Evaluation of Prescribing Indicators in a Paediatric Population Seen in an Outpatient Consultation at the Gaspard Kamara Health Centre in 2019 (Senegal)
In: Pharmacy, Jg. 9 (2021-06-01), Heft 2, S. 113
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Introduction: Data on drug use in paediatrics are scarce in Senegal. The objective of this study was to assess the prescribing indicators in a paediatric population seen in an outpatient consultation at a Health Centre in Dakar, Senegal. Methods: A retrospective and analytical study was conducted. The study population consisted of prescriptions for children aged 0 to 14 years who were seen in ambulatory consultation between 1 June and 30 November 2019. The sample size was 600 prescriptions. The systematic survey was then conducted. Five prescription indicators recommended by the World Health Organization were calculated. The R software was used for descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis and binomial logistic regression. Results: The average number of drugs per prescription was 2.56. The proportion of drugs prescribed under the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) was 18.9%, while the proportion of drugs on the National Essential Medicines List (NEML) was 41.3%. The proportions of prescriptions with at least one antibiotic and one injectable product were 41.5% and 1.3%, respectively. Conclusions: This study showed that prescribing habits were inadequate. Thus, it would be necessary to move towards continuing training of prescribers in the wise use of medicines.
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Evaluation of Prescribing Indicators in a Paediatric Population Seen in an Outpatient Consultation at the Gaspard Kamara Health Centre in 2019 (Senegal)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bassoum, Oumar ; Mouhamadou Faly Ba ; Ndèye Marème Sougou ; Fall, Djibril ; Faye, Adama |
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Zeitschrift: | Pharmacy, Jg. 9 (2021-06-01), Heft 2, S. 113 |
Veröffentlichung: | MDPI AG, 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2226-4787 (print) |
DOI: | 10.3390/pharmacy9020113 |
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