A study on the drug prescribing pattern and use of antimicrobial agents at a tertiary care teaching hospital in eastern Nepal

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-180

  Rehana, Harmeet Singh ^a,b   Nagarani, M A ^a   Rehan, Moushumi ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b C/o PIA ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Drug utilization; Prescribing pattern

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEPAL; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0031858094     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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