title: Evaluation of drug use in Jordan using WHO patient care and health facility indicators.
abstract: We prospectively studied current drug use in Jordan in 21 primary health care facilities in northern Jordan over a three-month period, using World Health Organization-recommended indicators. Both the mean time spent on physician-patient consultations (3.9 +/- 3.5 minutes) and mean pharmacy dispensing time (28.8 +/- 23.7 seconds) were short, resulting in a mean patient knowledge of prescribed drug dose of 77.7%. No centre had an essential drugs list and/or formulary available. An average of 80% of key drugs were available at centres. Baseline data gathered by this study can be used by researchers and policymakers to monitor and improve pharmaceutical prescribing and consumption practices in Jordan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otoom
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batieha
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hadidi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Saudi
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018954:Drugs, Essential / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008485:Medical Audit; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D018954:Drugs, Essential; D016568:Drugs, Generic