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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Orthopedic Outpatient Cases in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorBhattarai, Aashish
dc.contributor.authorKhanal, Krishna Raj
dc.contributor.authorBharati, Jyoti Prabha
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-12T08:24:28Z
dc.date.available2026-02-12T08:24:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAashish Bhattarai Department of Pharmacology, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal Krishna Raj Khanal Department of Orthopaedics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Jyoti Prabha Bharati Department of Pharmacology, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Introduction: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are major drugs in treatment of pain and inflammation of different orthopedic conditions. There are different classes of non-steroidal anti-Inflammatory Drugs based on their selectivity to cyclooxygenase enzyme which has significant differences in safety profile. This study aims to determine the prevalence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs prescription in the orthopaedic outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among the patients in the orthopedic outpatient department of tertiary care hospital from December 2020 to March 2021. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of the college (Ref: 0311202007). Convenient sampling was done. A structured proforma was used with consent. The data were analyzed with Social Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was done and frequency and percentage were calculated. Results: Out of 140 orthopaedic out patient department prescriptions screened, 118 (84.28%) (78.25-90.30 at 95% Confidence Interval) prescriptions included non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Aceclofenac 76 (64.4%) was the most prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Conclusions: Aceclofenac was the most preferred agent for the treatment in the department of orthopedics. The most common proton pump inhibitor used alone with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was rabeprazole.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6767
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4725
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectanti-inflammatory drugs
dc.subjectdrug utilization
dc.subjectnon-steroidal
dc.subjectproton pump inhibitor
dc.subjectrabeprazole.
dc.titleNon-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Orthopedic Outpatient Cases in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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