General practitioner prescribing patterns in Babol city, Islamic Republic of Iran

Autor:	Mohammadreza Mirbolooki, Aghili Mb, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Islamic republic business.industry Family medicine Medicine General Medicine Primary care Medical prescription business Antibiotic prescribing
Zdroj:	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 8:550-555
ISSN:	1687-1634 1020-3397
DOI:	10.26719/2002.8.4-5.550
Popis:	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.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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