A Prescription Audit of Inpatient Department of Super Speciality Hospital in National Capital Region of India

A Prescription Audit of Inpatient Department of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers Approved Super Speciality Hospital in National Capital Region of India

Prescription auditing is the art to check the detailing, compatibility and performance of the generated prescription from the physician to the pharmacist and patient, by means of the WHO checklist for prescription auditing. An audit is defined as the review and evaluation of the healthcare procedures and documentation to compare the quality of care provided, with accepted standards.

In this study, we will collect In-patient prescriptions from Fortis Hospital. And it will be evaluated for 13 list out parameters i.e Hospital unique ID, patient name, age, sex, weight, date of consultation, cleanliness and legibility, brief history, allergies, clinical examination, presumptive or definite diagnosis, medicine prescribed by generic name, dose, duration, history of a previous adverse event, appropriate abbreviations used, drug-drug interaction, drug duplication, doctor name, registration number and signature. The study is analyzed by Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Review of In-patient Prescription
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Prescription data collection

Detailed Description

Aim of the study:

The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of the prescription provided to the inpatient.

Objectives of the study:

To study the quality of good prescription In minimization of prescription errors and medication errors Also to comply with good clinical practice Enhancement of patient safety In the maintenance of rational prescribing To study the quality of care provided by the hospital to the patient

Plan of study:

To select the patient based on inclusion and exclusion criteria To collect the information from IP prescription and drug chart To identify prescribing errors and medication error To study the management of good prescription

Methodology:

Study Sites: Fortis Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) Study Design: Observational cohort study Study Duration: 2 months (March, 2023 and May, 2023)

Study Sites: Fortis Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) Study Design: Observational cohort study Study Duration: 2 months (March, 2023 and May, 2023)

Subject Eligibility:

1. Inclusion Criteria Participants who are willing to participate Participants who are admitted in the in-patient department Participants admitted during the study period Participants who have a prescription which is legible and complete
2. Exclusion Criteria Participants who are unwilling to provide the required information Participants who are not admitted the in-patient department Participants whose prescription is not legible and competent
3. Source of the data: Review of In-patient prescription

Sample Size:

300 prescriptions

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 300

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Uttar Pradesh
    • Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, 201301
      • Fortis Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Select the patient based on inclusion and exclusion criteria Collect the information from IP prescription and drug chart Identify prescribing errors and medication error To study the management of good prescription

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants who are willing to participate
• Participants who are admitted in the in-patient department
• Participants admitted during the study period
• Participants who have a prescription which is legible and complete

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who are unwilling to provide the required information
• Participants who are not admitted the in-patient department
• Participants whose prescription is not legible and competent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Compliance; Prescription properly filled for specific parameters	Other: Prescription data collection; Prescription data collection
Non Compliance; Prescription is not filled with specific parameters	Other: Prescription data collection; Prescription data collection
Not available - NA; Prescription does not contain specific data	Other: Prescription data collection; Prescription data collection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage prescription	Prescription filled for specific parameter	March 2023 and May 2023

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kakatiya University
• Collaborators: Fortis Hospital, India

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 28, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): May 28, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 28, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): June 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: FORTIS/IEC/2023/MAR/PA02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No