Background Rational use of medicines plays a vital role in avoiding preventable adverse
drug effects, maximizing therapeutic outcomes with promoting patient adherence, and …

Background The rational use of medicine improves patient's quality of life. Excessive and
inappropriate prescriptions result in severe consequences. The study of drug use patterns …

Irrational and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a major problem that can lead to the
development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is insufficient information …

Background Irrational prescribing of antibiotics is a universal public health problem, leading
to antibiotic resistance. Understanding the prescribing pattern of antibiotics is crucial to …

Generic medicines are being promoted in many countries for their added benefits over
branded drugs, such as reduced price, therapeutic equivalence, and convenience to the …

Background Antibiotics require more prudent prescribing, dispensing and administration
than other medicines because these medicines are at a greater risk of antimicrobial …

Objective: Even though antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious threats to global
public health, it is becoming more common due to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing …

Background The vast majority of acute diarrheal diseases are self-limiting and do not require
treatment on a regular basis. Empirical antibiotics should only be used to treat dysenteric …

Introduction. Rational medicine use is an appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and patient
use of medicines for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. It is affected by …

Introduction: rational drug use prevents wastage of resources, loss of confidence in
healthcare system and drug-related morbidity and mortality. This study aims to assess drug …