study of prescription pattern in Ophthalmology outpatient department

â??PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS AND DRUG USE IN THE OPHTHALMOLOGY OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL OF GUJARAT: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDYâ??

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/10/037133

Enrollment

400

Registered

2021-10-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H00-H59- Diseases of the eye and adnexa

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Newly registered patients from either sex who are visiting the Ophthalmology Outpatient Department for curative complaints & who are giving consent to participate are included (eg. cases of red eye, discharge from eyes, itching, redness foreign body sensation, swelling, foreign body, raised intraocular pressure, and eye trauma etc.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cases of refractive errors, cataract, postoperative follow ups, any diagnostic test/procedure, repeat attendance, and patients not willing to give informed consent were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The average number of drugs per prescription, number of encounters with antibiotics, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name and whether the dosage form, frequency of administration and duration of therapy were recorded or not. Cost per prescription Timepoint: Baseline only	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NATimepoint: NA	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jhanvi Vaghela

MD Pharmacology

drjhanvivaghela91@gmail.com9428991870

Outcome results