Abstract

DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW: AN OVERVIEW

Mohd Altaf Dar, Shaina Kalsi and Shakil U. Rehman*

ABSTRACT

Drug Utilization, which is also called Drug Utilization Review, is a set of regular, orderly, criteria-based drug evaluations that make sure drugs are used in the right way. A drug utilization review is the same as an evaluation of how a drug is used or how it is being used. It's a way to gather information about the problems caused by drug use, and if it's done right, it can also be used to fix the problem. This makes it a factor in how drugs should be used. Evaluation of use can look at how medications are actually given or how they are given out correctly, as well as the results of treatment. As a way to make sure the quality of the service, drug utilization review services include corrective actions, prescriber reviews, and more evaluations. This article looks at how people use drugs and how the process of using drugs is evaluated. The pattern of evaluation can be put into different groups, like prospective, concurrent, and retrospective. The process of evaluating how people use drugs is a continuous cycle, and it works best when it is done as a cycle instead of in steps. This evidence-based approach to how a medication is used is meant to use the best clinical evidence available to make clear rules for a certain illness or how to use a certain medication.

Keywords: Drug utilization, Drugs, Population.