Abstract
Drug prescribing for TPN patients at Ga‐Rankuwa Hospital was investigated as part of a larger retrospective survey of TPN products and practices. The medical records of 45 patients who received parenteral nutrition over the period April–August 1985 were examined. Relevant information was transcribed onto survey forms, classified and analysed. The major defined complaints were gastrointestinal (50%) and perinatal (34·5%). Twelve patients had more than one major complaint. Seventy‐three per cent of the patients were admitted to paediatric wards and over 24% to (adult) surgical wards. There was one medical patient in the group. The only drug categories that were prescribed in more than 10% of cases were antimicrobial agents (64·9%) and analgesics (10·4%). The most frequently used individual drugs were gentamicin (17·5%), penicillin G (14·3%), piperacillin (17%) and aminophylline (11%). The implications of this pattern of drug use for TPN patient monitoring are discussed. 1987 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-63 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 1987 |