Quality use of medicines: The patient with Acute Cough
Surveys of family practitioners prescribing habits have often found that patients presenting with the respiratory tract infections are associated with increased levels of discomfort, as their expectations may well be in conflict with the therapeutic approaches proposed in the evidence-based guidelin...
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| description | Surveys of family practitioners prescribing habits have often found that patients presenting with the respiratory tract infections are associated with increased levels of discomfort, as their expectations may well be in conflict with the therapeutic approaches proposed in the evidence-based guidelines. For example a critical incident survey amongst practitioners in the North of England showed that they experienced the greatest discomfort when facing patients with respiratory diseases, musculo-skeletal problems or anxiety, or when contemplating the the use of antibiotics, tranquillisers, hypnotics, or symptomatic remedies. While decisions around antibiotic choice (or use at all) in - the symptomatic relief of the cough itself. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e730126019f741068345d096057576c92025-08-20T04:03:17ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042003-08-0145810.4102/safp.v45i8.18961441Quality use of medicines: The patient with Acute CoughA. Gray0Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine. University of NatalSurveys of family practitioners prescribing habits have often found that patients presenting with the respiratory tract infections are associated with increased levels of discomfort, as their expectations may well be in conflict with the therapeutic approaches proposed in the evidence-based guidelines. For example a critical incident survey amongst practitioners in the North of England showed that they experienced the greatest discomfort when facing patients with respiratory diseases, musculo-skeletal problems or anxiety, or when contemplating the the use of antibiotics, tranquillisers, hypnotics, or symptomatic remedies. While decisions around antibiotic choice (or use at all) in - the symptomatic relief of the cough itself.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1896acute coughrespiratory tract infectionsquality use of medicines |
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