Prescription audit of under six children living in periurban areas.
Indian Pediatr
; 26(9): 900-4, 1989 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2634008
ABSTRACT
One hundred and seventy two children were prescribed, in 212 episodes of illness, antimicrobial agents (28.4%), followed by antidiarrheals (10.9%), nutritional products (9.4%), analgesics (7.5%) and steroids (6.8%). Ampicillin (22.7%) and cotrimoxazole (12.7%) were the most commonly prescribed antimicrobials. Tetracyclines, which are not indicated in children below 8 years, were used in 7.1% of total exposures of chemotherapeutic agents. Penicillin, a comparatively safe and useful drug, was used only in 4.5% exposures. Analgin and hydroxyquinolines were used frequently. Corticosteroids were used for simple ailments like diarrhea, fever and jaundice. ORS was used in only 13.9% episodes of diarrhea. Adverse drug reactions were noted in 30 (17.4%) cases and death in 6 (3.5%) cases. The average cost per prescription for neonates was Rs 32.43 and for a child was Rs 30.65. Weight of the children was not taken prior to prescribing drugs. There is need for prescription audit as there is high consumption rate of drugs, with overuse of antimicrobial and nutritional products, and misuse of steroids.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prescrições de Medicamentos
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População Urbana
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos
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Auditoria Médica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article