Open AccessStudy of drug utilization pattern for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients attending a government hospital in Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk,
Kingston Rajiah,
Suresh Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.141622
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , exacerbation , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , government (linguistics) , drug , intensive care medicine , disease , emergency medicine , pharmacology , philosophy , linguistics
Drug utilization studies are powerful exploratory tools to ascertain the role of drugs in society. This study was conducted to establish the drug utilization pattern and the common adverse drug reactions for the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in one of the government hospitals in Kerala, India.