Assessment of the drug therapy for sexually transmitted diseases in the White �ile State – Sudan

Mutasim  S. Mohamed Salih; Idris  B. Eltayeb; A moniem  l.Awad; DafaAlla M.A; Mahdi  B.Ahmed; Mohammed  Adam Ogail

doi:10.52981/sjms.v6i4.1471

Mutasim S. Mohamed Salih Department of Pharmacology ,Faculty of Medicine Univercity of Al Imam Al Mahdi.
Idris B. Eltayeb Department of Pharmacology ,Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum.
A moniem l.Awad Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University. Kuwait
DafaAlla M.A Senior Dermatologist and Venereologist, the White Nile State
Mahdi B.Ahmed Department of Obs.and Gynaecology, Univercity of Al Imam Al Mahdi
Mohammed Adam Ogail Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Univercity of Al Imam Al Mahdi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52981/sjms.v6i4.1471

Keywords: prescriptions, Irrational, antimicrobials

Abstract

Back ground:Irrational drug prescribing is a global problem. It results in development of resistance
to antimicrobials, ineffective treatment, adverse effects and economic burden on patient and society.
Objectives: This study was carried out to assess the use of drugs for treatment of sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) and to determine their prevalence in the White Nile State-Sudan
2002-2003.
Material and Methods: Twenty urban health centers were selected randomly, 30 prescriptions
were collected from each health center and assessed against recommended standard therapy.
Results: The appropriate drug therapy according to diagnosis was selected in only 10.6% of the
collected prescriptions, only 42.2% of them were with appropriate doses and duration of therapy,
poly pharmacy was detected in 28.8%, generic prescribing in 35.5% and possible drug- drug
interactions in 17.3% of the total collected sample. The prevalence of STDs among total patients
was 1.9%. 78.8% of the cases were females, 59.3% were 15-29 years old and Kenana Health
Centers showed the highest prevalence of STDs 3.4%. (P<0.05)
Conclusion: The results of the present study revealed that prescribing practices for the treatment of
STDs were illogical; the reference chart prepared by federal ministry of health Sudan National
HIV/AIDS/STD program must be reevaluated, because it is inappropriate and illogical. Continuous
training courses are urgently needed locally and nationally to raise the updating levels of medical

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