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Evaluation of Drug Therapy in Cataract Surgery at Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghaziabad, U.P., India


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1 Department of Pharmacology, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
3 Department of Biochemistry, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
4 Department of Pharmacology of Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
     

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Objective: To study the prescribing pattern in cataract surgery patients in SIMS, for evaluation of their pharmacoepidemiology.

Material and methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the department of Pharmacology in collaboration with the department of Ophthalmology for a period of one year. Total 720 patients were analysed. Utilisation pattern of drugs like dosages form, route, frequency of administration and duration of therapy in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative were audited. Drug prescription versus therapeutic indication was also evaluated.

Result: Different antibiotics mostly Fluoroquinolones, (like moxifloxacine (71.11%), gatifloxacine (16.66%), ofloxacin (4.16%) and, antiinflammatory drugs-bromofenac (54.27%), flurbiprofen (45.27%) and mydriatic-cucloplegic agents were prescribed.

Conclusion: The prescription was logical in respect of therapeutic indication. But in view of cost Moxifloxacin and Bromofenac could have been replaced by cheaper antibiotics and antiinflammtory drugs as Ofloxacin and Flurbiprofen.


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Sunita Singh
Department of Pharmacology, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
Vikrant Sharma
Department of Ophthalmology, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
Yogesh Rai
Department of Biochemistry, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India
Vivek Singh
Department of Pharmacology of Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, U.P., India

Abstract


Objective: To study the prescribing pattern in cataract surgery patients in SIMS, for evaluation of their pharmacoepidemiology.

Material and methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the department of Pharmacology in collaboration with the department of Ophthalmology for a period of one year. Total 720 patients were analysed. Utilisation pattern of drugs like dosages form, route, frequency of administration and duration of therapy in preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative were audited. Drug prescription versus therapeutic indication was also evaluated.

Result: Different antibiotics mostly Fluoroquinolones, (like moxifloxacine (71.11%), gatifloxacine (16.66%), ofloxacin (4.16%) and, antiinflammatory drugs-bromofenac (54.27%), flurbiprofen (45.27%) and mydriatic-cucloplegic agents were prescribed.

Conclusion: The prescription was logical in respect of therapeutic indication. But in view of cost Moxifloxacin and Bromofenac could have been replaced by cheaper antibiotics and antiinflammtory drugs as Ofloxacin and Flurbiprofen.


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