CHOICE OF BENZODIAZEPINES BY THE PSYCHIATRISTS AND NEUROLOGISTS IN COMILLA AND FENI DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

This prescription survey was carried out to find the most frequently used benzodiazepine class (e.g. Clonazepam, Diazepam, Bromazepam, Clobazam, Midazolam, Flurazepam and Alprazolam) and their rational use as antianxiety agents in the Comilla and Feni District of Bangladesh. All the prescriptions were collected in the June 2015, prescribed by psychiatrists throughout the month of May 2015. We have found prescription containing 21% Clonazepam, 12% Flurazepam, 6% Midazolam, 4% Alprazolam, 2% Bromazepam, 2% Diazepam and 2% Clobazam in Comilla district. 51% prescription did not contain any benzodiazepines. In Feni district, we have found 22% Clonazepam, 0% Flurazepam, 0% Midazolam, 11% Alprazolam, 6% Bromazepam, 0% Diazepam and 0% Clobazam in the prescription. 61% prescription in this district did not contain benzodiazepines. We found 1 prescription containing Midazolam and Flurazepam (both are benzodiazepines). In another prescription collected from Feni district we got 1 prescription containing Clonazepam and Alprazolam. But we recommend the citation of the chief complain or diagnosis in the prescription for better understanding and justification of using any drug especially when it is sedative, hypnotic or narcotic drug. Keywords: Psychiatric diseases, benzodiazepines, Insomnia, Anxiety, Schizophrenia