Abstract | PURPOSE: To evaluate antimicrobial prescribing pattern by primary care physicians. METHODS: A nation-wide, retrospective, multi-centric prescription-audit was carried out in primary care health centres in Bahrain. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Antimicrobials were extensively used in primary care, mainly for treating RTIs. The general practitioners were more avid prescribers of antimicrobials compared to the FPs. Rational use of antimicrobials in primary care should be encouraged and the reasons for the observed differences in prescribing of antimicrobials between the GPs and FPs need further evaluation.
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Authors | Khalid A J Al Khaja, Reginald P Sequeira, Awatif H H Damanhori, Abdulrahman Y Ismaeel, Shailendra S Handu |
Journal | Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
(Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf)
Vol. 17
Issue 4
Pg. 389-96
(Apr 2008)
ISSN: 1099-1557 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18322906
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Bahrain
- Female
- Health Policy
(trends)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multicenter Studies as Topic
- Pharmacoepidemiology
(statistics & numerical data)
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
(statistics & numerical data, trends)
- Primary Health Care
(statistics & numerical data)
- Retrospective Studies
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