General practitioner prescribing patterns in Babol city, Islamic Republic of Iran
(East. Mediterr. health j).
in English
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| ID: who-119199
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ABSTRACT
To determine patterns of prescribing in Iranian primary care, we analysed 4000 randomly selected prescriptions from 52 general practitioners [GPs] in Babol city during 1999-2000. The mean number of drugs prescribed per encounter was 4.4 +/- 1.7, with 98% prescribed by generic name. The most commonly prescribed items were non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [62.9% of encounters] and antibiotics [61.9%], followed by central nervous system drugs, gastrointestinal tract drugs, corticosteroids, vitamins and cardiovascular system drugs respectively. Injections were prescribed in 58.0% of encounters. Female and male doctors had significantly different antibiotic prescribing patterns. Our study confirms the tendency of GPs to overprescribe
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Database:
WHO IRIS
Main subject:
Drug Prescriptions
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Gastrointestinal Agents
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Cardiovascular Agents
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Central Nervous System Agents
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Analysis of Variance
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Health Care Reform
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Urban Health Services
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Drug Utilization
Language:
English
Journal:
East. Mediterr. health j
Year:
2002
