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POST OPERATIVE UTILIZATION PATTERN OF ANALGESICS IN ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT OF AN INDIAN TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL
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Language English
Corres.Author Padmanabha TS
Email padmanabhatsp@gmail.com
Accepted Date 2015-12-07 08:22:14
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A retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Pharmacology and Orthopedics of a tertiary care government teaching hospital in Bidar between January 2012 and March 2012. The aim of the study was to analyze the prescribing pattern of NSAIDs in patients admitted in Orthopedics ward and to correlate the use of conventional NSAIDs in practice. The results suggest frequent use of conventional non-selective NSAIDs. Use of selective COX 2 inhibitors was soldem. This study showed that postoperative pain control was able to be achieved by non-opioid drug Diclofenac alone itself and opioid analogues were added to patients for whom pain relief could not be achieved. There was increased use of Diclofenac for the acute management. Utilization of analgesics was found to be based on the surgeon preferences.ddd