Due to the vast number of possible combinations of chemicals to which individuals are exposed and the resource-intensive nature of cumulative risk assessments, there is a need to determine when cumulative assessments are most required. This paper proposes the use of the maximum cumulative ratio (MCR) as a tool for this evaluation. MCR is the ratio of the cumulative toxicity received by an indiv...

INTRODUCTION: A study on antihypertensive usage in a tertiary care teaching hospital necessary to realize that drugs inappropriate use represents potential hazard the patient and unnecessary expenses. This necessitates periodic review of pattern drug utilization ensure safe effective treatment. The ultimate goal is focus factors related prescribing, dispensing, administering taking medication. ...

Drug Use Evaluation of Antibiotics was studied in medical inpatients after regulation of its use. The total quantity of antibiotics consumed were analyzed using Defined Daily Doses(DDDs) technique. Significant differences were observed in DDDs before and after the regulation. The study proved that evaluation of antibiotic utilization improved the appropriate and effective use of antibiotics and...

Drug Utilization Evaluation (DUE) studies are designed to assess drug usage appropriateness. We aim to evaluate the drug utilization of intravenous ciprofloxacin and imipenem, two of the broad spectrum antibiotics that consume a significant proportion of our hospitals' outlay, in different wards of a teaching hospital in Zabol. During a 5 months period (December 2010 to May 2011), 263 patients ...

The goal of this study was to evaluate the pattern and the suitability of the human Albumin usage according to the available and reliable guidelines. A concurrent, cross-sectional study was performed in Shariati Hospital (associated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran). All inpatient adults that were prescribed albumin during the study period were evaluated to register the...

BACKGROUND High drug costs due to supplier-induced demand (SID) obstruct healthcare accessibility in China. Drug prescriptions can generate markup-related profits, and the low prices of other medical services can lead to labor-force underestimations; therefore, physicians are keen to prescribe drugs rather than services. Thus, in China, a public hospital reform has been instituted to cancel mar...

BACKGROUND Isotretinoin (13-cis retinoic acid) is used for treatment of nodular cystic acne unresponsive to conventional therapy. It is an expensive, potent teratogenic drug with serious adverse drug reaction (ADRs). Recently, use of this drug has increased in Iran. To date, there are no published data about the use of isotretinoin in Iran; therefore, this study aims to assess its use in this c...