Table 3 WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators in the outpatient department of Adigrat general hospital (n = 600)
Prescribing indicators | Total medicines or encounters | Observed value | WHO optimal value (4,15) | WHO African regional value (22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average number of medicines per encounter | 1088 | 1.8 ± 0.83* | 1.6–1.8 | 2.6 |
% Medicines prescribed by generic name | 995 | 91.5% | 100% | 65.1% |
% Encounters with antibiotics prescribed | 267 | 44.5% | 20.0–26.8% | 45.9% |
% Encounters with injection prescribed | 43 | 7.2% | 13.4–24.1% | 28.4% |
% Medicines from the essential medicine list | 1074 | 98.7% | 100% | 89.0% |