The Outpatient Prescribing of Miconazole in a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh Region
Nehad Jaser Ahmed *
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Hasan Soliman Yusufoglu
Department of Pharmacognosy & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Dentistry & Pharmacy, Buraydah Private Colleges, Buraydah 51418, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract
Aim: The present study aimed to describe the use of miconazole in the outpatient setting of a tertiary hospital in Riyadh Region.
Methodology: This was a retrospective study that included reviewing the electronic prescriptions that contained miconazole among patients in a public hospital in Riyadh Region.
Results: Most of the patients who received miconazole were females (89.29%) and the age of 51.79% of them was between 30 and 39 years. Most of the prescriptions were written by residents (96.43%) and most of the prescriptions were prescribed by emergency department (66.07%). Most of the patients received miconazole as vaginal suppository (50.00%) or as cream (39.29%).
Conclusion: The present study showed that miconazole was uncommonly prescribed in in Riyadh Region. Further studies are needed to explore the frequency and pattern of miconazole use as well as to explore the frequency of prescribing other antifungal medications in different settings.
Keywords: Antifungal, miconazole, outpatient, use