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        <journal-title>American Journal of PharmTech Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">AJPTR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2249-3387</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">AJPTR024336</article-id>
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        <article-title>Drug Utilization Study of Anti-Malarial Drugs in a Tertiary Care Hospital</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Limbachia</surname>
            <given-names>Dhara M.</given-names>
          </name>
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          <name>
            <surname>Desai</surname>
            <given-names>Rina N.</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Anand</surname>
            <given-names>I. S.</given-names>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Patel</surname>
            <given-names>C. N.</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy College, Near Arvind Baug, Mehsana, Gujrat, India</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2012-08-01">
        <month>08</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2012</year>
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      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
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        <p>  To evaluate the prescribing pattern of anti-malarial drug and to assess the adherence of anti-malarial drugs prescribing according to Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of malaria in India 2011 and to explore the possibility of development of resistance with anti-malarial drugs.A retrospective, Single-centric study with cases of anti-malarial drugs prescribed in duration of 1 year from Jan-2011 to Dec-2011 at Lions General hospital, Mehsana, Gujarat, India. Data were analyzed with different evaluations. A total of 474 cases were collected including 282 (59.49%) male and 192 (40.51%) female. Out of these 283 (59.70%) were uncomplicated, 115(24.26%) were complicated and 76 (16.04%) were seen of non-malaria prescribed with anti-malarial drugs. Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) was prescribed in 44(7.96%) patients. Artesunate monotherapy were prescribed in 230 (41.59%) patients. Adherence to National Guideline in cases with P. vivax malaria is 71.53% and for pregnant women and with mixed infection is 100%, while non adherence is more than 80% seen in P. falciparum malaria (87.39%) and clinical malaria (84%) cases. Artesunate and Chloroquine were also prescribed in non-malarial patients. Among all the cases IV injection of anti-malarial drugs prescribed were 48.82%. Average drug cost/prescription is INR 123.28 Rs and % drug cost on injection is 87.50%.This study shows the prescribing pattern of anti-malarial drug adherence to National Guideline therapy is low. Inappropriate use of anti-malarial drugs among the patients is very high. So possibility of development of resistance with anti-malarial drugs in the population will rapidly spread and cost of the prescription will burden on the patients. Key Words: Malaria, Anti-malarial drugs, Artesunate, Chloroquine, Drug resistance</p>
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        <kwd>Malaria</kwd>
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        <kwd>Artesunate</kwd>
        <kwd>Chloroquine</kwd>
        <kwd>Drug resistance</kwd>
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