Introduction. Irrational prescribing is a major cause for irrational drug use. Bad prescribing
habits lead to ineffective and unsafe treatment, exacerbation or prolongation of illness …

Abstract Background: According to World Health Organization more than half of all
medicines are prescribed and dispensed improperly, hence half of patients take them …

Background Drug use evaluation is a structured, methodological, and criteria-based drug
assessment system that helps to evaluate the actual trend of drug use in a particular setting …

Background Rational use of medicines is patients receiving medicines appropriate to their
diagnosis in doses that meet their requirements for an adequate period of time at an …

Background: Irrational use of antibiotics is a worldwide problem that contributes to
dramatically increasing resistance and causes significant mortality, morbidity, and increased …

Background Rational prescribing remains an important component of rational drug use. The
World Health Organization (WHO) standardized and validated core prescribing indicators for …

The objective of the study was to assessing patterns of drug use by using World Health
Organization prescribing, patient care and health facility indicators in Southwest Ethiopia. A …

A descriptive cross-sectional survey to determine prescribing practice of clinicians at four
public hospitals in West Ethiopia was carried out. The study involved retrospective review of …

Background Enhancing the standards of medical treatment at all levels of the healthcare
delivery system can improve the quality of life in developing countries. One method to …

Background: Nowadays, irrational uses of drugs, particularly prescription errors are
adversely affecting global health and pose problems. Bad prescribing habits lead to …