Massele A Y, Mwaluko G M
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
East Afr Med J. 1994 May;71(5):314-6.
A survey of outpatient prescriptions in three district hospitals, four health centres, and ten dispensaries in Dar es Salaam region has been undertaken, and the significance of the data especially as it relates to prescribing patterns is discussed. The data indicate that the average number of items (drugs) per prescription in hospitals, health centres, and dispensaries was 2.4 +/- 0.16, 2.1 +/- 0.5, and 1.9 +/- 0.2 (+/- SD) respectively, while injections accounted for 18, 20, and 32 percent of all prescriptions in hospitals, health centres and dispensaries respectively. On the other hand, antibiotics accounted for 40, 35 and 36 percent of all prescriptions in hospitals, health centres and dispensaries respectively. Generic prescribing was very high in all health facilities and accounted for approximately 80% of all prescriptions. Prescriptions containing fixed drug combinations were not common.
对达累斯萨拉姆地区的三家区级医院、四个健康中心和十个药房的门诊处方进行了调查，并讨论了这些数据的意义，特别是与处方模式相关的数据。数据表明，医院、健康中心和药房每张处方的平均药品数量分别为2.4±0.16、2.1±0.5和1.9±0.2（±标准差），而注射剂分别占医院、健康中心和药房所有处方的18%、20%和32%。另一方面，抗生素分别占医院、健康中心和药房所有处方的40%、35%和36%。所有医疗机构的通用名处方比例都很高，约占所有处方的80%。含有固定药物组合的处方并不常见。
