Evaluation of drug utilization and prescribing errors in infants: A primary care prescription-based study

Health Policy

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 350-357

  Al Khaja, Khalid A J ^a   Al Ansari, Thuraya M ^b   Damanhori, Awatif H H ^b   Sequeira, Reginald P ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Primary Care   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Drug utilization audit; Infants; Prescribing errors; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ALLOSPASMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; BROMHEXINE; CALAMINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAKTACORT; DIFLUCORTOLONE VALERATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EYE DROPS; HOMATROPINE METHYL BROMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; OXYMETAZOLINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PLUS TRIPROLIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFACETAMIDE; TRIPROLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COLIC; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EYE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; NOSE CONGESTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN DISEASE;

BAHRAIN; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33947209448     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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