title: Indicators of rational drug use and health services in Hadramout, Yemen.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hodramout University for Science and Technology, Mukalla, Hadramout, Yemen. bashrahil_20002000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bashrahil
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018954:Drugs, Essential; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D014815:Vitamins