… In developing countries like Nepal, … Nepal, studies on prescribing patterns of antibiotics in
the paediatric age group have been conducted in the Kathmandu valley and in eastern Nepal(…

… are lacking in Western Nepal. A previous study was … prescribing patterns using drug use
indicators and obtain information on the demographic characteristics and morbidity patterns of …

… a problem in Nepal. Studies from the Manipal Teaching Hospital have identified lacunae in
prescribing and recommended interventions to improve the drug use pattern in the hospital. …

… , is a 200 bedded teaching hospital in eastern Nepal. It caters to patients from eastern Nepal
and to some extent … This study indicated general trends in prescribing.The mean drugs per …

… prescription was 52 seconds. Conclusion: The finding from current study shows a trend
towards irrational prescribing … study show trends towards irrational prescribing and dispensing. …

… Prescribing patterns need to be evaluated periodically for providing feedback to the prescribers
to create awareness towards rational use of drugs.The World Health Organization (WHO…

… [16] A study of geriatric patients at a teaching hospital in Nepal reported a higher number of
… the current prescribing patterns and prescribing errors at Bharatpur District Hospital, Nepal. …

… In Nepal, several problems in drug use patterns have been reported. This includes use …
prescription pattern in diabetic patients attending out-patient departments in a Nepalese hospital. …

… teaching hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Pokhara, western Nepal, to determine the prescribing
… An attempt was made to relate prescription data to age and sex of the patients. A total …

… A retrospective study on prescribing patterns for 100 randomly selected … University Teaching
Hospital (TUTH) in Nepal showed that polypharmacy was prevalent. During a hospital stay, …