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| Year : 1990 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 162-165 |
Survey of Psychotropic Drug Prescribing Pattern for Long Stay Patients
R. Khanna1, S. N. Bhandari2, A. Das2
1 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi-834006, India
2 Resident in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi-834006, India
Correspondence Address:
R. Khanna
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi-834006
India
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PMID: 21927446 
This study describes two surveys of psychotropic drug prescribing patterns for long stay patients in a teaching institute at an interval of 4 years. Polypharmacy was found to be at a low key, with minimal use of anticholinergics. The chief difference between the two surveys was in the significantly more use of once a day medication in 1988 compared to two divided doses in 1984. The importance of conducting such surveys periodically as a form of self audit is discussed.
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