Drug Utilization Study in Ophthalmology Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center" colspan="2">Indicators assessed</td><td align="center">Data value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">1</td><td align="left">Average number of drugs per encounter</td><td align="center">1.49</td></tr><tr><td align="left">2</td><td align="left">Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name</td><td align="center">2.35%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">3</td><td align="left">Percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed</td><td align="center">44.83%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">4</td><td align="left">Percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed</td><td align="center">0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">5</td><td align="left">Percentage of drugs prescribed from national essential drug list/formulary</td><td align="center">19.48%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">6</td><td align="left">Patients knowledge of correct dosage</td><td align="center">93.83%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Details of drug utilization based on WHO/INRUD indicators.

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Table 2: Drug Utilization Study in Ophthalmology Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital 