Prescription audit of outpatient attendees of secondary level government hospitals in Maharashtra

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-156

  Potharaju, Hanumantha ^a   Kabra, S ^a  

^a ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Essential Medicines; International Classification of Diseases; Morbidity Pattern; prescription audit; secondary level hospitals

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; EYE DROPS; GENERIC DRUG; PENICILLIN G; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; VACCINE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 79957564208     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.77350     Document Type: Article

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