Objective This study aimed to investigate prescription patterns and influencing factors in
Chinese county hospitals. Methods Prescription quality was evaluated by five indicators …

Background: Very few medical institutions are currently providing drug information center
(DIC) services in low-resource countries. Objective: To assess whether academician …

Objective: To evaluate and compare knowledge, attitude and practice of rational use of
medicine among post graduate students and interns in a tertiary care teaching hospital …

Objectives: To investigate the impact of an educational intervention on doctors' knowledge
and perceptions towards generic medicines and their generic (international non-proprietary …

Aims: The aim of the following study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of
clinicians about RUM, EM, P-drugs, and sources of drug information. Settings and Design: A …

Background: Nowadays, brand-name drugs are becoming an out-of-pocket expense which
comprises 80% of total health-care expenditures. However, generic drugs are less …

目的: 对静脉药物配置中不合理医嘱进行分析总结, 提高合理用药的水平. 方法:
采用自行研发的医嘱审核软件对某院静脉医嘱进行审核及干预, 收集不合理医嘱 …

Abstract Background In August 2009, China formally established the National Essential
Medicines System (NEMS) and implemented this system in the government-funded primary …

Background: Irrational use of prescribing is on the rise due to many factors like false beliefs,
following a prescribing pattern of senior doctors, inadequate knowledge, ignorance …

Background: Rational use of medicines (RUM) is recognized as an important factor in health
policy. Prescribing appropriate drugs in right doses is an integral part by which a physician …