Background To promote rational drug use in developing countries, it is important to assess
drug use pattern using the World Health Organization (WHO) drug use indicators. The aim of …

Background Despite the complexity of drug use, a number of indicators have been
developed, standardized and evaluated by the World Health Organization (WHO). These …

Background Rational prescribing is a primary step to ensure rational drug use. Often, half of
the medicines are prescribed irrationally and half of these are even used incorrectly as the …

Background About one-third of the world's population lack access to essential medicines
and this is further compounded by inappropriate prescription, dispensing, sale and use of …

Purpose Assessment of drug use patterns with World Health Organization (WHO) Drug Use
Indicators is becoming increasingly necessary towards promoting rational drug use in the …

The objective of the study was to assessing patterns of drug use by using World Health
Organization prescribing, patient care and health facility indicators in Southwest Ethiopia. A …

Background Rational use of medicines plays a vital role in avoiding preventable adverse
drug effects, maximizing therapeutic outcomes with promoting patient adherence, and …

A study on rational drug use was undertaken in nine health centres (HCs) and nine health
stations (HSs) in Ethiopia. Prescribing, patient care and facility specific factors were …

Background Irrational use of drugs is often observed in health-care systems throughout the
world, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organization estimates that …

Background: Overuse of antibiotics is a common problem in health care, which leads to
unnecessary expenditure on drugs, raised risk of adverse reactions, and the development of …