Open AccessPredicting factors for the pattern of intravenous immunoglobulin utilization in a middle eastern university hospital
Author(s) -
Zeinab Fakhari,
Shadi Farsaei,
Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_18_73
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , referral , population , emergency medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
The dramatic increase in the consumption of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) products in nonapproved indications, its high cost, and the severe shortage has developed the concerns of its irrational utilization, especially in the Middle East countries. Therefore, this clinical study attempts to describe the pattern of IVIG administration in one of the largest hospitals in Iran and find the variables associated with inappropriate IVIG utilization.