Drug Utilization Evaluation of Erythropoietin at a Referral Teaching Hospital in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Drug utilization evaluation (DUE) studies aim to survey the appropriateness of drug use. DUE is an executive approach used to improve the use of medications as well as reduce the cost of treatment, ensure drug adequacy, and improve patient safety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of erythropoietin use, according to standard guidelines, in patients admitted to Namazi Hospital in Shiraz, Iran.

Methods

In this descriptive, retrospective study, 230 patients were assessed. All patients who were hospitalized in different wards of Namazi Hospital, affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, and received at least three doses of erythropoietin from September 2019 to March 2020 participated in this study. The following standard indicators of erythr

SUBMITTER: Karimzadeh I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10645503 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature