A sample of prescription orders received from outpatient departments by a hospital
pharmacy in Asir, Saudi Arabia, were analysed over 1 year for the essential elements of …

Present study was carried out to determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing errors
in the prescription writing by the registered medical practitioner. The study was carried out at …

Good prescription writing is essential for dispensing the right drug formulation and dose.
When prescriptions are not legible, inaccurate and do not include complete information …

ABSTRACT A sample of prescription orders received from outpatient departments by a
hospital pharmacy in Asir, Saudi Arabia, were analysed over 1 year for the essential …

AimsThe aim of this study was to assess the legibility as well as components of a
prescription prescribed by doctors in tertiary care hospitals of Rawalpindi, Pakistan …

This is Sudan's first cross sectional exploratory study aimed to analyze the appropriateness
of prescriptions written in different health settings in Wad Medani, Sudan. Two pretested …

Avoidance of medication errors is imperative for the safe use of medications, and community
pharmacists are uniquely placed to identify and resolve the errors that may arise due to …

Purpose: To compare the utility of a rating and visual analogue scale for the assessment of
legibility in prescriptions Methods: A sample of fifty randomly selected prescriptions from a …

The quality of prescribing influences to a large extent the health outcomes of patients as
errors made could result in adverse drug reactions. The aim of this study was to assess the …