Indicators of rational drug use and health services in Hadramout, Yemen.
WHO standard indicators of rational drug use, this study analysed 550 prescriptions from 20 health facilities at different levels throughout Hadramout governorate, Yemen. A mean of 2.8 (SD 0.2) drugs were prescribed per prescription, with a low rate of prescribing drugs by generic name (39.2%). The proportion of prescriptions for antibiotics was 66.2%, for injectable drugs 46.0% and for vitamins/tonics 23.6%. The essential drugs list was available in 78.9% of facilities and a high percentage of drugs were prescribed from the list (81.2%). Other official sources of local drug information were less available.
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hodramout University for Science and Technology, Mukalla, Hadramout, Yemen. bashrahil_20002000@yahoo.com
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018954:Drugs, Essential / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014944:World Health Organization; D015006:Yemen
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018954:Drugs, Essential; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D014815:Vitamins