Medications for Depression: A Drug utilization study from Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal - Couverture souple

Banerjee, Indrajit

 
9783659162534: Medications for Depression: A Drug utilization study from Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659162531 ISBN 13 : 9783659162534
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

According to WHO, it is estimated that major depression would be the second most leading cause of disability in the world by 2020.Drug utilization study is defined as study of the marketing, distribution, prescription and use of drugs in a society highlighting on the resulting medical, social and economic consequences.The main objective of this study was to find the utilization pattern of antidepressants prescribed in a tertiary care centre with major depression in hospitalized patients of Western Nepal.A hospital based observational study was done between October 2009 and March 2010 at Psychiatry Ward of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Nepal.Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected from bed side.Depression was more common in housewives 42.1% followed by teachers 18.4% and students 10.5%. Fluoxetine was the commonest antidepressants to be prescribed 42.1% followed by Amitriptyline 26.3%, Trazodone 21.1% etc.This book also includes ATC codes,Drug utilization study, Classification of Drugs, Defined daily doses, History of Psychotropic drugs, History of Psychiatry in Nepal,Typical and atypical antidepressants,various theories of depression, lag period of antidepressants etc.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

According to WHO, it is estimated that major depression would be the second most leading cause of disability in the world by 2020.Drug utilization study is defined as study of the marketing, distribution, prescription and use of drugs in a society highlighting on the resulting medical, social and economic consequences.The main objective of this study was to find the utilization pattern of antidepressants prescribed in a tertiary care centre with major depression in hospitalized patients of Western Nepal.A hospital based observational study was done between October 2009 and March 2010 at Psychiatry Ward of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Nepal.Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected from bed side.Depression was more common in housewives 42.1% followed by teachers 18.4% and students 10.5%. Fluoxetine was the commonest antidepressants to be prescribed 42.1% followed by Amitriptyline 26.3%, Trazodone 21.1% etc.This book also includes ATC codes,Drug utilization study, Classification of Drugs, Defined daily doses, History of Psychotropic drugs, History of Psychiatry in Nepal,Typical and atypical antidepressants,various theories of depression, lag period of antidepressants etc.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Indrajit Banerjee has completed his MBBS and MD Pharmacology from MCOMS,Pokhara,Nepal.He is allied with teaching and research with medical,undergraduate, nursing and postgraduate students.Currently he is workingas a faculty at the Department of Pharmacologyand as the chief of Manipal Sanjeevani Clinic,MCOMS,Pokhara,Nepal

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659162531
ISBN 13 
9783659162534
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
84
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