Study of Drug Utilization Pattern of Glucocorticosteroid Drugs with ...

Ankit P - Study of Drug Utilization Pattern of Glucocorticosteroid Drugs with Special Emphasis on their Immediate Adverse Effects in a Tertiary Care Teaching Rural Hospitalpatients. That need a special attention of all doctors andclinical pharmacist to work together to establish arational, and practical protocol for clinical conditions.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSOur sincere and warm thanks to CEO, H.M Patel centrefor Medical care & Education for giving us permission toconduct the study in Shree Krishna Hospital.We also express thanks to head of all departments, allconsultants and patients of Shree Krishna hospital, weretimely help had made this project possible.REFERENCES1. Goodman & Gilman's: The pharmacological basis ofththerapeutics. 11 ed. 2006.2. Feldstein Adrianne C, Elmer Patricia J, Nichols GregoryA, Herson Michael. Practice patterns in patients at risk forglucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. OsteoporosisInternational 2005 Dec;16:2168–74.3. Fardet L, Flahault A, Kettaneh A. Corticosteroid-inducedclinical adverse events: Frequency, risk factors andpatient's opinion. Br J Dermatol 2007;157:142–48.4. Franklin J, Lunt M, Bunn D. Risk and predictors ofinfection leading to hospitalization in a large primarycare-derivedcohort of patients with inflammatorypolyarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2007;66:308–12.5. Angeli A, Guglielmi G, Dovio A. High prevalence ofasymptomatic vertebral fractures in postmenopausalwomen receiving chronic glucocorticoid therapy: Across-sectional outpatient study. Bone 2006;39:253–59.6. Curtis JR, Westfall AO, Allison J. Population-basedassessment of adverse events associated with long-termglucocorticoid use. Arthritis Rheum 2006;55:420–26.Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice Volume 3 Issue 4 Oct - Dec, 2010 23