Level of Doctor Compliance in Writing Prescriptions For Outpatient Patients Against Hospital Formulary Suitability at Sunan Kudus Hospital
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: A well-functioning formulary will facilitate drug management and improve medication administration to patients. However, many hospitals still encounter obstacles. Obstacles in hospital services include doctors prescribing medications outside the formulary, doctors being unwilling to substitute prescribed medications with those available, and the pharmacy department being unable to contact the doctors. Non-compliance with the formulary can lead to shortages or gaps in medication, while on the other hand, there will be excess medication stocks. This study aims to determine the level of doctor compliance in writing prescriptions according to the Islamic Hospital Sunan Kudus Formulary. This research is a non-experimental quantitative study with a descriptive design. Data was collected retrospectively from prescriptions gathered at IFRS for January – December, with a total sample of 408 prescriptions meeting the inclusion criteria using a random sampling method. The results of this study show that 92.9% of medications available in the hospital can be considered compliant, while 77.71% of prescriptions can be said to be non-compliant with the formulary. The availability of medications is related to prescription compliance, as the significance value (2-tailed) is 0.000 < 0.05.
Institution: Institut Teknologi Kesehatan Cendekia Utama Kudus
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacy
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204666379