A Prescription Audit of Inpatient Department of Super Speciality Hospital in National Capital Region of India
Condition: Review of In-patient Prescription
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      Prescription auditing is the art to check the detailing, compatibility and performance of the
      generated prescription from the physician to the pharmacist and patient, by means of the WHO
      checklist for prescription auditing. An audit is defined as the review and evaluation of the
      healthcare procedures and documentation to compare the quality of care provided, with
      accepted standards.

      In this study, we will collect In-patient prescriptions from Fortis Hospital. And it will be
      evaluated for 13 list out parameters i.e Hospital unique ID, patient name, age, sex, weight,
      date of consultation, cleanliness and legibility, brief history, allergies, clinical
      examination, presumptive or definite diagnosis, medicine prescribed by generic name, dose,
      duration, history of a previous adverse event, appropriate abbreviations used, drug-drug
      interaction, drug duplication, doctor name, registration number and signature. The study is
      analyzed by Statistical Process Control (SPC).
    

Detailed description: 
      Aim of the study:

      The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of the prescription provided to the
      inpatient.

      Objectives of the study:

      To study the quality of good prescription In minimization of prescription errors and
      medication errors Also to comply with good clinical practice Enhancement of patient safety In
      the maintenance of rational prescribing To study the quality of care provided by the hospital
      to the patient

      Plan of study:

      To select the patient based on inclusion and exclusion criteria To collect the information
      from IP prescription and drug chart To identify prescribing errors and medication error To
      study the management of good prescription

      Methodology:

      Study Sites: Fortis Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) Study Design: Observational cohort
      study Study Duration: 2 months (March, 2023 and May, 2023)

      Study Sites: Fortis Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) Study Design: Observational cohort
      study Study Duration: 2 months (March, 2023 and May, 2023)

      Subject Eligibility:

        1. Inclusion Criteria Participants who are willing to participate Participants who are
           admitted in the in-patient department Participants admitted during the study period
           Participants who have a prescription which is legible and complete

        2. Exclusion Criteria Participants who are unwilling to provide the required information
           Participants who are not admitted the in-patient department Participants whose
           prescription is not legible and competent

        3. Source of the data: Review of In-patient prescription

      Sample Size:

      300 prescriptions
    

Intervention name(s): Prescription data collection
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Prescription data collection
Observational model: Cohort
Time perspective: Prospective
Sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Select the patient based on inclusion and exclusion criteria Collect the information from
        IP prescription and drug chart Identify prescribing errors and medication error To study
        the management of good prescription