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. 2023;36(118):2-4.
Epub 2023 May 22.

Management of medicines in an eye hospital

Ushalini Rasiah  1 , Dhivya Ramasamy  2
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Management of medicines in an eye hospital

Ushalini Rasiah et al. Community Eye Health. 2023.
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A pharmacy assistant counsels a patient about his eye medicines and how to use them. india
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Look-alike medications are clearly labelled in this store room. india
Figure 1
Figure 1
After getting their medicines, patients at Aravind Eye Hospital take the prescription home. The prescription shows the name of the eye drops, which eye(s) to use them for, how many days to use them, how often, and how many drops to use. The QR code (top right) links to a video that explains how to instil the drops.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Medicines are clearly labelled with numbers, which are repeated in the instructions (or prescription) sent home with patients.
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References

    1. Kalita IR, Singh HV, Veena K, Mouttappa F. Primary eye care in pediatric population-I study (PREPP-I study): Demographic and clinical profile of pediatric patients treated in six major vision centers of a tertiary eye care facility in South India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. - PMC - PubMed

Further reading

    1. Two previous issues of the Community Eye Health Journal contain useful and relevant content related to managing medicines.
    1. Comm Eye Health Vol. 34 No. 111, 2021. Running a safe eye service for patients and personnel bit.ly/SafeEye - PMC - PubMed
    1. Comm Eye Health Vol. 24 No. 76, 2011. Instruments and consumables. bit.ly/CEHJ76 - PMC - PubMed

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