Trial reportBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2004
Impact of a short postgraduate course in rational pharmacotherapy for general practitioners.
Trial report in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Irrational prescribing of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in general practice: testing the feasibility of an educational intervention among physicians in five European countries.BMC family practice · 2014Trial
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- The attitude and acceptability towards medical promotional tools and their influence on physicians' prescribing practices in Jordan and Iraq: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- WHO guide to good prescribing is 25 years old: quo vadis?European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2020Article
- To design and implement a prescription writing teaching module for second professional medical students.International journal of applied & basic medical research · 2015Article
- Effect of a workshop in rational pharmacotherapy for interns during family medicine clerkship in Samsun- Turkey.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2014Article
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- Aspects of physicians' attitudes towards the rational use of drugs at a training and research hospital: a survey study.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2013Article
- Prescribing practices of physicians at different health care institutions.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2013Article
- Impact of pharmaceutical promotion on prescribing decisions of general practitioners in Eastern Turkey.BMC public health · 2007Article
- Antihypertensive drug utilization at health centres in a district of Istanbul.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2007Article
- Independent prescribing by pharmacists: a study of the awareness, views and attitudes of Scottish community pharmacists.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2006Article
- Prescription audit adjunct to rational pharmacotherapy education improves prescribing skills of medical students.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2005Article
- Prescribing habits of general practitioners in the treatment of childhood respiratory-tract infections.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2004Article
- Comparison of rational pharmacotherapy decision-making competence of general practitioners with intern doctors.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2004Article
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Abstract
aimsThe impact of a short postgraduate course on rational pharmacotherapy planning behaviour of general practitioners (GP) was investigated via a face-to-face interview with 25 GPs working at health centres in Istanbul.
methodsGPs were randomly allocated to control and intervention groups. Intervention group attended a 3-day-training program preceded and followed by a written exam to plan treatment for simulated cases with a selected indication. The participants' therapeutic competence was also tested at the post-test for an unexposed indication to show the transfer effect of the course. In addition, patients treated by these GP's were interviewed and the prescriptions were analysed regarding rational use of drugs (RUD) principles at the baseline, 2 weeks and 4 months after the course.
resultsAt the baseline there was not any significant difference between the control and intervention groups in terms of irrational prescribing habits. The questionnaires revealed that the GPs were not applying RUD rules in making their treatment plans and they were not educating their patients efficiently. Training produced a significant improvement in prescribing habits of the intervention group, which was preserved for 4 months after the course. However, very low scores of the pretest indicate the urgent necessity for solutions.
conclusionsTraining medical doctors on RUD not only at the under- but also at the postgraduate level deserves attention and should be considered by all sides of the problem including academia, health authorities and medical associations.
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