Open AccessClinical characteristics, medication prescription pattern, and treatment outcomes at the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary health-care facility in Ghana
Author(s) -
Kwame Opare-Asamoah,
George Asumeng Koffuor,
Alhassan AbdulMumin,
Baba Mohammed Sulemana,
Majeed F Saeed,
Lawrence Quaye
Publication year - 2021
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_20_118
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , respiratory distress , medical prescription , birth weight , pediatrics , gestational age , low birth weight , medical record , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , obstetrics , anesthesia , biology , pharmacology , genetics
Neonates are more susceptible to infections, as well as medication toxicities. This study, therefore, sought to describe the clinical characteristics, medication prescription pattern, and treatment outcomes for neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a tertiary health-care facility in Ghana.