1.A survey of pharmaceutical care for clients
Otgonbat B ; Yeruult Ch ; Enhkhjargal D
Mongolian Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2018;12(1):25-30
Background:
One of the main goals of pharmaceutical care is the developing proper drug use and high
lighted “The Government of Mongolia is aiming to provide health organizations and veterinary
clinic by highly effective, safe, quality assured and selectable drugs with continuous, uniform and
accessible”.
World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that there are 5 standard to assess
pharmaceutical care services. In Mongolia, people unused drugs with prescription and doctor
direction. Background of this survey is to define appropriate use of drug in Ulaanbaatar citizen
according to the WHO criteria and to determine the necessary parameters for the proper use of
drugs in the future.
Discussion:
The survey was based on the WHO recommendation and selection of pharmacies
nearby the hospitals which we selected each 50 and 50 citizen’s prescription from total 12 hospital
of Ulaanbaatar city, a total of 600 recipes and questionnaire on specific drug information and
knowledge of clients.
Result:
Average counseling was 1.02 minutes, duration of dispense was 35.3 seconds, 85%
of drug % from written on prescription and 61.6% of customers knowledge about drug.
Conclusion
1. It doesn’t meet the requirements of pharmaceutical assistance because of the citizen’s drug
knowledge is insufficient and pharmacist’s counseling time is not enough.
2. Customer’s knowledge about drug name, dose, and method of usage is 62% and it is
insufficient.
2.EVALUATION OF PRESCRIPTION INDICATORS AND CUSTOMERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG
Otgonbat B ; Yeruult Ch ; Enkhjargal D ; Bulgan B
Innovation 2018;12(1):26-30
:
BACKGROUND: The Mongolian National drug policy states, “The rational drug rehabilitation is one of the main goals of pharmaceutical care”. Recruitment and prescription medications are important issues for improving rational use of medicines. According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the status of rational use of medicines is assessed through the recipe by 10 criteria. The needs to study on rational drug use in hospitals of Ulaanbaatar and determining standard criteria for the proper use of drugs by recommendation of World Health Organization is the main justified issue of the study.
METHODS:
In order to study the rational use of medicines, a single moment /descriptive/ research type was used. Recipes for 50 and 50 people who received prescription from pharmacy within 12 hospitals TFCHM, TSCHM, TTCHM, NCCD, NTaORC, NCMH, HCSKhD, HCChD, HCSBD, HCKhUD, HCBZD, HCBGD June 2017 in Ulaanbaatar, it was based on the WHO recommended methodology, a total of 600 clients, 600 recipes and 1249 medicines were selected and submitted to the conclusions.
RESULTS:
The average number of medicines per minute was 2.08 ± 0.25, 45.2% in International Health Prescription were 42.6% antibiotics. According to a study on a contingency test, 85% did not have prescription signs, 38.8% without diagnostic prescription, 25% did not have physicians, and 48% did not have any medical information. The knowledge about the dose was 68.5%
.
CONCLUSION
The results of the study were compared with the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the proportion of medicines included in the ICS list was lower than the recommendations of the World Health Organization list and the proportion of antibiotic drugs. The study found that 11 different incidents were encountered. Knowledge about medicines dose was 68.5%, compared to World Health Organization recommendations
3.Results of a Study Comparing the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Diabetes Control and Complications
Anujin T ; Oyuntugs B ; Munkh-Uchral N ; Altaisaikhan Kh ; Otgonbat A
Mongolian Journal of Health Sciences 2025;86(2):102-106
Background:
Complete blood count (CBC) is one of the most widely used clinical tests, offering a high-quality,
inexpensive, and routine diagnostic tool for various diseases and for monitoring treatment outcomes. Due to modern
technological advancements, blood cells are now measured in greater detail, with 36 parameters being evaluated. The
prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is rapidly increasing, not only globally but also in our country. This rise in prevalence
leads to numerous adverse consequences, including delayed diagnosis, poor control, an increase in chronic complications,
and treatment failure. Hyperglycemia is a predisposing factor for chronic inflammation, and a relatively new inflammatory
marker, the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), may be useful for assessing diabetes control. In recent years, NLR
has been studied as a composite biomarker that more effectively reflects systemic inflammation and is easier to detect
compared to other inflammatory markers. An increase in neutrophil count and percentage indicates chronic, low-grade,
toxic, and non-specific inflammation, while a decrease in lymphocyte count suggests insufficient immune regulation.
Thus, an elevated NLR not only reflects the immune system’s functional state in chronic inflammation, but it is also
studied as a reliable and selective marker of systemic inflammation in chronic diseases. NLR is considered more stable
than the total leukocyte count, is less affected by physiological and pathological factors, is inexpensive, and can be
incorporated into daily clinical practice.
Aim:
To study the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in a complete blood count and diabetes control
and complications
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 145 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,
who were treated at the Endocrine Clinic of the Mongolian-Japanese Hospital, Mongolian National University of Medical
Sciences. Data on the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and diabetic complications,
including retinopathy, neuropathy, and foot complications, were collected from the Carte-Hospital Management System.
Based on the frequency distribution of the NLR parameter, the values were classified into three groups: low, medium, and
high. These groups were subsequently compared with glycemic control and complications using correlation and linear
regression analyses, with statistical significance set at p<0.05.
Results:
The mean age of the study participants (n=145) was 57.3±12.9 years, with 46.8% (n=131) being male. The mean
duration of diabetes was 9.6 years (range: 1-31 years), and the mean HbA1c level was 8.6±2.47%. Among the participants,
59.3% (n=86) exhibited poor glycemic control. Regarding complications, 52.3% of participants experienced at least one
diabetes-related complication. Of these, 25.2% had one complication, 13.3% had two, and 7.1% had three or more.
The most common complications were retinopathy (25.7%), nephropathy (18.6%), and macrovascular complications
(11.9%). A statistically significant increase in the mean HbA1c level was observed across groups stratified by NLR
levels (p=0.003). Linear correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between HbA1c levels
(r=0.194, p=0.001) and the number of chronic diabetes complications (r=0.162, p=0.002).
Conclusion
The NLR level is positively correlated with both diabetes control and the occurrence of chronic complications.
As an inexpensive and easily accessible test, it can be used for daily monitoring and early detection of complications.