Published 21-09-2021
Keywords
- Bronchial asthma,
- prescription monitoring,
- anti-asthma medications
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Abstract
Background: Ideally bronchial asthma is treated according to standard asthma guidelines, but it is the knowledge, Attitude and Practice is responsible for appropriate application of standard asthma guidelines. The purpose of present study is to evaluate the drug prescription pattern of anti-asthma medications as outdoor follow up in a tertiary-care hospital. Many medications are now available for the treatment of asthma and selection of proper treatment is essential. Materials and Methods: The prescription data from 125 bronchial asthma patients were studied using a prescription auditing proforma. Data was recorded from the patients attending the outpatient department of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barishal from January to June 2019, through convenient sampling. Verbal consent was taken from all patients before included in the proforma. Iniatialy 125 patients were included but only 100 prescriptions were monitored for data analysis as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The results of the study revealed maximum patients were in the age of 31 – 40 years; 67% male and 33% female. Majority of the patients received multiple drug therapy as compared with individual drug therapy. Combination of salmeterol and fluticasone through inhalational route were prescribed in majority of patients. 63% patients received drugs through inhalational route.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the present prescribing trends of anti-asthma medications in SBMCH does not completely meet standard guidelines of asthma treatment. There is need to
encourage physicians of SBMCH to treat asthma patients according to national guidelines.
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