WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators with a focus on antibiotics utilization patterns at outpatient department of Adigrat general hospital, Tigrai, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines rational use of drug as a state in which medications are received by patients appropriately according to their clinical needs and individual requirement, for adequate period and at the right cost. More than 50% of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed, or sold inappropriately worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the prescribing patterns in Adigrat general hospital, Tigrai, Ethiopia.