Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Research Article
Rational Drug Use in a Rural Area of Ethiopia: Based on WHO/
INRUD Prescribing Indicators
Author(s): Alfoalem Araba Abiye*, Hanan Muzeyin Kedir, Samson Sahile Salile, Binyam Abera Woldamo, Hana Saif Ali and Alemseged Beyene Berhe
Abstract
Background: Rational use of medicines is a process of appropriate prescribing,
dispensing and patient use of medicine for diagnosis, prevention and treatment
of diseases and is essential to ensure the quality of health and medical care for
patients and the effectiveness of medications used. However, the irrational use
of medications in most health care systems in Ethiopia is considered to be a
serious dilemma and leads to poor patient outcomes.
Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the prescribing pattern using
the World Health Organization prescribing indicators at Batu Health Center,
Central Ethiopia, located in the East Shewa zone in the Oromia region of
Ethiopia.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at Batu
Health Center from January 1, 2017 to December ..
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