Assessment of Drug Use Pattern by Using Who Core Drug Use Indicators at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Drug use is a complex subject involving the prescriber, the dispenser, the patient and pharmaceutical institutions. It is influenced by factors such as drug availability, prescriber's experience, and knowledge of dispensers, health budget, cultural factors and many more. Inappropriate drug use is the problem of the whole world; however the degree of the problem is higher in developing countries like Ethiopia.