A retrospective observational study on the prescription pattern among chronic kidney disease

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is defined by a reduction in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and/or urinary abnormalities or structural abnormalities of the renal tract.Objective of the study was to analyse the prescription pattern among patients with chronic kidney disease. A retrospective observational study was conducted over a period of six months in a tertiary care hospital. A total of 100 patient case records satisfying the inclusion criteria were analysed. Case records were retrospectively reviewed for the demographic data, clinical presentation, investigational management and outcomes. Data analysis were conducted using Microsoft Excel 2010, SPSS (Version 1.0.0.1406). There were more male patients (67%) as compared to the female patient (33%) and majority of the patients were in the age group of 61-80 years (49%).The number of patients were greater in the stage 5(67), followed by stage 4 (25). This study reveals that hypertension is the most diagnosed comorbidities in both male and female patients, followed by diabetes mellitus. The average number of drugs per prescription was 16.67, the percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name was 6.67%, percentage of drugs prescribed from national essential drug list was 72.04%, percentage of prescriptions with injection(s) prescribed was 99% and percentage of prescriptions with antimicrobial(s) was found to be 69%.