Medicine utilisation review in selected non-governmental organisations primary healthcare clinics in the West Bank in Palestine

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1123-1130

  Khatib, R ^a   Daoud, A ^a   Abu Rmeileh, N M E ^a   Mataria, A ^a   McCaig, D ^b  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medicine use indicators; Palestine; Prescribing patterns; Quality of care; Rational use of medicine

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; IBUPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; PROMETHAZINE; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYALGIA; PAIN; PALESTINE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARABS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; DRUG LABELING; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649146310     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1662     Document Type: Review

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