Drug utilization study in dengue infection in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

Abstract

Dengue virus contamination has become a significant global health concern in present era. Drugs prescribing indicators, facility indicators, patients care indicators and complimentary indicators were analyzed throughout this research. A total 60 prescriptions were analyzed. The ratio of men and female patients was 41:19 and the most affected age group belongs to 40-49 years old (15 patients). Most commonly prescribed drugs were antipyretics, antacid, antiemetic and multivitamin. The consultation time was 4-5 minutes per patients. The hospital pharmacy kept all the key drugs and also had the copy of essential drug list. Antibiotic was prescribed in some prescriptions though it is prohibited in the national guideline. Anti-pyretic and antiemetic were common in all prescriptions. Finally, along with the government all people should come forward to take preventive steps to control dengue virus and its prevalence.