scholarly journals Utilization and cost of antibacterial drugs in 2 general surgery units in Palestine measured using anatomical therapeutic chemical classification and defined daily dose methodology

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 641-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.M. Sweileh ◽  
S.O. Adas ◽  
A.F. Sawalha ◽  
A.S. Abu Taha
Keyword(s):  
General Surgery ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Defined Daily Dose ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification ◽  
Antibacterial Drugs ◽  
Chemical Classification ◽  
Daily Dose

scholarly journals Measurement of Antibiotic Consumption: A Practical Guide to the Use of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification and Defined Daily Dose System Methodology in Canada

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M Hutchinson ◽  
David M Patrick ◽  
Fawziah Marra ◽  
Helen Ng ◽  
William R Bowie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Antibiotic Consumption ◽  
Defined Daily Dose ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification ◽  
Public Health Importance ◽  
Chemical Classification ◽  
Daily Dose ◽  
Relationship Of

Despite the global public health importance of resistance of microorganisms to the effects of antibiotics, and the direct relationship of consumption to resistance, little information is available concerning levels of consumption in Canadian hospitals and out-patient settings. The present paper provides practical advice on the use of administrative pharmacy data to address this need. Focus is made on the use of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification and Defined Daily Dose system. Examples of consumption data from Canadian community and hospital settings, with comparisons to international data, are used to incite interest and to propose uses of this information. It is hoped that all persons responsible for policy decisions regarding licensing, reimbursement, prescribing guidelines, formulary controls or any other structure pertaining to antimicrobial use become conversant with the concepts of population antibiotic consumption and that this paper provides them with the impetus and direction to begin accurately measuring and comparing antibiotic use in their jurisdictions.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Consumption of Non-Oncological Medicines: A Methodological Study on Patients of the Ada Cohort

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1121
Author(s):  
Giulio Barigelletti ◽  
Giovanna Tagliabue ◽  
Sabrina Fabiano ◽  
Annalisa Trama ◽  
Alice Bernasconi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Cancer Registries ◽  
Defined Daily Dose ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Medicines Use ◽  
Daily Dose ◽  
Secondary Diseases

Cancer patients are identified as fragile patients who are often immunodepressed and subject to secondary diseases. The Ada cohort comprises cancer survivors aged 15–39 years at diagnosis included in 34 Italian cancer registries. This study aimed to analyze the possible excess of non-cancer medicines use on the basis of the medicine database of the Ada cohort. Records of medicines present in the pharmaceutical flows collected by eight Lombardy cancer registries and used by patients with any type of cancer were extracted for the year 2012. Medicine consumption data were processed to assign a defined daily dose value and to evaluate the consumption of medicines belonging to different groups of the ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical) classification. The values were compared with values in the Lombardy population. Medicine consumption related to 8150 patients was analyzed, for a total of 632,675 records. ATC groups A and C for females and group N for both sexes showed significant increases. Group J for males and group M for females showed intermediate increases, and group H for both sexes showed smaller increases. This method allowed the identification of excess medicine use to reduce cancer therapy side effects and primary disease sequelae in this group of patients.

scholarly journals Indicadores de prescrição médica nas unidades básicas de Saúde da Família no município de Campina Grande, PB

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrezza Duarte Farias ◽  
Maria Aparecida Alves Cardoso ◽  
Ana Cláudia Dantas de Medeiros ◽  
Lindomar de Farias Belém ◽  
Mônica de Oliveira da Silva Simões
Keyword(s):  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification ◽  
Chemical Classification

INTRODUÇÃO: O Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) assegura o acesso aos medicamentos, mediante a garantia da execução integral da Assistência Farmacêutica. A Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) desenvolveu os Indicadores do Uso de Medicamentos com o intuito de descrever e avaliar aspectos que afetam a prática farmacêutica nos centros de saúde. OBJETIVO: Conhecer a(s) classes terapêuticas mais prescritas, segundo os indicadores de prescrição médica nas Unidades de Saúde da Família (UBSF) do município de Campina Grande. MÉTODOS: O estudo baseou-se nos Indicadores de Prescrição de Medicamentos propostos pela OMS. Os medicamentos foram classificados segundo a Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification (ATC) e os dados analisados utilizando-se os programas EpiInfo 2000 e Excel. RESULTADOS: Foi prescrita uma média de 1,5 medicamentos por receita médica. A porcentagem de antibióticos prescritos foi de 21,1%. Os medicamentos foram prescritos pelo nome genérico em 84,2% das prescrições e apenas 1,1% eram injetáveis. Faziam parte da lista de medicamentos padronizados 91,9% dos prescritos. O grupo farmacológico mais prescrito foi o de antibióticos (21,0%), seguido dos antiparasitários (18,4%), analgésicos e antipiréticos (15,4%), medicamentos para o aparelho digestivo (9,5%) e respiratório (9,2%). CONCLUSÕES: Percebe-se a importância de conhecer as principais demandas da comunidade, a fim de que os serviços possam planejar e realizar intervenções pertinentes às necessidades da população. Os indicadores apresentaram bons índices, demonstrando possível conseqüência da Política Nacional de Medicamentos e da realização da Conferência Municipal de Medicamentos e Assistência Farmacêutica.

scholarly journals Assessment of drug utilization among geriatric patients based on defined daily dose concept in a rural tertiary care teaching hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1538
Author(s):  
K. Padmavathi ◽  
S. A. Arun Raaj ◽  
S. Subash ◽  
C. K. Dhanapal ◽  
S. Periasamy
Keyword(s):  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Defined Daily Dose ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Essential Drug List ◽  
Daily Dose ◽  
Collection Form

Background: The objectives of the study were to use the anatomical therapeutic chemical classification (ATC) /defined daily dose (DDD) concept to study the drug utilization pattern in geriatric patients in a rural tertiary care teaching hospital.Methods: An observational study was conducted at Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital (OPD and IPD) over a period of six months from November 2018 to April 2019. The data was collected from 204 patients using specially designed data collection form. The patients were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: A total of 204 patients were included in this study. The study population consisting of males 130 (63.7%) and females 74 (36.2%). Diseases related to the cardiovascular system 67 (32.84%) were the most common cause for the geriatric patients to attend the hospital, followed by surgical diseases 47 (23.03%), Oncological diseases 2 (0.98%) were the least frequency encountered. The average number of drugs prescribed per prescription was 8.79. Out of 1795 drugs prescribed, 60.86% of drugs were prescribed in generic form, and 39.14% were prescribed in brand name. The study analysed that 71.25% of drugs prescribed were from essential drug list (EDL) 2016-2018. Number of prescriptions with an injection was 74.04%. Paracetamol (N02B01) was the most frequently prescribed drug, followed by Amlodipine (C08CA01), Dexamethasone (H02AB02), Clopidogrel (B01AC04), Ferrous sulfate (B03AA07), Acetylsalicylic acid (B01AC06), Hydrocortisone (H02AB09), Tamsulosin (G04CA02), Atorvastatin (C10AA05), Furosemide (C03CA01).Conclusions: Drug utilization study can help in evaluating the quality of care given to the geriatric patients and promote rational use of medicines.

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