A study on rational drug prescribing and dispensing in outpatients in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Western Nepal

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 436-443

  Alam, Kadir ^a   Mishra, P ^a   Prabhu, M ^a   Shankar, P R ^a   Palaian, S ^a   Bhandari, R B ^a   Bista, D ^a  

^a MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Dispensing; Pharmacist; Prescribing; Rational use of drugs

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GENERIC DRUG; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; HORMONE DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; NEPAL; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 41949112930     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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