Factors Affecting the Prescribing Pattern of Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs at Outpatient Departments in Government and Private Polyclinics in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Md Shamsur Rahman; David Matanjun; M. Tanveer Hossain Parash; Sadia Choudhury Shimmi; Tek Song Tan; Urban John Arnold Dâ€™Souza; Fairrul Kadir; Che Ismail Che Noh

doi:10.51200/bjms.v12i1.845

Factors Affecting the Prescribing Pattern of Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs at Outpatient Departments in Government and Private Polyclinics in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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Md Shamsur Rahman Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
David Matanjun Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
M. Tanveer Hossain Parash Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Sadia Choudhury Shimmi Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Tek Song Tan Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Urban John Arnold Dâ€™Souza Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Fairrul Kadir Department of Medicine Based Discipline, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Che Ismail Che Noh Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v12i1.845

Keywords:

NSAIDs, prescribing pattern, socio-economic status

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to obtain information regarding the effects of educational and socio-economic status of the patients on the prescribing pattern of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by the qualified medical personnel in the outpatient departments (OPDs) of two selected polyclinics in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 200 selected patients (100 from each polyclinic) attending the OPDs were interviewed using a questionnaire. Again data were collected, photocopied and later analyzed. Educated and higher income group of patients mostly attended in a Private Polyclinic (PPC) whereas less educated and lower income group of patients generally attended UMS Polyclinic (UPC). This was reported as a probable reason for the wide variations in the prescribing pattern with respect to pharmacological sub-classes of NSAIDs in the OPDs of two polyclinics. The present results strongly support that probable reason. The number of patients taking NSAIDs before coming to hospital was more in PPC compared to UPC. They were influenced by pharmacists, friends and doctorâ€™s advice given previously. In conclusion, it may be mentioned that overall prescribing pattern of NSAIDs among two polyclinics is rational.

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2018-02-02

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Rahman, M. S., Matanjun, D., Hossain Parash, M. T., Shimmi, S. C., Tan, T. S., Arnold Dâ€™Souza, U. J., Kadir, F., & Che Noh, C. I. (2018). Factors Affecting the Prescribing Pattern of Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs at Outpatient Departments in Government and Private Polyclinics in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 12(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v12i1.845

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2018): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1, 2018

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