CURRENT SITUATION OF OUTPATIENT DRUG PRESCRIPTION FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Abstract

Objective: Describing the current situation of outpatient drug prescriptions at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tan Chau Regional General Hospital, An Giang Province in 2019. Subjects and methods: Study of cross-sectional description over 400 oupatient treatment prescriptions stored at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tan Chau Regional General Hospital, An Giang Province during from January 1^st, 2019 to December 31^st, 2019. Results: Comply with the provisions in the prescription; 100% of prescriptions were fully filled out the name, age, sex, diagnosis, cross out the blank, full name and signature of the doctor, the amount of medicine; 100% full patient address; 78.25% written their original names in accordance with regulations; 89.00% recorded sufficient content; 100% indication of the full dose and time of drug usage; 100% full used way. The average number of drugs in 1 prescription was 4.53; 80.75% of drugs were prescribed by the original name; 20.50% of prescriptions had antibiotics; 14.0% of prescriptions had vitamins; 100% of the drugs prescribed were on the essential drug formulary and the hospital formulary. Conclusion: A high proportion of compliance with regulations on prescription was observed. The average number of drugs in 1 prescription was 4.53. Mainly, drugs were prescribed by original name, drugs in the essential drug formulary, the proportion of prescriptions with antibiotics and vitamins was low.