Study of Prescribing Pattern for Rational Drug Theraphy
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2003-07
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The present study of prescribing pattern for evaluation of rational drug therapy was carried out in
Jammu city for a period of six months. Two hundred prescriptions written by qualified medical
graduate and postgraduate doctors were collected and studied for their correctness and rationality.
The doctor's identity, patient's name, age and address, superscription, route of administration and
administration of therapy were mentioned in 27%,100%, 27%, 5%,63%,20% and 66% of prescriptions
respectively. Drug use has been found to be inappropriate in 33 % of the drugs and large number of
prescriptions do not conform to the ideal pattern .
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Prescribing patterns, Rational drug therapy, Prescription fonnat
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Sharma Pushpender, Kapoor B. Study of Prescribing Pattern for Rational Drug Therapy. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2003 Jul-Sept;5(3): 107-109