[Development of a tool to help optimizing drug prescriptions in pediatric units in Côte d'Ivoire: GOPP tool].

Objective: This study aims to develop a tool for optimizing drug management related to clinical and therapeutic contexts of pediatric units in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methodology: A list of Inappropriate prescribings (IPs) was developed from prescription review of inpatients and outpatients aged 1 month to 15 years and followed in pediatric units at 4 Teaching Hospitals of Abidjan during 16 months. A two-round Delphi method was used to validate a qualitative list of IPs by experts according to their level of agreement on a six-point Likert scale of 0-5 (0, no opinion; 5, strongly agree).

Expert Consensus on a List of Inappropriate Prescribing after Prescription Review in Pediatric Units in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Introduction: Inappropriate prescribing (IP) includes inappropriate prescription and omission of prescription. IP can adversely affect the quality of health care in pediatric units. A list of IP taking into account frequently encountered drug-related problems (DRPs) can be useful to optimize prescriptions in pediatrics.

Assessment of a Clinical Pharmacy Activity in a Pediatric Inpatient Department in Cote D'ivoire.

Background: Clinical pharmacy activities in a pediatric inpatient department help to improve the management of patients clinically and economically.

Objective: To assess the relevance of pharmaceutical interventions (PIs) in a pediatric inpatient department in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire).

Materials And Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional, descriptive study from February to September 2014.

Pharmaceutical interventions in the management of tuberculosis in a pneumophtisiology department, Ivory Coast.

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the profile and relevance of pharmaceutical interventions (PIs) in the management of tuberculosis (TB) at inpatient settings.

Patients And Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from March to December 2014 within the inpatient unit of pneumophtisiology department, Ivory Coast. Information collected was based on the classification of drug-related problems (DRPs) and PIs outlined by the French Society of Clinical Pharmacy.

[Pharmacist interventions on antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient pediatric unit in a teaching hospital of Côte d'Ivoire].

Objectives: The objectives of our study were to analyse the prescriptions of antibiotics and assessing the relevance of pharmacist interventions (PI) in outpatient consultations in a pediatric unit of a Teaching Hospital of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study from May to December 2013. The analysis of antibiotic prescriptions was documented.