REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OF MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS IN BOBO - DIOULASSO, BURKINA FASO

To ensure the safety and effectiveness of drugs delivered to patient, certain references of medical prescription are made compulsory by law. This study aimed to check the regulatory compliance of medical prescriptions in the city of Bobo - Dioulasso (Burkina Faso). A descriptive cross - sectional study was undertaken between June and September 2015 to analyze digitized prescriptions in private pharmac ies chosen randomly. The regulatory compliance was checked according to the standards of the country. Prescriptions originated from private health structures ( 34 . 11 %) and first level public ones ( 17. 5 4 %). The qualification of the prescriber was missing on 68.4% of prescriptions and if mentioned it was the fact of physicians (18.92%), nurses (12.15%) and midwives (0.55%). Omissions were related to the identity of the prescriber and patient characteristics. About 64.2% of prescriptions were unreadable. The st udy has revealed a low compliance of medical prescriptions in Bobo - Dioulasso that can be improved through the sensitization and retraining of prescribers in this city.