EVALUATION OF WRITING PATTERN OF PRESCRIPTION IN PUBLIC SECTOR
Keywords:
Prescription writing, WHO Criteria, public sector.Abstract
A prescription is proof of transaction between a doctor and a patient. It is also a communication between a doctor and a pharmacist, guiding the latter in providing medication to patients for relief from a disease and to improve their quality of life. A prescription contains the patient’s details, the name of the drugs, their method of dispersion and instructions on how to consume the medication along with details of the prescriber. Once a prescription is signed by the prescribing authority, it becomes a binding medico-legal document that may be presented in court, further exaggerating the importance of a complete and legible prescription. Prescription-related errors can lead from minor mismanagement to disaster i.e., patient’s demise. This study aimed to evaluate prescriptions from the public sector under the WHO criteria for prescription writing. Purpose of the study was to identify any shortcomings so that they may be corrected to provide patients with optimum medication for their illnesses. In this study 72 prescriptions were collected from the public sector and scrutinized under the WHO criteria for prescription writing to determine their accuracy, and legibility.
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