Drug utilisation study in hospitalised chronic kidney disease patients, using World Health Organisation prescribing indicators: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with comorbidities and altered pharmacokinetics, making appropriate prescribing, and monitoring necessary to minimise drug-related problems (DRPs). Therefore, this study aimed to describe the drug-utilisation pattern in hospitalised CKD patients.

Methods

An observational study was conducted in hospitalised adult (≥18 years old) CKD patients in the UK using WHO prescribing indicators, from November 2021 to April 2022 in a large teaching hospital in England from admission until discharge. This study used STATA version 16 for analysis.

Results

The mean number of drugs per prescription was 11.1(±5), the percentage of encounters resulting in the prescription of an antibiotic was 62%, the percentage of drugs prescribed b

SUBMITTER: Alruqayb WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619015 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature