Drug prescribing pattern among paediatricians in an out-patient ...
Drug prescribing pattern among paediatricians in an out-patient ... Drug prescribing pattern among paediatricians in an out-patient ...
Dinesh KG- Drug Prescribing Pattern among Paediatricians in an Outpatient Department of Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital SCORE RATING >3 well understood 3 Moderately understood
Dinesh KG- Drug Prescribing Pattern among Paediatricians in an Outpatient Department of Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Table: 1 Number of Drugs/Prescription by Physicians (Professor/Asst.Professor/Postgraduate Trainee) No. Of Professor Asst.Prof PG Total Drugs (n=76) (n=229) (n=558) (n=863) 1 Drug 16 (21.1%) 44 (19.2%) 164 (29.4%) 224 (25.9%) 2 Drugs 39 (51.3%) 114 (49.8%) 260 (46.4%) 413 (47.9%) 3 Drugs 17 (22.4%) 58 (25.3%) 97 (17.4%) 172 (19.9%) 4 Drugs 3 (3.9%) 11 (4.8%) 35 (6.3%) 49 (5.7%) 5 Drugs 1 (1.3%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.3%) 5 (0.6%) Total (n) 76 229 558 863 P value 0.075 Not Significant (chi-square test) Table: 1 Number of Drugs/Prescription by Physicians (Professor/Asst.Professor/Postgraduate Trainee) Physician Total No. of No. of Drugs by No. of Drugs by Drugs (n=1788) Generic Names Brand Names PROFESSOR 162(9.2%) 37(22.8%) 125(77.2%) ASST.PROF 500(27.9%) 103(20.6%) 397(79.4%) PG 1126(62.9%) 237(21.1%) 889(78.9%) TOTAL 1788 377(21.1%) 1411(78.9%) P value 0.077 0.324 Not Significant (chi-square test) Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice Volume 4 Issue 2 Apr - Jun, 2011 66
D<strong>in</strong>esh KG- <strong>Drug</strong> Prescrib<strong>in</strong>g Pattern <strong>among</strong> Paediatrici<strong>an</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>an</strong> Out<strong>patient</strong> Department of Tertiary Care Teach<strong>in</strong>g Hospital<br />
SCORE<br />
RATING<br />
>3 well understood<br />
3 Moderately understood<br />
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