Karuna Sree P

Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

Publications

  • Research Article   
    A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study on Drug Utilization in Patients Admitted with COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Hospital
    Author(s): Roja Rani58432*, Karuna Sree P58433 and Usha Sree TS58434

    Background: COVID-19 infection has become a global pandemic, and there is no specific treatment for it. To fight against the virus, a plethora of medicines are repurposed without clinical data which includes paracetamol to Steroids. During the pandemic many antibiotics, antiviral and steroidal drugs along with multivitamins were prescribed, it is crucial to identify trends of prescribing and determine rational medication use. Methodology: It’s a retrospective observational study conducted at ESIC Medical College Hospital for a period of 3 months (August-October 2020). The data was collected from the medical records department. Demographic details of the patient, clinical information and information of drug usage was collected. Rationality of prescription assessed by using WHO core drug prescri.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.14.5.330-335

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