Abstract

Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) is extracted from the donation plasma of 1000 to 10000 healthy individuals. The results of DUR observations are essential to inform the physician to improve drug prescribing principles. Therefore, studying the pattern of use of IVIG due to its role in the treatment and control of diseases, its high cost, and lack of access to it are considered as an important research topic. In this regard, we aimed to evaluate the pattern of IVIG use in Baqiyatallah Alazam Hospital. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a prospective direction in Baqiyatallah Alazam hospital from January to March 2019. All patients who received IVIG in hospital wards were included and data were gathered according to the designed form. Finally, all data were compared and analyzed by SPSS version 16. 52 patients with a mean age of 44.2 years old were enrolled. All the prescription was matched to the mentioned indication in the designed form. The highest amount of IVIGs was assigned to the FDA-approved indications with 42.8 (the total amount of IVIG consumed in the patients during admission was 3367.5 gr). Primary immunodeficiency, Guillain-Barre syndrome, malignant migrating focal epilepsy, and stimulus provoked non-epileptic were the most causes of IVIG prescription respectively in all FDA categories. The presence of a clinical pharmacist in the treatment team not only improves the quality of medication but also plays an important role in reducing the cost of treatment for patients and the health system.