Research Article
Assessment of Drug Prescription Pattern in Mekelle General Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia, Using World Health Organization Prescribing Indicators
Table 1
Drug prescribing indicators in MGH from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 (
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| | Prescribing indicators | Number | Average/percentage | Ideal WHO value [9] |
| | Average number of drugs per encounter | 751 | 1.96 | 1.6-1.8 | | Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic | 679 | 90.4% | 100% | | Percentage of encounter with antibiotics | 225 | 58.6% | 20.0-26.8% | | Percentage of encounter with injections | 162 | 42.2% | 13.4-24.1% | | Percentage for drugs from drug list of MGH | 648 | 86.3% | 100% |
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