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Iran J Health Insur 2019, 2(3): 162-171 |
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Babaie J, Elmi S. Drug prescribing in family physician program involved health care centers and hospital of Hashtrood (Iran) in 2017. Iran J Health Insur 2019; 2 (3) :162-171
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1- Faculty of Medical Management and Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2- Hashtrood Imam Hussein Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ,elmisafa77@gmail.com
2- Hashtrood Imam Hussein Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ,
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Introduction: Drugs are one of the essential components in diseases treatment process. Their to-the-point prescription in terms of quality and quantity and their cost are important issues that should be focused by health providing authorities. The present study aims at evaluating the average of prescribed items and their costs in family physician program involved health centers and hospital in 2017 Hashtrood, Iran.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data on prescriptions, items and their averages costs were collected from Hashtrood healthcare centers and hospital. The data were processed by Microsoft Excel. Then, the Mean and Pearson correlation was analyzed by SPSS20
Results: Totally 72806 prescriptions were issued in 2017. The average of prescribed drugs was 2.79 ± 0/36 for each prescription and the average price was 116123 ± 12486/09 IRL. The highest number of prescribed drugs was for Hashtrood hospital, but the highest price was for the health center No 1.
Conclusion: The average of prescribed drugs in Family physician program in Hashtrood was less than the national average and the averages mentioned in other published literature. It shows the relative success to control the number of prescribed drugs; however some health centers need more attention and assessments.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data on prescriptions, items and their averages costs were collected from Hashtrood healthcare centers and hospital. The data were processed by Microsoft Excel. Then, the Mean and Pearson correlation was analyzed by SPSS20
Results: Totally 72806 prescriptions were issued in 2017. The average of prescribed drugs was 2.79 ± 0/36 for each prescription and the average price was 116123 ± 12486/09 IRL. The highest number of prescribed drugs was for Hashtrood hospital, but the highest price was for the health center No 1.
Conclusion: The average of prescribed drugs in Family physician program in Hashtrood was less than the national average and the averages mentioned in other published literature. It shows the relative success to control the number of prescribed drugs; however some health centers need more attention and assessments.
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Received: 2019/06/2 | Revised: 2019/12/14 | Accepted: 2019/11/26 | ePublished: 2019/12/10
Received: 2019/06/2 | Revised: 2019/12/14 | Accepted: 2019/11/26 | ePublished: 2019/12/10
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