Auditing of prescriptions to study utilization of antimicrobials in a tertiary hospital

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 411-415

  Gupta, N ^a   Sharma, D ^a   Garg, S K ^a   Bhargava, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Medical audit; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0031457794     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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