Objective: to analyze the patterns of psychotropic drug utilization in the Psychiatric Outpatient Department. Methodology: This is a hospital-based cross-sectional, observational study. The study was carried out over a period of six months. The said study was conducted in two centers Department of psychiatry SKIMS Medical College Bemina and the Department of Psychiatry Medical College & Hospital, Anantnag, J & K India. A total of 500 prescriptions were analyzed as per the WHO recommendations on conducting drug utilization study from OPD. The prescriptions were analyzed for the following age, sex, diagnosis, drugs, dosage form, routes of administration was recorded accordingly. Results: In our study females were 298, most common psychiatric disorder was major depressive disorder, most common class of drug prescribed was antidepressants followed by benzodiazepines. Conclusion: Our study suggests a strong need for creating awareness among psychiatrists for continuous monitoring of the prescriptions periodically which will give an insight for prescribing patterns of psychotropic drugs in hospital settings.
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