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The Outpatient Prescribing Pattern of Olopatadine in Al Saih
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Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of olopatadine eye drops in Al Saih.
Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of olopatadine eye drops from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospital in Alkharj.
Results: More than half of the patients who used olopatadine eye drops were females (56.00%). The age of 28.00% of them was between 50 and 59 and the age of 26.67% of them was between 40 to 49 years. More than half of the patients received olopatadine eye drops for 1 month (54.67%). Most of the prescriptions were written by ophthalmology department (96.00%).
Conclusion: Olopatadine eye drops prescribing was infrequent in Al Saih due to the availability of other alternatives. Further studies are needed to investigate the prescribing of olopatadine eye drops and its alternatives by the outpatient settings.
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Title: The Outpatient Prescribing Pattern of Olopatadine in Al Saih
Description:
Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the prescribing pattern of olopatadine eye drops in Al Saih.
Methodology: This is a retrospective study includes evaluating outpatient prescribing of olopatadine eye drops from 1st of January 2018 to 30th of June 2018 in a public hospital in Alkharj.
Results: More than half of the patients who used olopatadine eye drops were females (56.
00%).
The age of 28.
00% of them was between 50 and 59 and the age of 26.
67% of them was between 40 to 49 years.
More than half of the patients received olopatadine eye drops for 1 month (54.
67%).
Most of the prescriptions were written by ophthalmology department (96.
00%).
Conclusion: Olopatadine eye drops prescribing was infrequent in Al Saih due to the availability of other alternatives.
Further studies are needed to investigate the prescribing of olopatadine eye drops and its alternatives by the outpatient settings.
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