Table 3.
Summary Report of Prescribing Indicators at University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Department Between March 2018 and March 2019.
Prescribing Indicators | Total Number of Drugs | Average (%) | WHO Standard Value |
---|---|---|---|
1. Average number of drugs per encounter | 968 | 1.6 | (1.6-1.8) |
2. Percentage of encounters with antibiotics | 418 | 69.6 | (20-26.8) |
3. Percentage of encounters with injection | 38 | 6.3 | (13.4-24.1) |
4. Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name | 929 | 96 | 100 |
5. Percentage of drugs from essential drug list | 923 | 95.3 | 100 |