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Quality of Drug Prescription and Dispensing Practices in a Teaching Hospital in a developing country

2023-03-07 health systems and quality improvement Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe World Health Organization recommends rational drug usage to protect patient health and quality of life. Study assessed the quality of drug prescription and dispensing in a tertiary hospital. MethodsCross-sectional study with retrospective and prospective data collection underpinned by the WHO core prescribing indicators. A cluster sample of 10 clinical units and their attached pharmacies in the hospital. Six hundred prescriptions from the pharmacy over six months were randomly sel...

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