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Drug Utilization Evaluation in Breast Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Cancer Hospital: A Descriptive Observational Study
| العنوان: | Drug Utilization Evaluation in Breast Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Cancer Hospital: A Descriptive Observational Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Kamanashis Dutta, Snigdha Dutta, Kailash Chandra Mishra, Nomita Tangneijon Hrangkhol, Chandan N.G |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research, 13(10), 100-106, (2023-10-30) |
| بيانات النشر: | International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Zenodo |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Cancer breast, chemotherapy, prescribing patterns, World Health Organization |
| الوصف: | Introduction: Evaluating the prescribing patterns of anticancer and supportive care drugs in cancer breast patients is necessary for ensuring effectiveness and patient’s quality of life. This study aims to evaluate the prescribing patterns in patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Medical Oncology at Assam cancer care Hospital, Diphu center. The study was conducted from January 2021 to August 2023. Cancer breast patients who are on chemotherapy for ca breast along with supportive care medications were enrolled. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Continuous data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, and the nominal data were expressed as frequency and percentages. Results: Among 37 patients, majority of patients were in the age group of 31-45 years. Only two were males and rest were females. Single regimen (57%) was the most commonly prescribed chemotherapy followed by multiple drug regimens (43%). Most common being 34 encounters of Adriamycin with cyclophosphamide were seen followed by Epirubicin with cyclophosphamide and triple combination of docetaxel, cyclophosphamide with transtuzumab. The percentage of drugs prescribed from the National List Essential Medicine and the World Health Organization (WHO) model list was 74% and 70%, respectively. Conclusion: Various anticancer drug prescription patterns are being used for treatment of patient with metastatic cancers. In this study, Adriamycin with cyclophosphamide was commonly used. Injudicious antibiotic prescribing was not observed. The percentage of drugs prescribed from list of essential drugs may be improved. Polypharmacy was not observed. Drug utilization review should be conducted periodically to minimize the untoward effects at least to some extent. ; Introduction: Evaluating the prescribing patterns of anticancer and supportive care drugs in cancer breast patients is necessary for ensuring effectiveness and patient’s quality of life. This study aims to evaluate ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11063462; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11063463; oai:zenodo.org:11063463; http://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJTPR/13/IJTPR,Vol13,Issue10,Article20.pdf |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.11063463 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11063463 http://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJTPR/13/IJTPR,Vol13,Issue10,Article20.pdf |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A604804E |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.11063463 |
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