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Table 2 WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators in two tertiary care hospitals of Bahawalpur (N = 2400)

From: Assessment of WHO/INRUD core drug use indicators in two tertiary care hospitals of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan

OPD wards

Prescribing indicators

Average drugs/encounter

% drugs prescribed by generic name

% encounters with an antibiotic prescribed

% encounters with an injection prescribed

% drugs prescribed from EDL/formulary

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

Gynecology

3.1

2.8

66.0

51.3

38.0

43.3

0.0

0.0

100

87.1

Ophthalmology

1.2

1.6

28.2

84.1

48.0

71.6

0.0

0.0

100

99.4

Dermatology

2.2

2.8

44.2

54.4

48.0

35.0

0.0

0.0

100

98.8

ENT

3.2

2.8

72.5

62.2

80.0

55.8

0.0

0.0

100

100

Surgery

3.2

2.7

62.5

55.7

86.0

28.3

0.0

0.0

100

99.3

Pulmonology

3.7

2.0

55.6

56.0

54.1

6.6

0.0

0.0

100

98.3

Dental

2.8

2.5

45.1

39.3

95.0

95.0

0.0

0.0

100

99.7

Cardiology

4.6

4.1

52.8

67.0

0.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

100

95.5

Pediatrics

2.5

3.0

57.4

53.5

65.0

84.1

0.0

0.0

100

98.9

Medical

3.2

2.5

65.1

58.6

39.0

47.5

0.0

0.0

100

100

Mean

3.0

2.7

54.9

58.2

55.3

47.7

0.0

0.0

100

97.7

MEAN (SD)a

2.8 (1.3)

56.6 (1.2)

51.5 (0.5)

0.0 (0.0)

98.8 (1.3)

  1. aCalculated based on the total sample size, OPD outpatient department, EDL essential drugs list, BVH Bahawal Victoria Hospital, ENT, ear, nose & throat