Correspondence
Hasamnis AA,Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University,Semeling, Sungai Petani, Kedah,Malaysia, 08100.E-mail: ameyadoc@rediffmail.com,Phone No.: +60175044972,Fax No:+6044298000

The study was carried out to find the prescribing behaviour in the medicine out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital in Rajahmundry, India. Prescriptions of 608 patients were collected over a period of 1 month. The analysis indicated that 57.7 % of drugs prescribed had no mention in the National and State Essential Drug List. Moreover the use of antibiotics (57.24%) and fixed dose combinations of various drugs (32.57%) was comparatively more as compared to earlier studies done in India. Irrational prescribing of drugs is a major health concern in developing countries like India. High power salesmanship also plays a key role in the prescribing behaviour of doctors. There is always scope for improving the prescribing habitsof clinicians.

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