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Background: The drug utilization research is a significant constituent of medical audit which helps in monitoring, evaluating and building required modifications in the prescribing practices to secure a rational and cost effective medical care. The study of prescribing patterns also important for the marketing, distribution, prescription and use of drugs in society, with special emphasis on the resulting medical, social and economic consequences. Aims and Objective: Drug prescribing studies aim to provide feedback to the prescriber and to create awareness among them about rational use of medicines. The current study aims to evaluate standard drug utilization pattern of analgesics like Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in a Medical College & hospital, SIMS, Hapur. Material and Methods: This prospective, observational study was conducted in the out-patient department of the Pain Clinic during six months period to evaluate the prescribing pattern of analgesics along with monitoring of WHO prescribing indicators in a tertiary care teaching hospital. After getting approval by Institutional Ethical committee, random prescriptions were collected from the OPD and scanned for the record purpose. The demographic data and the prescription was taken from 340 prescriptions. Data was evaluated as per WHO prescribing indicator guidelines along with definitive statistical analysis of data done. Results: A total 340 prescriptions were investigated. The result revealed that NSAIDs as Diclofenac (75.21%) and Paracetamol (14.88%) were the most commonly prescribed analgesics. Average number of drugs in the present study was found to be 2.29. Percentage of drugs prescribed generic name was (21.02%). Percentage of encounters with an antibiotic was (12.95%). The use of injectable preparation was around (7.20%). Out of all the medicines, (85.90%) were found written from Essential Drug List. Conclusion: The prescribing trend of NSAIDs indicate some deviation from the WHO recommendations. This touchstone data will be useful to plan more targeted research and to improve prescribing practices. These types of studies help to design policy for rational use of drugs and periodic training programs of physicians, establishing drug and therapeutic committee, drug information centres and regular educational interventions that can be beneficial for improving prescribing practice with rational drug usage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]