Adherence to WHO/INRUD prescription indicators in public hospitals: evidence from the Ashanti Region, Ghana
While injection use aligns with WHO standards, gaps remain in generic prescribing, antibiotic use, and EML adherence. Strengthening prescriber training, antimicrobial stewardship programs, and policy enforcement is essential to improving prescribing practices and patient outcomes in public hospitals in the Ashanti Region.
Authors
- Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-7200)
- Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-7163)
- Emmanuel Kyeremateng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7944-2075)
- Francis Fordjour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-162X)
- Samuel Dwomoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6182-7644)
- Cecilia Akosua Tabiri
- Rita Owusu-Donkor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-1680)
- Elizabeth Modupe d’Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-6685)
- Francis Kwadwo Gyamfi Akwah
- Samuel Opoku-Afriyie
- Francis Kyei-Frimpong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-0976)
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Kumasi Technical University (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
- Sunyani Technical University (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20420986251346321
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00