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Biomedicine

Volume: 44 Issue: 2

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  • Original Article

A Study of Drug Prescribing Pattern in Geriatric Patients in the Department of Medicine in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East India

Ruhul Amin1, Pran Pratim Saikia1, S. Renuka Singh, Anuradha Deuri 3, Dwipen Khanikar1, Bhaskar Jyoti Dutta1, Swopna Phukan1, Siddhartha Shankar Patowary1, Ripunjoy Sarmah1

1Department of Pharmacology, Gauhati Medical College And Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
2Department of Pharmacology, Tinsukia Medical College And Hospital, Tinsukia, Assam, India.
3Department of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College And Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India

Corresponding author: Dwipen Khanikar Email: [email protected]
 

Year: 2024, Page: 216-221, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51248/v44i2.48

Received: June 8, 2024 Accepted: July 14, 2024 Published: Aug. 12, 2024

Abstract

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. "

Keywords: Geriatrics, prescription, rational

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Ruhul Amin, Pran Pratim Saikia, S. Renuka Singh, Anuradha Deuri, Dwipen Khanikar, Bhaskar Jyoti Dutta, Swopna Phukan, Siddhartha Shankar Patowary, Ripunjoy SarmahA Study of Drug Prescribing Pattern in Geriatric Patients in the Department of Medicine in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East India. Biomedicine: 2024; 44(2):216-221.

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