Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin

Non-steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most frequently prescribed medications worldwide especially in the developed countries. NSAIDs are a common cause of reported adverse drug side-effects and their safety profiles always become a concern. Despite its therapeutic effects, NSA...

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Main Author:	Khairudin, Khairani Azian
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Medical care
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80784/1/80784.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.807842023-07-06T08:37:50Z Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin 2015 Khairudin, Khairani Azian Medical care Non-steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most frequently prescribed medications worldwide especially in the developed countries. NSAIDs are a common cause of reported adverse drug side-effects and their safety profiles always become a concern. Despite its therapeutic effects, NSAIDs is associated with side effects involving the upper gastro-intestinal tract (GIT), cardiovascular system and renal function. This is a retrospective drug utilization study of NSAIDs available at Klang Health District primary healthcare government clinics. Patient's data who were NSAIDs user were extracted from electronic system namely e-CMS system. The Defined Daily Dose (DDD) and anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) were used in the analysis and comparison of data. The objective of the study is to describe the utilization pattern of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at Klang Health District primary healthcare clinics. The specific objectives for this study are to assess the pattern of NSAIDs prescribed, to estimate Define Daily Dose (DDD) for each NSAIDs prescribed, to determine relation in pattern of NSAIDs usage with patient's characteristics and to identify potential NSAIDs prescription related problem. A total of 852 records were retrieved from 3 respective clinics namely Klinik Kesihatan Anika, Bukit Kuda and Pandamaran with the mean age of 45.5 years old (SD 1.63). Based on their DDD's, the most prescribed NSAIDs were Diclofenac (1.5725), Mefenamic Acid (1.4108), Ibuprofen (0.0166) and Meloxicam (0.0016). 2015 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80784/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80784/1/80784.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Pharmacy Manan, Mohamed Mansor
institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language	English
advisor	Manan, Mohamed Mansor
topic	Medical care
spellingShingle	Medical care Khairudin, Khairani Azian Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin
description	Non-steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most frequently prescribed medications worldwide especially in the developed countries. NSAIDs are a common cause of reported adverse drug side-effects and their safety profiles always become a concern. Despite its therapeutic effects, NSAIDs is associated with side effects involving the upper gastro-intestinal tract (GIT), cardiovascular system and renal function. This is a retrospective drug utilization study of NSAIDs available at Klang Health District primary healthcare government clinics. Patient's data who were NSAIDs user were extracted from electronic system namely e-CMS system. The Defined Daily Dose (DDD) and anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) were used in the analysis and comparison of data. The objective of the study is to describe the utilization pattern of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) at Klang Health District primary healthcare clinics. The specific objectives for this study are to assess the pattern of NSAIDs prescribed, to estimate Define Daily Dose (DDD) for each NSAIDs prescribed, to determine relation in pattern of NSAIDs usage with patient's characteristics and to identify potential NSAIDs prescription related problem. A total of 852 records were retrieved from 3 respective clinics namely Klinik Kesihatan Anika, Bukit Kuda and Pandamaran with the mean age of 45.5 years old (SD 1.63). Based on their DDD's, the most prescribed NSAIDs were Diclofenac (1.5725), Mefenamic Acid (1.4108), Ibuprofen (0.0166) and Meloxicam (0.0016).
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Khairudin, Khairani Azian
author_facet	Khairudin, Khairani Azian
author_sort	Khairudin, Khairani Azian
title	Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin
title_short	Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin
title_full	Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin
title_fullStr	Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin
title_full_unstemmed	Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin
title_sort	utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at klang primary healthcare clinics / khairani azian khairudin
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department	Faculty of Pharmacy
publishDate	2015
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80784/1/80784.pdf
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Utilization of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs at Klang primary healthcare clinics / Khairani Azian Khairudin

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