Current Issue : January-March Volume : 2014 Issue Number : 1 Articles : 4 Articles
The inappropriate use of antibiotics is more important factor to be considered in developing countries because of freer marketing of antibiotics and higher frequency of specific infectious diseases. Despite this fact, there are not many studies dealing with the use of antibiotics. In this context, the present study was taken with the title ââ?¬Å?An audit of the use of Antibiotics in inpatient General Medicine Departmentââ?¬Â. In 105 medication charts 139 antibiotics were prescribed for different disease conditions on an average of 1.31 (Ã?± 0.46) per medication chart. 72 (68.57%) charts were prescribed with single antibiotic fallowed by two antibiotics 33 (31.42%), no medication chart contains three antibiotics. Only 4 (3.8%) prescriptions contains FDCââ?¬â?¢s., of which 2 (50 %) were amoxicillin + clavulonic acid. In this study, we observed the irrational changeover of antibiotics within the same day and next day of admission seen in 26 (24.76%) cases and within 3 days 40 (38.09%) were observed. We conclude that there is no proper medication order monitoring and auditing program in place to control/minimize the prescribing errors and this should be addressed immediately....
To study the antibiotic prescribing pattern in outpatient general medicine and pediatric departments in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Prospective observational study conducted at outpatient departments of general medicine and pediatrics in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa for the period of 6 months. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee, RIMS, Kadapa. The necessary information i.e. number of antibiotics and their name, dose, route, duration of administration, diagnosis, laboratory data and other information was collected from the prescriptions in outpatient department. Out of 450 prescriptions, 244 (54.21%) were male and 206 (45.77%) were female. Out of 450 patients, majority 238 (53%) were found in adult medicine department and 212 (47%) were found in pediatrics department. Out of 450 antibiotic prescriptions 453 antibiotics were prescribed in different disease conditions on an average 1.006 (Ã?±0.21) per prescription. Out of 450 antibiotic prescriptions majority was mono therapy 447 (93.33%) and double therapy was 3 (0.66%). Majority (67.7%) of the prescriptions were given for 5 day duration followed by 7 day duration (16.8%). 4% of prescriptions were given for duration of 3 days. Only one prescription was found in 2, 10 and 15 day duration. We observed the frequent usage of Ã?Ÿ ââ?¬â??lactamase antibiotics than others. We conclude that there is no proper medication order monitoring and auditing program in place to control/minimize the prescribing errors and this should be addressed immediately....
Pharmacy profession is an antique career dedicated to innovation and improvement of drugs. Pharmacy education had started by Prof. M.L.Schroff at Banaras Hindu University in the year 1932. Pharmaceutical education had advanced to great extent and bit-by-bit getting reputation as much as other professional courses. Opportunities available to pharmacy graduates in clinical and hospital pharmacy areas are minus due to our profession would not recognized by the central and state government. In India, the pharmacy platform had concentrated on industrial aspects when compared with clinical aspects in all over the world. Pharmacy council of India considering the above limitation associated with the profession and ongoing a Pharm-D programme and based on the clinical aspects for the fulfillment of public health care system. People are little educated having number of social habits, becoming slaves and burden to the society. For conventional role, the pharmacist requires sound knowledge of clinical profession and pharmaceutical care. In view of these aspects, primer of Pharm-D program in India is of paramount importance. The first batch of Pharm-D acquired admission in 2008 and it is a professional pharmacy doctoral program. It is an acronym of doctor of pharmacy. Pharm-D plays a major role in the health care system in future and gave an opportunity for pharmacists to work more prominently in the Indian health care system. It is essential to provide sufficient opportunities for carrying out real and innovative practice experiences in the Pharm-D program....
Product to patient is the slogan of Pharm.D. India is emerging as a major destination for medical tourism, clinical research and new drug development. Pharm.D is a professional Pharmacy Doctoral Programme. ââ?¬Ë?Pharm.Dââ?¬â?¢ is a Latin term which stands for ââ?¬Ë?Pharmaciae Doctorââ?¬â?¢ which means ââ?¬Ë?Doctor of Pharmacyââ?¬â?¢. Pharmacy is the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines. For 6 year course 5 years of clinical and community based theory with ward rounds and the final year internship in hospitals. The ward rounds and internship will provide immense opportunities to familiarize themselves with the practical know-how of clinical evaluation of day to day real life challenges of patient care. Besides Indian graduate seeking oversees opportunities suddenly found that their qualification was no longer recognized for practicing in certain countries, thus their dreams are curtailed. Pharmacy council of India president Dr. B. Suresh gives above valuable guidelines about Pharm.D. He also enlightened the jobs opportunity that with so many clinical research management projects coming to the India there is a huge job potential in waiting for Pharm.D professionals. At the end he concludes that Pharm.D programme will equip our pharmacy professional....
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