Pattern of prescription in cases witn epilepsy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G409- Epilepsy, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/052888
- Lead Sponsor
- il
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of either sex who came in Neurology OPD, diagnosed with any type of epilepsy with age more than or equal to 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient or relative of cases not willing to sign informed consent form. 2. Patients with incomplete information.
3. Pregnant and lactating women.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) To evaluate the drug prescribing pattern of antiepileptic drugs as per WHO core prescription indicators:- <br/ ><br>a. Average number of drugs per encounter. <br/ ><br>b. Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic names. <br/ ><br>c. Percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed. d. Percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drug list. <br/ ><br>2) To estimate the proportion of cases where drugs were prescribed according to standard treatment guidelinesTimepoint: 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) 2) 3) 4) <br/ ><br>5) 6) <br/ ><br>To evaluate the socio-demographic indicators of epilepsy. <br/ ><br>To evaluate the associated co-morbidities in epileptic patients. <br/ ><br>To estimate the proportion of cases with potential drug-drug interactions. <br/ ><br>To evaluate the prescribing drug regimen in epileptic patients : mono vs dual vs poly therapy. <br/ ><br>To evaluate the commonly prescribed adjuvant drugs in epileptic patients. To sensitize the patients about ADR reporting.Timepoint: 6 months