Compliance with good practice in prescription writing at outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 922-928

  Irshaid, Yacoub M ^a   Al Homrany, M ^a   Hamdi, A A ^a   Adjepon Yamoah, K K ^a,b   Mahfouz, A A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HANDWRITING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAUDI ARABIA;

AMBULATORY CARE; BENCHMARKING; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; DRUGS, GENERIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33744831475     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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