Table 2.
WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators in two tertiary care hospitals of Bahawalpur (N = 2400)
| OPD wards | Prescribing indicators | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average drugs/encounter | % drugs prescribed by generic name | % encounters with an antibiotic prescribed | % encounters with an injection prescribed | % drugs prescribed from EDL/formulary | ||||||
| BVH | Civil | BVH | Civil | BVH | Civil | BVH | Civil | BVH | Civil | |
| Gynecology | 3.1 | 2.8 | 66.0 | 51.3 | 38.0 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 87.1 |
| Ophthalmology | 1.2 | 1.6 | 28.2 | 84.1 | 48.0 | 71.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 99.4 |
| Dermatology | 2.2 | 2.8 | 44.2 | 54.4 | 48.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 98.8 |
| ENT | 3.2 | 2.8 | 72.5 | 62.2 | 80.0 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 100 |
| Surgery | 3.2 | 2.7 | 62.5 | 55.7 | 86.0 | 28.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 99.3 |
| Pulmonology | 3.7 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 98.3 |
| Dental | 2.8 | 2.5 | 45.1 | 39.3 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 99.7 |
| Cardiology | 4.6 | 4.1 | 52.8 | 67.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 95.5 |
| Pediatrics | 2.5 | 3.0 | 57.4 | 53.5 | 65.0 | 84.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 98.9 |
| Medical | 3.2 | 2.5 | 65.1 | 58.6 | 39.0 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 100 |
| Mean | 3.0 | 2.7 | 54.9 | 58.2 | 55.3 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 97.7 |
| MEAN (SD)a | 2.8 (1.3) | 56.6 (1.2) | 51.5 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 98.8 (1.3) | |||||
aCalculated based on the total sample size, OPD outpatient department, EDL essential drugs list, BVH Bahawal Victoria Hospital, ENT, ear, nose & throat