Assessment of knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics amongst medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Chhattisgarh, India: a questionnaire based study

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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Tabishen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaikade, Swapnilen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Tanveer A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChandel, N. B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, Ananden_US
dc.contributor.authorMishra, Chandreshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T07:52:59Z
dc.date.available2020-04-23T07:52:59Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Knowledge of pharmacology forms the basis of rational pharmacotherapy practice. Teaching the medical students about systematic application of pharmacology in patients’ care forms an essential component. It facilitates the medical students to develop a methodical approach in solving patients’ clinical problems.Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted, at Government Medical College Rajnandgaon involving second year MBBS students. Total 100 students participated in the study.Results: Hundred percent of the students responded that pharmacology was presently taught to them, seventy nine percent of them agreed with the fact that pharmacology was preferred to pass the MBBS, eighty eight percent of them responded that in pharmacokinetics was the least preferred topic, ninety seven of them were not aware of the essential drug list. Their suggestions regarding the change in teaching methodology was recorded.Conclusions: This study concludes that efforts are needed to develop a curriculum that encompasses important aspects of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics along with incorporation of the useful suggestions by the undergraduate students.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAhmed Tabish, Kaikade Swapnil, Khan Tanveer A., Chandel N. B., Rao Anand, Mishra Chandresh. Assessment of knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics amongst medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Chhattisgarh, India: a questionnaire based study. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2018 Dec; 7(12): 2405-2408en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-2003
dc.identifier.issn2279-0780
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/199944
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20184855en_US
dc.subjectClinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapeuticsen_US
dc.subjectMedical educationen_US
dc.subjectPrescription writingen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduate medical curriculumen_US
dc.titleAssessment of knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics amongst medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Chhattisgarh, India: a questionnaire based studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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