Analysis of the pattern of drug use using WHO core drug indicators among general OPD patients in rural Puducherry
Many indicators had shown sub-optimal values when compared to the recommended ones by WHO/INRUD. Timely interventions like continuing medical education for budding physicians, improving the doctor-population ratio, adequate number of pharmacists in public health facilities will improve prescription practices which in turn may contribute to mitigating antimicrobial resistance.
Authors
- Sivagami Kanagasabapathy
- Kavita Vasudevan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-4984)
- V Murugan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2607-7669)
- Anandaraj Rajagopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-3241)
- Maharani Balagurumoorthy
Institutions
- Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_922_24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26