Background Recent studies on prescribing among outpatients in hospitals in Western Nepal
are lacking. The main objectives of the study were to obtain information on the morbidity …

Objectives: Drug utilization studies should be periodically performed in order to increase
therapeutic efficacy, decrease adverse effects and provide feedback to prescribers to …

Prescriptions of the patients at the time of admission to the College of Medical Sciences
(CMS), Bharatpur, Nepal were collected for a period of 6 months (January to June 2003) to …

Aims Studies that compare prescribing patterns at different levels of the primary healthcare
system are lacking in Western Nepal. The present study was undertaken to obtain …

SUMMARY A drug utilisation review was carried out in the medical outpatient department of
the Manipal teaching hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Pokhara, western Nepal, to …

The study of prescriptions using prescribing indicators enables us to detect some common
problems of prescribing and to focus subsequent efforts to correct them. This study was …

Prescribing habits of interns posted at a primary health centre for a period of 2 months
(January 1994 and February 1994) were studied. Among the 1457 prescriptions collected …

Objectives Information on the utilization patterns of drugs in the orthopaedics outpatient
department (OPD) are lacking in hospitals in western Nepal. The present study was carried …

Background: In order to promote rational drug use in developing countries, assessment of
drug use pattern using the World Health Organization drug use indicators is important. The …

Background: The quality of life in developing countries can be improved by enhancing the
standards of medical treatment at all levels of the health care delivery system. Teaching …