Abstrak
Corticosteroids are drugs that contain steroid hormones that are useful for increasing steroid hormones in the body when needed, and relieving inflammation, as well as suppressing the overwork of the immune system. Based on a preliminary study conducted by researchers by taking 10 random prescriptions in January there were 4% prescriptions, in March there were 2% and in May there were 6% prescriptions containing corticosteroid drugs. The purpose of this study is to determine the pattern of prescribing oral corticosteroid drugs at Madukismo Farma Pharmacy for the May-August 2024 period. This study uses an observational method that is descriptive with retrospective data collection. with a total sample of 90 recipes. The results of the study found that regarding the pattern of prescribing oral corticosteroids based on gender and age, the most were female patients (56%) and 18-59 years old (80%). Meanwhile, the percentages based on the type of drug and the most drug class are methylprednisolone (78%) and glucocorticoid group (100%).