The Pattern of Medicine Use in Ethiopia Using the WHO Core Drug Use Indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rational medicine use is an appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and patient use of medicines for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. It is affected by several factors. Irrational use of medicine is a widespread problem at all levels of care. This review is aimed at assessing the medicine use pattern in health facilities of Ethiopia using the medicine use pattern developed by WHO/INRUD.

Methods

Relevant literature was searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Hinari, Web of Science, and Scopus using inclusion and exclusion criteria. A systematic review was used to summarize the medicine use pattern in health facilities of Ethiopia, and that WHO core drug use indicators were employed.

Result

From 188 searched studies, 30 literatures were revi

SUBMITTER: Mohammed SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8720245 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature