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Sharma, M., Tandon, S., Chugh, T., Sharma, S., Ps, P., Aggarwal, V., & Kashyap, N. (2014). Drug abuse in paediatric dentistry: a cross-sectional study. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 8(3), 205-7. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/7134.4163
Sharma, Meenakshi, et al. "Drug abuse in paediatric dentistry: a cross-sectional study." Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR vol. 8,3 (2014): 205-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/7134.4163
Sharma M, Tandon S, Chugh T, Sharma S, Ps P, Aggarwal V, Kashyap N. Drug abuse in paediatric dentistry: a cross-sectional study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Mar;8(3):205-7. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7134.4163. Epub 2014 Mar 15. PMID: 24783138; PMCID: PMC4003644.
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J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Mar;8(3):205-7. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7134.4163. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Drug abuse in paediatric dentistry: a cross-sectional study.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Meenakshi Sharma, Sandeep Tandon, Tina Chugh, Sanjay Sharma, Parmod Ps, Vishal Aggarwal, Nilotpal Kashyap

Affiliations

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .
  2. Professor and HOD, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .
  3. Consultant Orthodontist, Department of Orthodontist, Sarvodya Hospital , Ghaziabad, UP, India .
  4. Medical Officer, Department of Cardiology, S.M.S Medical College , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .
  5. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, NIMS Dental College , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .
  6. Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, NIMS Dental College , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .
  7. Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, NIMS Dental College , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .

PMID: 24783138 PMCID: PMC4003644 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7134.4163

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Compared to adult medicine, drug use in children is not extensively researched.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of present study is to find out drug prescribing pattern in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry and Orthodontics in teaching hospitals in Rajasthan, India.

METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in June 2011. A total of 619 prescriptions were collected randomly. Prescribing pattern was analyzed using WHO basic drug indicator.

RESULTS: The average number of drugs and antimicrobial agent prescribed per prescription were 2.24 and 0.81 respectively. Antimicrobial agent contained 81.74% of all prescriptions. Most common groups of drugs prescribed by pedodontist were NSAIDS & Antipyretics (37.7%), Antimicrobial (36.4%) and Vitamins (12.3%). Prophylactic use of antimicrobial agents was 5.5 ± 0.5 days. Fixed dose combination (45.6%) frequently used by brand name. twelve percent generic drugs were used. Most of the drugs were from Essential Drug List especially a only one drug was prescribed.

CONCLUSION: There is a need of mass awareness amongst dentists about good prescribing habit. Every institution must have Drugs and Therapeutic Committees. The five steps of WHO Program on Rational Use of Drugs (RUD) should be followed for rational prescribing of drugs.

Keywords: Children; Drug; Prescription

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