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Evaluation of out-patient prescriptions in rural part of central Gujarat

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2018
Background: The prescription error is a failure in the prescription writing process leading to wrong instructions about the identity of the recipient, the identity of the drug, the formulation, dose, route, timing, frequency, and duration of ...
Nitin Kothari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Did you call me? : 5-month-old infants own name guides their attention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
An infant's own name is a unique social cue. Infants are sensitive to their own name by 4 months of age, but whether they use their names as a social cue is unknown.
Parise, Eugenio   +2 more
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Natesto®. What Else? New Trends in Drug Naming

open access: yesNames, 2018
This paper is a lexicological study of the brand names of newly FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved drugs which aims at highlighting the new trends observed in drug naming.
Pascaline Faure
doaj   +1 more source

The magnitude of prescribing medicines by brand names in a tertiary hospital, Mwanza, Tanzania

open access: yesThe Journal of Medicine Access, 2022
Background: Globally, one of the most common causes of irrational use of medicines is brand-name prescribing. The consequence of prescribing medicines using brand names is an economic burden on patients and society.
Stanley Mwita   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prescribing trends in a teaching hospital in Nepal

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
Prescriptions of the patients at the time of admission to the college of Medical Sciences (CMS), Bharatpur, Nepal were collected for a period of 6 months to study the prescribing pattern in a teaching hospital.
Ranjib Ghosh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study on prescribing pattern and rational use of antidiabetic drugs in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in tertiary care hospital

open access: yesNational Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common diseases in the elderly. Due to the presence of comorbid conditions, geriatric patients are usually on more than 1 drug and hence this vulnerable population requires frequent monitoring.
Pushpa V H, Nagesh H N, Ramesh H S
doaj   +1 more source

A survey exploring the knowledge and perceptions of senior medical students in Nepal toward generic medicines

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2016
Background: The accurate knowledge of generic medicine issues among future prescribers will enhance the prescribing of cost-effective medicines. This study aimed to explore the knowledge and perception of senior medical students about the generic ...
Sudesh Gyawali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A drug utilization study in post-operative patients of obstetrics and gynecology of a tertiary care teaching hospital

open access: yesNational Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2022
Background: After any kind of surgery, many drugs are prescribed for prevention of infection, analgesic purpose, nausea, vomiting, gastritis and to maintain the hemodynamic status.
Arthy S, Sakthibalan M
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the quality of prescription orders in a tertiary health-care facility in Southeastern Nigeria

open access: yesCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2018
Background: Prescription orders serve as a source of communication linking the physician, patient, and pharmacist. However, inappropriate prescriptions may result in medication errors, thus may worsen clinical outcome and economic burden of the patient ...
Nneka Uchenna Igboeli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Irrational drug use and its associated factors at Debre Markos Referral Hospital’s outpatient pharmacy in East Gojjam, Northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: Half of all drugs are used irrationally around the world, and about half of patients take their medications correctly. Inappropriate use of drugs leads to antibiotic resistance, medication therapy problems, and an increase in drug costs. This
Legese Melku   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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