Study of the medical prescription at the Niono District Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: The objective of our study was to study the medical prescription in the reference health center of Niono in 2019. Material and methods: The study was transversal with retrospective collection of data for the year 2019 of AMO members and Not members. Results: A total of 56,239 patients were consulted among whom 55% were women and 45% men, of which 24% represented AMO members and 76% Non-members. The doctors were the center's prescribers with a frequency of 5/11 for Non-adherents and 7/24 for AMO adherents. Malaria was the most diagnosed pathology with 41%. The therapeutic classes were numerous among which the antibiotics, the analgesics and the antimalarials were prescribed much more respectively 28%, 18% and 8%.The prescription strains served as a source of information. Excel was used for data entry and analysis. International Nonproprietary Name (INN) drugs dominated prescriptions with 63%. For an average of 3.5 prescription drugs, an antibiotic was prescribed. The average cost was 9,579.94 CFA francs for Non-members and 13,128.79 CFA francs for AMO members. The quality of the prescription was good on 57.92% of prescriptions from AMO members and on 4.58% of prescriptions from Non-Members. Conclusion: Prescribing essential generic drugs would be an effective way to provide the population with comprehensive, quality care while reducing the risk of errors.