Polypharmacy has now increasingly come into focus as the recipient of healthcare in old
age worldwide. In elderly it is associated with frequent adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and …

Introduction Inadequate access to essential medicines is a common issue within developing
countries. Policy response is constrained, amongst other factors, by a dearth of in-depth …

Introduction There is evidence of inappropriate medication use, causing unnecessary costs
for health systems, particularly those with limited resources. Overprescription is commonly …

Objectives: To gather information on existing prescription practices, dispensing practices
and patient satisfaction in government health services of the NWFP, Baluchistan and Punjab …

Background: There are concerns with inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in hospitals
especially broad spectrum in Pakistan and the subsequent impact on antimicrobial …

ABSTRACT A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Out Patient Department of
Sassoon Hospital. Twelve hundred prescriptions were randomly collected over 10 days and …

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 …

Irrational prescribing of drugs is a major health concern in developing countries like
Bangladesh. A study was therefore undertaken in a hospital, situated in Rajshahi region of …

Objective: To establish a better understanding of physicians' knowledge and beliefs, and to
compare distinctions in knowledge, attitude and perception of junior and senior doctors …

Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world and has an enormous potential for an
ever increasing drug market. The health care system is highly prone to unethical drug …