WHO/INRUD prescribing indicator | WHO reference values | Redemption hospital (Liberia) | |
1 | Average number of medicines per encounter | <2 | 2.78 |
2 | Percentage of medicines prescribed by generic name | 100% | 100% |
3 | Percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed | <30% | 64.5% |
4 | Percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed | <20% | 34.0% |
5 | Percentage of medicines prescribed from an essential medicines list or formulary | 100% | 95.4% |
Values in bold are above the WHO reference value.
INRUD, International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs.