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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 13, No. 4, 2014, pp. 621-626
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Bioline Code: pr14090
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2014, pp. 621-626
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Cost Analysis of Medications Used in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Prescribing Patterns in University Sans Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Almeman, Ahmad Abdulrahman; Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed & Rasool, Seemab
Abstract
Purpose: To conduct a cost analysis, a narrow cost-utility study, for upper respiratory tract infection
medications in University Sans Malaysia’s clinics.
Methods: Retrospective analysis was done for all medical claims of upper respiratory tract infections in
the period 2008 - 2009. The study was done in the clinics under University Sains Malaysia. A total of
302 patients suffering from upper respiratory tract infection were enrolled. Cost analysis of the pattern of
antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections was done. For cost analysis, costs were
calculated based on the acquisition cost from the perspective of the medical center (USM) as the
provider.
Results: The research results states that there were 90% among the patients were prescribed an
antibiotic, 81 percent were prescribed an antihistamine, 81 percent were prescribed an analgesic, and
21 percent were prescribed a mucolytic or an expectorant.
Conclusion: In comparison to the previously revised researchers, the percentage of the prescribed
antibiotics is very high which is unacceptable. A tremendous amount of expenditure and other adverse
events can be avoided by halting this behavior. A local guideline for prescribing antibiotics and
implementing the same is the need of the hour.
Keywords
Prescribing patterns; Cost analysis; Upper respiratory tract; Infections; Antibiotics
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