STUDY ON DRUG UTILIZATION INGENERAL SURGERY AND ALLIEDSURGERY DEPARTMENTS UNDERNATIONAL HEALTH SCHEME OFAYUSHMAN BHARATH AROGYAKARNATAKA IN TERTIARY CARETEACHING HOSPITAL

Abstract

Objectives: Assess drug use patterns, effectiveness, patient awareness, and adherence to the WHO Essential Drug List and NLEM under the ABARK health scheme in General Surgery and allied departments. Materials and Methods: prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in general surgery and allied surgery departments of Krishna Rajendra Hospital Mysore, Karnataka. A total of 871 cases were observed over a period of 6 months