Title:
Rational Prescription of the Essential Drugs in the Communautary Academic Health Center of Banconi in 2017

Authors:
Mohamed Diabaté, Samou Diarra, Kassoum Barry, Ibrahim Coulibaly, Alima Sidibé, Youssouf I Traoré, Yiriba Diarra, Boubacar N Coulibaly, Singoun Dembele, Ibrahim Cissé, Salif Bagayogo, Awa Diallo, Mali

Abstract:

Summary: Inappropriate and abusive use of medicines results in considerable harm to the patient.

Objective: To improve the quality of essential drug prescribing at the Banconi community health center.

Methods and Materials: It consisted of tapping prescription stubs from the months of January and February 2017. This was an action research type study.

Results: The average number of medications prescribed per prescription was four. The average cost of a prescription was 3455 FCFA (5.3 Euros) and ninety percent of the prescriptions checked contained generic drugs.

Conclusion: The upgrading of prescribers allowed for the development of rational drug prescribing indicators at the Banconi University Community Health Center. 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.51505/ijmshr.2021.5506