Assessment of Prescriptions in the Endocrinology Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan Using World Health Organization Guidelines
Table 2
The standard prescribing indicators (N = 100).
Indicator
Value (%)
Total
Optimal level (%)
The average number of drugs per encounter
5.2
520/100
1.6–1.8
% of drug prescribed generic name
0.7
04/520
100
% of encounter antibiotics
18
98/520
20.0–26.8
% of encounters with an injection
31
36/116
13.4–24.1
% of drugs the from Essential Drug List
81
89/109
100
% of drugs from the National Essential Drug List of Pakistan
27
30/109
100
% of drug-drug interaction
18.3
20/109
0
% of pharmacoeconomic insulin
15.4
94/111
100
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