Author’s information
  1. Department of Medical Lab Technology, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  2. Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Dir Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  3. Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Science, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  4. Center for Biotechnology and Microbiology University of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Corresponding Author: Department of Medical Lab Technology, University of Haripur, Pakistan, Postal Code: 19240, Pakistan. Tel: +92-3449600378, Email:wasimkmu@gmail.com
What is already known about this subject: According to the WHO report in 2008, more than 50% of all medicines are dispensed, sold or prescribed inaccurately and that more than 50% of all patients failed to take medicines properly.19 For the treatment and management of infection antibiotics are the key drugs in routine practice.20 However irrational uses of antibiotics are reported in many studies.21 Irrational use of antibiotics is very common in clinical practice which may lead to infections that are worse than the initially identified infections.22
What this study adds: This study will evaluate WHO core prescribing indicators and generic concept in the prescribing patterns of consultants in a tertiary care hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Also it will evaluate and compare the prescribe medications with essential drug list of WHO. Irrational prescribing of Medicines is a widespread general medical condition, prompting to antibiotic resistance. Understanding the prescribing pattern of antibiotics is significant to handling unreasonable remedy.