Use of drugs not listed in the National List of Essential Medicines: Findings from a prescription analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research-Rational Use of Medicines Centres Network in tertiary care hospitals across India

CONCLUSION: This study highlights the extent and pattern of drugs prescribed from outside the NLEM at the tertiary health-care level and the need for training and enhanced awareness among prescribers for greater utilization of the NLEM.

Source: Indian Journal of Pharmacology - January 31, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ratinder Jhaj Aditya Banerjee Nilima Arun Kshirsagar Balakrishnan Sadasivam Sujith J Chandy Heber Rew Bright Preetha Kaur Chugh CD Tripathi Dinesh Kumar Badyal Madhulika Peter Samuel Bikash Medhi Ajay Prakash Rupa Joshi Sandhya Kamat Raakhi Tripathi Urwas Source Type: research