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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A study of prescribing patterns with special reference to drug use indicators in dar es salaam region, Tanzania
Tropical Doctor, Volume 23, No. 3, Year 1993
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Description
Drug prescribing patterns were studied in 720 retrospective and 779 prospective outpatient prescriptions from 20 dispensaries in Dar es Salaam region, and these revealed a mean drug exposure of 2.0 and 2.3, respectively. The percentage of patients leaving the dispensaries with no prescribed drugs was 1.3% and 0.7%, respectively. Prescriptions containing antibiotics were 36.8% (retrospective) and 39.8% (prospective), while injections accounted for 24.6% and 34% of the total encounters, respectively. Over 70% of prescriptions conformed to the Tanzania essential drug list (EDP) and/or standard treatment guidelines and consisted of 83.9% and 79.1% generic prescriptions, respectively. Interestingly, only 15% of the surveyed dispensaries had an EDP book and/or calendar. Despite the consulting and dispensing times being short (2.98 min and 77.7 s, respectively), 70% of the patients could remember the dosing instructions. Only 64% of the patients had a minimum physical examination. © 1993, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Massele, Amos Y.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Ofori‐Adjei, David
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Laing, Richard Ogilvie
United States, Arlington
Management Sciences for Health
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/004947559302300305
ISSN:
00494755
e-ISSN:
17581133
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Tanzania