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Drug Dosage Calculation Abilities amongst Doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Sujoy Das Thakur* , Sujoy Das Thakur* , Saptarshi Saha** , Indraneel Dasgupta***

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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2(1):p 31-36, Jan-Jun 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.2116.6

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Introduction: Medication errors play a major role in world today. International studies have been done which found incorrect dosage calculation was the most common medication error. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the ability of drug dose calculation abilities among doctors in a tertiary care hospital in India. Method: It was a prospective, questionnaire based study during the year 2014-2015. Doctors from different specialities were involved. Result: 70 doctors completed the questionnaire. The mean actual score on the test was 74.8% (95% CI, 68.6%–81.1%). It was found that senior & doctors of emergency & critical care specialities scored better than others. Conclusion: Drug dose calculation abilities were found to be overall lower than expected. So training in this field is recommended for the benefit of patients.
 
Keywords: Drug; Medication; Critical Care; Tertiary Care.

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