A Study on Drug Prescribing Patterns among Patients with Liver Disorders - A Prospective Observational Study

Background: The rational use of medications requires prescribing the appropriate medication to the appropriate patient at the appropriate time, with the appropriate dose, frequency and mode of administration. The liver is the second-largest organ in the body and plays a vital role in digestion, metabolism, immunity, and storage of nutrients. Objectives: To determine age and gender wise distribution. To identify the various risk factors for various liver disorders. To describe the comorbidities and complications. To determine the distribution of patients based on type of liver disorders. To determine the average no. of drugs and types of drugs prescribed. Methodology: Prospective observational Study was conducted in the Department of General Medicine at (SVRRGGH) Sri Venkateshwara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital, tertiary care teaching hospital, Tirupati for 6 months with a sample size of 149 patients. Conclusion: The conclusion that despite many patients receiving monotherapy, those who received a two-drug regimen i.e., antibiotics and hepatoprotectants responded effectively, and multidrug therapy was only given to a small number of patients because it is ineffective. All the drugs were prescribed in generic names, whereas none of the drugs prescribed out of respective hospital formulary and all the drugs prescribed were mentioned in the essential drug list.