A Study of Drug Prescribing Pattern in Geriatric Patients in the Department of Medicine in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East India
INTRODUCTION AIM: Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, provides care for the unique health needs of older adults. Treating geriatric patients is a very challenging task for healthcare providers. The present study was carried out to analyze the prescription pattern of drugs used to treat different diseases in geriatric patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A hospital-based prospective, observational, and cross-sectional study involving patients aged 65 years and above was planned for three months, from June 2023 to August 2023. RESULTS: A total of 125 patients aged 65 years and above were analyzed. Eighty-three patients (66.4) were males, 42 (33.6) were females, and 65.6 of patients belonged to the 65-69 age group. The average number of drugs per prescription was 7.8 (range 3-14 ); antibiotics prescriptions were 80. CONCLUSION: Our study analyzed the prescriptions based on the five WHO drug prescribing indicators. More such studies are needed to facilitate the rational use of drugs in geriatric patients. "
Authors
- Bhaskar Jyoti Dutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-9907)
- S. Patowary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2095-3134)
- DWIPEN KHANIKAR (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6648-1068)
- Swopna Phukan
- Anuradha Deuri
- PRAN PRATIM SAIKIA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-9523)
- Surinder Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6866-3335)
- Md Ruhul Amin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-6277)
- R.A.N.A.N.J.O.Y. SARMAH
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biomedicine
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.51248/v44i2.48
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00