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Use of Proprietary Names by Prescribers for Generic Products
Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, 2018Proprietary names are often used when prescribing drug products in the United States. The purpose of this study is to describe prescribers' use of proprietary names for generic products, branded-generic names, on prescription orders and to identify prescribing practice trends to inform the development and evaluation of new proprietary names.To identify
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Brand names, generic prescribing, and generic substitution
Medical Journal of Australia, 1983The terms "generic prescribing" and "generic substitution", and some related terms, are defined. The history of laws concerning these matters is referred to, and the Australian situation is briefly outlined. The arguments for and against generic prescribing and generic substitution are canvassed.
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Use of Proprietary Names by Prescribers When Prescribing Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Products
Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, 2019To identify if proprietary names are used by health care practitioners when prescribing over-the-counter (OTC) drug products. These findings can inform evaluation of proposed proprietary names for both prescription and OTC drug products.QuintilesIMS OTC International Market Tracking (QuintilesIMS OTCIMS) was used to identify top OTC drug products sold ...
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Internal Medicine Journal, 2017
AbstractAlthough medical students are taught clinical pharmacology using generic drug names, prescribing in hospitals often uses brand names. As a result, junior doctors may be prescribing drugs without knowing their nature or mode of action. We carried out a knowledge survey of 81 medical students and doctors at a 650‐bed Australian teaching hospital ...
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AbstractAlthough medical students are taught clinical pharmacology using generic drug names, prescribing in hospitals often uses brand names. As a result, junior doctors may be prescribing drugs without knowing their nature or mode of action. We carried out a knowledge survey of 81 medical students and doctors at a 650‐bed Australian teaching hospital ...
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Social prescribing: right idea, wrong name?
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 2019From its first edition onwards, DTB has published assessments of therapeutic interventions to help doctors, pharmacists and nurses make informed and unbiased choices to help patients get the best care. Over the years, DTB has reviewed medicines, medical devices and drug delivery systems, as well as surgical, dietary and psychiatric interventions.
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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2014
AbstractInternational Non‐proprietary Name (INN) prescribing is the use of the name of the active ingredient(s) instead of the brand name for prescribing. In Belgium, INN prescribing began in 2005 and a major policy change occurred in 2012. The aim was to explore the opinions of Dutch‐speaking general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists.
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AbstractInternational Non‐proprietary Name (INN) prescribing is the use of the name of the active ingredient(s) instead of the brand name for prescribing. In Belgium, INN prescribing began in 2005 and a major policy change occurred in 2012. The aim was to explore the opinions of Dutch‐speaking general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists.
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Analysis of variations in the display of drug names in computerized prescriber-order-entry systems
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2017The variations in how drug names are displayed in computerized prescriber-order-entry (CPOE) systems were analyzed to determine their contribution to potential medication errors.A diverse set of 10 inpatient and outpatient CPOE system vendors and self-developed CPOE systems in 6 U.S. healthcare institutions was evaluated.
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Prescribing generic drugs using a generic name: Are we teaching it right?
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2016The Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002, state that "Every physician should, as far as possible, prescribe drugs with generic names and he/she shall ensure that there is a rational prescription and use of drugs.".
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