Open AccessRational Drug Use Evaluation Based on World Health Organization Core Drug Use Indicators in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen,
Mekuanent Zemene Ayalew,
Asnakew Asres Tegegn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s311926
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , drug , cochrane library , medline , health care , family medicine , alternative medicine , pharmacology , law , economics , economic growth , pathology , political science
Rational use of medicines plays a vital role in avoiding preventable adverse drug effects, maximizing therapeutic outcomes with promoting patient adherence, and minimizing the cost of drug therapy. Irrational use of drugs is often observed in countries with weak health care systems. No review has been done that systematically expresses rational drug use practice based on the three WHO core drug use indicators in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was aimed to review systematically the prescribing, health-facility, and patient-care indicators based on WHO core drug use indicators in Ethiopia.