Table 4 Index of rational drug use in two tertiary care hospitals of Bahawalpur
IRDU | Â | OPDs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Gynecology | Ophthalmology | Dermatology | ENT | Surgery | Pulmonology | Dental | Cardiology | Pediatrics | Medical |
Prescribing Indicators | |||||||||||
 Non-polypharmacy index | BVH | 0.58 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.72 | 0.56 |
Civil | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.90 | 0.72 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.72 | |
 Generic name index | BVH | 0.66 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.65 |
Civil | 0.51 | 0.84 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.59 | |
 Rational antibiotic index | BVH | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
Civil | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.56 | |
 Injection safety index | BVH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Civil | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
 Essential drugs list index | BVH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Civil | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.00 | |
 IRDP | BVH | 3.95 | 3.84 | 3.82 | 3.62 | 3.49 | 3.54 | 3.37 | 3.93 | 3.70 | 3.90 |
Civil | 3.64 | 4.20 | 3.93 | 3.74 | 4.17 | 4.44 | 3.38 | 4.06 | 3.44 | 3.87 | |
 Rank | BVH | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Civil | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
Patient-Care Indicators | |||||||||||
 Consultation time index | BVH | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
Civil | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.07 | |
 Dispensing time index | BVH | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.20 |
Civil | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
 Dispensed drugs index | BVH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1.00 |
Civil | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
 Labeled drugs index | BVH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Civil | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
 Patients’ knowledge index | BVH | 0.47 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.67 |
Civil | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.63 | |
 IRPCDU | BVH | 2.78 | 2.99 | 2.61 | 2.38 | 3.30 | 2.88 | 2.66 | 3.04 | 2.54 | 2.98 |
Civil | 2.89 | 2.79 | 2.83 | 2.64 | 2.96 | 2.77 | 2.74 | 2.84 | 2.75 | 2.78 | |
 Rank | BVH | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Civil | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
Facility-Specific Indicators | |||||||||||
 Index of EDL | BVH | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Civil | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
 Index of key drugs in stock | BVH | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
Civil | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.58 | |
 IRFSDU | BVH | 2.00 | 1.43 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.5 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 1.75 |
Civil | 1.80 | 1.86 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.58 | |
 Rank | BVH | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Civil | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Grand Total | |||||||||||
 IRDU | BVH | 8.73 | 8.26 | 7.93 | 8.00 | 8.29 | 8.13 | 7.78 | 8.72 | 8.24 | 8.63 |
Civil | 8.33 | 8.85 | 8.51 | 8.09 | 8.88 | 8.92 | 7.62 | 8.65 | 7.86 | 8.23 | |
 Rank | BVH | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Civil | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | |