TITLE:
The Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions on Drug and Antibiotic Prescribing in a Teaching Hospital in Cairo
AUTHORS:
Osama H. Mohamed Ibrahim, Suleiman El-Sharif
KEYWORDS:
Intervention, Clinical Pharmacist, Teaching Hospital, Antibiotics, Cairo
JOURNAL NAME:
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Vol.3 No.4,
October
11,
2012
ABSTRACT: Background: The present study was undertaken to investigate the patterns of drug and antibiotics prescribing in a teaching hospital in Cairo, Egypt. Aim: to determine the impact of interventions on such trends in an attempt to rationalize drug use. Method: 1200 prescriptions and patients' records covering the months of January to December, 2011. Prescribing patterns were analyzed using WHO guidelines with regard to prescribing, patient care and health facility indicators. The same parame-ters were again assessed after distributing antibiotic guidelines and holding workshops activities directed towards rational drug use. Results: The number of hospital visits resulting in a prescription was significantly reduced from 94% to 86% (P-value