Open AccessEvaluation of drug use in Jordan using WHO patient care and health facility indicators
Author(s) -
Sameer Otoom,
Anwar Batieha,
H Hadidi,
Mujtaba Hasan,
K Al-Saudi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2002.8.4-5.544
Subject(s) - formulary , medicine , pharmacy , primary health care , health care , drug utilization review , drug , family medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , environmental health , pharmacology , population , economics , economic growth
We prospectively studied current drug use in Jordan in 21 primary health care facilities in northern Jordan over a three-month period, using World Health Organization-recommended indicators. Both the mean time spent on physician-patient consultations [3.9 +/- 3.5 minutes] and mean pharmacy dispensing time [28.8 +/- 23.7 seconds] were short, resulting in a mean patient knowledge of prescribed drug dose of 77.7%. No centre had an essential drugs list and/or formulary available. An average of 80% of key drugs were available at centres. Baseline data gathered by this study can be used by researchers and policymakers to monitor and improve pharmaceutical prescribing and consumption practices in Jordan.