DRUG MONITORING AMONG PREECLAMPSIA & ECLAMPSIA PATIENTS ATTENDING INPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate drug utilization in preeclampsia and eclampsia. A prospective observational study was conducted by department of pharmacy practice in collaboration with the department of obstetrics in Guntur Government Hospital, Guntur after taking permission from the Institutional Review Board. WHO basic indicators were used for studying the prescribing pattern of drugs.Out of the total prescriptions studied the most commonly prescribed antihypertensive was nifedipine, followed by labetalol and Magnesium sulphate. Majority drugs prescribed were from category B and C. Single drug therapy was prescribed in 70% patients. The use of fixed dose combinations was low.The incidence of single drugs therapy and two drugs was high. Irrational prescriptions were few. The present pattern of prescriptions can be improved by advocating rational drug prescription and awareness regarding safe use of drugs to the obstetricians.