The objective of the study was to investigate the pattern of drug use in public health facilities in Bangladesh. Based on INRUD indicators of rational drug use were obtained from January-December in 2014. Average number of drugs per encounter was 3. On average the percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name was 49. Antibiotics were prescribed in 44% of prescriptions. 59 % of drugs prescribed appeared on the national essential drug list. Average consulting and dispensing time were observed to be 2 minutes and 22 seconds respectively. Patients who could repeat the correct drug dose schedule...