Multiple Drug Prescription to the Geriatric Patients Attending Nyamagana District Hospital in Mwanza City. (Record no. 20902)
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| fixed length control field | 03018nam a22003257a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000244/T/15 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000244/T/15 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240305193838.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: |
| Source | P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384: |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386: |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : |
| Source | www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | CUHAS/BP/3000244/T/15 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mbiza, Kabyemela. Erick |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/3000244/T/15 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20874 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Multiple Drug Prescription to the Geriatric Patients Attending Nyamagana District Hospital in Mwanza City. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x; 20 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Multiple drug prescription is the administration of many drugs at the same time or the administration of an excessive number of drugs at once. Multiple prescription is common in elderly patients attributable to complicated chronic conditions due to normal physiologic changes. However, few details are available concerning polypharmacy in elderly in our setting. <br/><br/>Methodology: A retrospective cross-sectional study based on the secondary data was conducted at Nyamagana district hospital in Mwanza city. 384 files of patients aging 60 years above attended from March 2018 to February 2019 were retrieved, randomly sampled and analysed by STATA version 13. <br/><br/>Results and Discussion: The prevalence of multiple drugs prescriptions was 73% (280). Of all the prescriptions 27.34% (105) were found to have interaction, in which 2.60% (10) and 24.74% (95) were serious and minor interactions respectively. 72.66% (279) of all prescriptions had no interactions. In a total of 1, 173 drugs 31.03%, 26% and 23.10% were the top three most prescribed drugs antihypertensive, antimicrobials and were anti pain respectively. <br/><br/>Conclusion and recommendation: Multiple drug prescriptions was 73% (280). Of all the prescriptions 27.34% (105) were found to have interaction, in which 2.60% (10) and 24.74% (95) were serious and minor interactions respectively. 72.66% (279) of all prescriptions had no interactions. In a total of 1,173 drugs 31.03%, 26% and 23.10% were the top three most prescribed drugs antihypertensive, antimicrobials and were anti pain respectively. <br/><br/>Conclusion and Recommendation: Multiple drug prescriptions in elderly patients is still a major concern in our settings and can affect overall quality of health care. The government should put an Emphasize to prescribers to follow standard treatment guideline so to avoid some consequences. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
| General subdivision | Community Medicine |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20875 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 08/09/2021 | UD0858 | 08/09/2021 | 08/09/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |