@article{Manninda_Andrajati_2018, title={EVALUATION OF DRUG USE FOR RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA, BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL FORMULARY}, volume={10}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijap/article/view/31485}, DOI={10.22159/ijap.2018.v10s1.43}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective</strong>: The aim of this study was to compare the quantity and quality of drug utilization (DU) in patients with respiratory problems at a hospital<br />in Indonesia before and after the implementation of the national formulary.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in 2013 and 2015 at the Depok Hospital in Indonesia. Prescriptions and data from<br />patients were recapitulated, reviewed, and evaluated using the anatomical therapeutical chemical classification/defined daily doses (DDDs) and<br />DU90% methodologies. The results were statistically analyzed and compared before and after implementation of the national formulary.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The quantity of drug use in DDD/1000 inhabitant per day was increased from 0.17 to 0.26 between 2013 and 2015. The quality of drug<br />use was also increased following a decrease in the number of drugs in the DU90% segment. The percentage of drugs that adhered to the national<br />formulary was 88.67%; however, no significant difference was noted before and after the implementation of the national formulary.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The quantity, quality, and adherence of drug use to the national formulary was increased at the Depok city hospital after the implementation<br />of the national formulary.</p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics}, author={Manninda, Reise and Andrajati, Retnosari}, year={2018}, month={Dec.}, pages={196–199} }