Journal of Applied Pharmacy
Open Access
ISSN: 1920-4159
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 1920-4159
+44 1300 500008
Afridi R
Pakistan
Review Article
Prescribing Pattern and Drug–Drug Interactions of Analgesics Prescribed For
Pain Management in a Pakistani Tertiary Hospital
Author(s): Khan SA, Afridi R, Afridi UK and Sadozai SKhan SA, Afridi R, Afridi UK and Sadozai S
Background: The main strategy of analgesic therapy is to diminish the intensity of pain to bearable level. Guidelines have been established by WHO to reduce the possible medication error in analgesic therapy. However, in most of the hospitals in Pakistan, analgesics are not prescribed rationally in accordance with standard guidelines. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze therapeutic strategy of pain management in patients hospitalized at a tertiary hospital, as an exemplary assessment of prescribing pattern of analgesics, and to estimate the prevalence of potential drug–drug interaction there in. Methodology: This is a non-interventional cross sectional study of patients hospitalized in surgical and oncology wards of an urban Pakistani tertiary care hospital. The prescriptions were analyzed for physicians' preferences for the choice of analgesics and number of ana.. View More»
DOI:
10.21065/1920-4159.1000230