Assessment of WHO Core Drug Use Indicators in a Government Teaching Hospital of Assam: Evidence from Prescription Audit Data. | Synapse
April 22, 2026
Assessment of WHO Core Drug Use Indicators in a Government Teaching Hospital of Assam: Evidence from Prescription Audit Data.
Key Points
The research aims to assess the adherence to WHO core drug use indicators in a government teaching hospital.
Conducted a prescription audit in a government teaching hospital
Evaluated compliance of drug prescriptions against WHO core indicators
Only injectable drug prescriptions aligned with WHO recommendations
Other prescribing parameters exceeded WHO-recommended values
Abstract
This study highlights that only prescriptions involving injectable drugs were in accordance with WHO recommendations, while the other parameters exceeded the WHO-recommended values.