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Table 3 WHO/INRUD patient-care and facility-specific indicators in two tertiary care hospitals of Bahawalpur (N = 600)

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

OPD wards

Patient-care and facility-specific indicators

Average consultation time (minutes)

Average dispensing time (seconds)

% drugs dispensed

% drugs adequately labeled

% patients knowledgeable

% copy of EDL

% key drugs in the stock

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

BVH

Civil

Gynecology

2.2

0.9

7.8

6.7

100

100

100

100

47.0

73.0

100

100

100

80

Ophthalmology

0.7

0.6

4.8

5.9

100

100

100

100

87.0

67.0

100

100

43.0

86

Dermatology

1.1

0.7

9.0

5.1

67.6

100

100

100

73.0

70.0

100

100

50.0

75

ENT

0.9

0.7

7.5

6.3

94.9

100

100

100

27.0

50.0

100

100

100

71

Surgery

1.1

2.1

17.2

6.8

100

100

100

100

100

67.0

100

100

50.0

75

Pulmonology

1.3

2.1

7.6

8.0

96.7

100

100

100

70.0

47.0

100

100

71.0

71

Dental

1.7

0.7

8.0

6.2

100

100

100

100

40.0

60.0

100

100

75.0

50

Cardiology

1.6

2.4

18.6

8.6

100

100

100

100

67.0

50.0

100

100

75.0

75

Pediatrics

1.4

0.7

6.1

7.4

86.0

100

100

100

47.0

60.0

100

100

100

67

Medical

1.1

0.7

18

7.4

100

100

100

100

67.0

63.0

100

100

75.0

58

Mean

1.3

1.1

10.5

6.8

94.5

100

100

100

62.5

60.7

100

100

73.9

70.8

MEAN (SD)a

1.2 (0.8)

8.7 (4.9)

97.3 (1.3)

100 (0.0)

61.6 (0.6)

100 (0.0)

72.4 (0.4)

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