10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 3 Issue 3 2012 (July - September) A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Out Patient Department of Sassoon Hospital. Twelve hundred prescriptions were randomly collected over 10 days and recorded over a 'prescribing indicator form'. The data was analyzed using WHO 'prescribing indicators'. Average number of drugs per encounter was 3.62. Encounter with an antibiotic prescribed was 46.17%, with a FDC it was 46.67% and with an injection it was 0.17%. The most common group of drug prescribed was Vitamins and Minerals (24.44%), followed by Analgesics (17.76%), Antimicrobials (16.59%) and Antiulcer drugs (16.49%). Most common drug prescribed was Ranitidine (15.89%), followed by Vitamin B complex (11.03%) and Diclofenac (10.69%). Most common antibiotic prescribed was Ciprofloxacin (3.80%), followed by Amoxicillin (3.73%) and Metronidazole (2.30%). The prescribing practices in this study are not satisfactory. The study was undertaken to give feedback to the prescribers, so as to create awareness about the rational use of drugs. Bhavesh K. Lalan, R. S. Hiray, B. B. Ghongane Prescription pattern, Outpatients, Tertiary care teaching hospital, Maharashtra, WHO prescribing indicators, rational drug use 225-229