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Assessment of Prescribing Practices through WHO
Prescribing Indicators at Nekemte Referral Hospital, West
Ethiopia
By Balisa Mosisa, Mihiret Yirdaw & Getu Bayisa
Wollega University
Abstract- Background: The ultimate goal of drug utilization related studies are to figure out the
actual practices on the ground, and comparison of that with set standard, so that improvement
can be made to achieve maximum possible health out come for a patient. One of the players of
this game to achieve this goal is prescribers on which this study spins.
Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey which investigated the prescribing
practices of prescribers using WHO core prescribing indicators at Nekemte Referral Hospital in
west Ethiopia. 770 Prescriptions were retrospectively reviewed in outpatient pharmacy of the
hospital selected through systematic random sampling over the period from January 2, 2015 to
March 2, 2015.
Keywords: prescribing indicators, rational prescribing, prescribers, and drug utilization.
GJSFR-I Classification: FOR Code: 111599
AssessmentofPrescribingPracticesthroughWHOPrescribingIndicatorsatNekemteReferralHospitalWestEthiopia
Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of:
Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: I
Interdisciplinary
Volume 17 Issue 2 Version 1.0 Year 2017
Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal
Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA)
Online ISSN: 2249-4626 & Print ISSN: 0975-5896