• Dr.P.Kishore
• K.Sampath Reddy
• K. Navya sri
• B. Jagadeesh Babu

Schizophrenia is a complex, chronic mental health disorder characterized by an array of symptoms and the treatment includes use of antipsychotics. Prescribing pattern has changed with usage of more atypical antipsychotics than typical. Introduction of the core drug use indicators (CDUIs) by the WHO promoted the rational use of drugs. A Prospective observational study was conducted in100 patients, pertinent information was collected from patients and prescribing pattern was analysed using WHO core indicators. 100 cases of schizophrenia were collected and it was observed that dual therapy (54%) was preferred over mono therapy (43%) and atypical antipsychotics (95%) were used more frequently than typical. Benzodiazepines (38%) and anti cholinergics (33%) were the most preferred choice of drugs in adjunctive therapy. The analysis of prescription pattern by WHO indicators showed deviated results from optimal values which may be due to various factors such as side effect of drugs, socioeconomic reasons and other technical difficulties.

Schizophrenia, Antipsychotics, prescribing pattern, WHO indicators

"A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON PRESCRIPTION PATTERN AND AUDITING OF PRESCRIPTIONS AMONG SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS USING WHO INDICATORS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.553-558, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906K66.pdf

"A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON PRESCRIPTION PATTERN AND AUDITING OF PRESCRIPTIONS AMONG SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS USING WHO INDICATORS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp553-558, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906K66.pdf