Effectiveness of three interventions on primary care physicians' medication prescribing in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2011; 17 (2): 172-179
in English
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| ID: emr-158627
ABSTRACT
A number of strategies have been shown to improve the quality of drug prescriptions. The objective of this study was to implement and assess the effectiveness of 3 interventions on physicians' prescribing and cost containment training physicians about quality prescribing, regulatory and administrative measures to improve rational drug prescribing; and a multi-faceted approach using 2 these strategies plus additional elements. Three public health centres, 1 for each intervention, were randomly selected, 61 physicians were trained in drug prescribing and completed a pre- and post-training questionnaire, and 100 post-intervention prescriptions from each centre were compared. All 3 interventions effectively improved the quality of drug prescriptions and the notation of drug-related information and trainees returned positive evaluations of the training course. Whether or not physicians' improvement in prescribing will be sustained is unclear and therefore subsequent follow-up evaluations are needed
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Teaching
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Quality Indicators, Health Care
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Physicians, Primary Care
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2011
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