Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Department of Drug Toxicology, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Pharmaco-Surveillance at Retail Outlets In Southern India
  Author(s): Ale Kiranmayee and B Dinesh Kumar*
  
  Introduction: Pharmaco-surveillance is one of the important tools to monitor the post marketing trends of modern medicament. The current study is an attempt to survey and document the drug use profile in an urban and a rural area of southern India. Methodology: The study sites were selected based on socioeconomic status from a metro city and a rural area (180 kms away) using cluster sampling method. The data has been collected, compiled and analyzed from 50% of pharmacy outlets in rural area and 10% of outlets in the selected urban areas. Results: A total of 1023 pretested schedules (Urban- 717, rural- 306) were recorded. The self-medication rate in urban area (25%) was more compared to rural area (8%). Analgesics (22-23%), antibiotics (20-22%), nutritional supplements (10-16%) and antacids (11-14%) were.. View more»
  

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