Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh
The objectives were to evaluate the prevalence, pattern and rational of psychotropic drugs prescribing by general physicians in two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh in non-psychiatric patient. 320 patients from Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospitals and 240 patients from Holy Family Red Crescent M...
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| description | The objectives were to evaluate the prevalence, pattern and rational of psychotropic drugs prescribing by general physicians in two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh in non-psychiatric patient. 320 patients from Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospitals and 240 patients from Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospitals who visited other than psychiatry ward, received psychotropic drugs between July 2012 to June 2013 were analyzed. The rate of psychotropic drugs prescribing was 8.3% and 11.2% in SSMC and HFRCMCH respectively which was found to increase with increasing age and female patient. Benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed drugs followed by antidepressant and psychotropic drugs. The psychotropic drugs use was found more in different physical disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d56e19e4e914aa0bf3781590135ac2e2022-12-21T21:17:47ZengBangladesh Pharmacological SocietyBangladesh Journal of Pharmacology1991-00882015-02-0110110.3329/bjp.v10i1.21463Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in BangladeshNazmun Nahar Alam0Ferdous Ara1Md. Jalal Uddin Iqbal2Department of Pharmacology, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Mitford, DhakaDepartment of Pharmacology, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Mitford, DhakaDepartment of Pharmacology, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Mitford, DhakaThe objectives were to evaluate the prevalence, pattern and rational of psychotropic drugs prescribing by general physicians in two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh in non-psychiatric patient. 320 patients from Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospitals and 240 patients from Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospitals who visited other than psychiatry ward, received psychotropic drugs between July 2012 to June 2013 were analyzed. The rate of psychotropic drugs prescribing was 8.3% and 11.2% in SSMC and HFRCMCH respectively which was found to increase with increasing age and female patient. Benzodiazepines were the most commonly prescribed drugs followed by antidepressant and psychotropic drugs. The psychotropic drugs use was found more in different physical disorder.https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/21463Prescribing patternPsychotropic drugNon-psychiatric |
| spellingShingle | Nazmun Nahar Alam Ferdous Ara Md. Jalal Uddin Iqbal Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology Prescribing pattern Psychotropic drug Non-psychiatric |
| title | Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non-psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | prescribing pattern of psychotropic drugs used in non psychiatric patients among outpatient department of two teaching hospitals in bangladesh |
| topic | Prescribing pattern Psychotropic drug Non-psychiatric |
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