Management information system in promoting rational drug use

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 586-589

  Soleymani, Fatemeh ^a   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Indicators; Iran; Management information system; Prescriptions; Rational use of drug; RUD indicators

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CETIRIZINE; COCODAMOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DICLOFENAC; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; IRAN; PRESCRIPTION; RATIONAL DRUG USE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84866119254     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.586.589     Document Type: Article

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