and rational. Many studies in Sudan and globally, proved otherwise. This study main objectives the assessment of the legibility, completeness and rationality of outpatient prescriptions in Sudan. Materials and Methods: Three hundreds and ninety five [395] randomly selected prescription from different parts of Sudan were studied. Results: the overall average recorded result for prescriptions legibility was 273 [69.27%], patient’s demographic elements33[8.44%], prescriber’s identification elements were 167[42.78%],inscription elements were 240 [60.77%], the results for the rationality of medicines prescribing based on World Health Organization [WHO] indicators, revealed that antibiotics /prescription[55.8%], and prescribing in generic names [47.6%] were both out of advised WHO limits. The use of injections [21.51%] and the number of medicines/ prescription [1.22] were however within the WHO optimal cut-off limits [1.4-1.8] and [24.1%] respectively. Pearson Chi-Square Test revealed significant correlations between the use of medications' trade names and: the number of drugs per prescription [P= 0.019], the use of the metric system [P=0.000], the number of prescribed antibiotics [p= 0.001], and the legibility of handwritten prescriptions [p= 0.10]. The prescriber's specialty showed significant correlation with the use of the metric system in prescriptions [p = 0.005], and injections prescribing [p=0.02], respectively. Printed prescriptions were significantly correlated with private sector prescription [p= 0.022].Conclusion: Studied prescriptions were incomplete, not satisfactorily legible, and were only partially rational. All Prescribers, especially the juniors, shall be well and continuously trained on prescribing. Proper prescribing guidelines shall be instituted and enacted.
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Kamal Addin Mohammad Ahmad Idris
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