1Demonstrator, Department of Pharmacology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Pilkhuwa, Hapur, U.P.
2Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Pilkhuwa, Hapur, U.P.
3Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Pilkhuwa, Hapur, U.P.
4Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Pilkhuwa, Hapur, U.P.
Online published on 17 August, 2016.
The present study evaluated the direct cost of active epilepsy and looked at the pattern of drug prescription and utilization in epileptic patients visiting in the medicine OPD of Rama Medical College and Hospital Hapur.
A total 100 epileptic patients were studied over a period of one year (April 2015-march 2016). Patients demography, commonly prescribed antiepileptic drugs (ADEs), socioeconomic status, direct cost, response ratio for newer drugs and quality of life was evaluated.
All patients who were treated with anti-epileptic drugs admitted in different units of Medicine department.
All pregnant women were excluded.
We found a higher percentage of male patients (55%) as compared with females. Most of the patients were in the age group 21–30 years. A higher percentage (77%) of drug was prescribed in polytherapy.
The study indicate and increasing the clinical usage of polytherapy with significant escalation in the cost of therapy.
Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), Benzodiazepine(BDZ), Monotherapy, Polytherapy
