Open AccessThe Pattern of using Oral Rehydration Salts in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj
Author(s) -
Nehad J. Ahmed,
Dina I. Fouda,
Ahmed I. Foudah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63b35281
Subject(s) - medicine , outpatient clinic , medical prescription , pharmacy , emergency department , dental clinic , oral rehydration therapy , salt lake , emergency medicine , ambulatory , pediatrics , dentistry , family medicine , population , psychiatry , nursing , health services , environmental health , paleontology , structural basin , biology
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the pattern of using oral rehydration salts in the outpatient setting in Al-Kharj.
Methodology: This retrospective study was carried out at outpatient department in Al-kharj. The study included all of the patients who received oral rehydration salts in the outpatient pharmacy between January and July 2018.
Results: From January/2018 to June/2018, 416 patients received oral rehydration salts (oral rehydration solution) from the outpatient pharmacy of the hospital. More than half of the patients who received oral rehydration salt were males (59.62%). Most of the patients were less than 10 years old (71.15%). Most of the prescriptions were prescribed by emergency department (99.28%) and most of the physicians who prescribed oral rehydration salts were residents (99.28%).
Conclusion: The present study showed that oral rehydration salts were commonly used in Al-kharj. Further studies are needed to explore the frequency of using oral rehydration salts in different settings.