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Assessment of prescribing in under-five pediatric outpatients in Nigeria: an application of the POPI (Pediatrics: Omission of Prescription and Inappropriate Prescription ) tool

2022-03-18 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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BackgroundEnsuring the right drug for the right clinical condition in children under five years of age will dramatically reduce morbidity and mortality rates in developing countries where these values are alarmingly high. This study evaluated prescribing in children under the age of five attending pediatric outpatient clinics at three Central hospitals in Delta State, Nigeria, using the Pediatics: Omission of Prescriptions and Inappropriate Prescription (POPI) tool. MethodsThis was a prospectiv...

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