Pattern of benzodiazepine use in psychiatric outpatients in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pattern of benzodiazepine use in psychiatric outpatients in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND Benzodiazepines (BDZ) are the largest-selling drug group in the world. The potential of dependence with BDZ has been known for almost three decades now. In countries like Pakistan where laws against unlicensed sale of BDZ are not implemented vigorously the risk of misuse of and dependence on these drugs is even higher. Previous studies have shown that BDZ prevalence among patients/vi...
متن کاملBenzodiazepine use among adults residing in the urban settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross sectional study
BACKGROUND There are hardly any studies carried out in Pakistan on the usage of benzodiazepines at the level of community. This research was aimed to determine the frequency of benzodiazepine use, along with its associations with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among community dwelling adults, residing in two urban settlements of Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS We performed a cross ...
متن کاملQuality of pharmacies in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of pharmacies meeting licensing requirements and to identify factors associated with these pharmacies in urban Rawalpindi, Pakistan. DESIGN Cross-sectional questionnaire survey conducted during July-September 2001, of 311 pharmacies selected from a drug company list of 506. SETTING Free-standing licensed and unlicensed pharmacies in urban Rawalpindi. S...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1745-0179
DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-5-9