Rational prescribing increases the quality of health care and patient outcomes. In this study, the quality of drug prescription in specialist physicians in Isfahan province of Iran was assessed for evaluating the rational use of drugs and improving the therapeutic outcomes. This retrospective survey was conducted on a total of 7999530 prescriptions from all general and specialist physicians. Th...

poly-drug use refers to the use of two or more substances at the one time or repeatedly. it is common among both recreational and regular drug users across the world. poly-drug use is a great contributor to the global number of deaths related to drug overdose. in this case, the likelihood of drug overdose and its pertaining complications in an individual is higher especially when benzodiazepine...

Introduction: Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis, laryngitis and otitis media are the most common infections encountered in ENT outpatients. As these caused by microorganism they should be treated with antimicrobial agents. The aim of this study was to determine prescribing pattern antibiotics outpatients tertiary Care Hospital Bharatpur, Nepal. Me...

Irrational drug use is associated with adverse consequences including drug resistance and avoidable adverse drug reactions. Studies of rational drug use in psychiatric facilities are scanty. This study evaluated prescription practices and perception of health care professionals regarding causes of irrational drug use. A retrospective study conducted at the outpatient clinic of Federal Neuropsyc...

Resistance to antibiotics is increasing globally and is a threat to public health. Research has demonstrated a correlation between antibiotic use and resistance development. Developing countries are the most affected by resistance because of high infectious disease burden, limited access to quality assured antibiotics and more optimal drugs and poor antibiotic use practices. The appropriate use...

Background: Medication is necessary for the treatments of illness, to maintain current health problems and to prevent further decline of health. However, it can be challenging to select the best treatment for a patient as several treatment options and several drug alternatives are available, particularly when prescribing to elderly patients. The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has ...

Considering that the elderly are heavy consumers of medications, with significant consequences for their living conditions, the current study was intended to analyze the characteristics of such drug prescription, using the indicators proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and to characterize the drug classes prescribed to them in four units under the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Ma...