Antibiotic prescribing pattern on extemporaneous compounding suspension in primary health care centers
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Modifying antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
Enormous volumes of antibiotics are prescribed in the primary health care setting every day. Although much of this prescribing is appropriate, it is well recognized that inappropriate prescribing, especially for respiratory tract infections, is highly prevalent worldwide [1, 2]. Even well-justified antibiotic prescribing can result in unwanted patient outcomes via " collateral damage " to norma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health in Africa
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2038-9930,2038-9922
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2019.1183