Pattern of use of analgesics in a surgical unit

Authors

  • Mohammad Abdullah Al Masud Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka
  • Syed Ashrafuzzaman Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka
  • Md. Jalaluddin Iqbal Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1035

Keywords:

Analgesic, Ketorolac, Pethidine, Tramadol

Abstract

The present study was designed to evaluate the prescribing pattern of analgesics in post-operative patients in a surgical unit. Total number of 180 prescriptions containing analgesics was collected randomly. The only drug in the operation day that was used was pethidine (90.6%). Patients (9.4%) did not receive any analgesics in the operation day. Associated analgesics in the operation day were either tramadol (42.2 %) or ketorolac (54.4%). Only 3.3% did not receive any such drugs. In first post-operative day most of the patients received single drug tramadol (48.3%), ketorolac (38.9%) and pethidine (0.6%). In second, third, forth and fifth post-operative day most patients received tramadol (47.8%) (44.4%), (41.4%) and (33.2%) respectively. In sixth post-operative day most of the patients (81.1%)  did not receive any analgesics. In this study tramadol was found to be widely used post-operative analgesics with minimal side effects and better adherence to this drug by the patient.

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Al Masud, Mohammad Abdullah, et al. “Pattern of Use of Analgesics in a Surgical Unit”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 4, no. 1, Aug. 2008, pp. 21-23, doi:10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1035.

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)

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Research Articles

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