Prescribing Patterns in Hospital Inpatients

Prescribing Patterns in Hospital Inpatients

Objective: To evaluate the prescribing patterns by an audit of prescriptions in hospital inpatients. Materials and methods: After a written informed consent from the medical ward incharge & hospital administrator 32 case notes of adult patients discharged from a private hospital in Malir were...

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Main Authors:	Nasim Karim, Sajid Abbas Jaffri, Zubair Ahmed Tirmizi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus Karachi 2012-12-01
Series:	Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College
Subjects:	Prescribing patterns, Private hospital, Inpatients, Rational use, Drugs
Online Access:	https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/38
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