ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2014
Factors affecting family physicians' drug prescribing: a cross-sectional study in Khuzestan, Iran.
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- Antibiotic prescribing in inpatient and outpatient settings in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2021Pooled it
- The challenges of urban family physician program over the past decade in Iran: a scoping review and qualitative study with policy-makers.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Variation of polypharmacy in older primary care attenders occurs at prescriber level.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Prescribing patterns of rural family physicians: a study in Kermanshah Province, Iran.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Assessment of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use pattern using World Health Organization indicators: A cross-sectional study in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Chhattisgarh.Indian journal of pharmacologyArticle
- The Pattern of Medication Usage in the Southern Region of Iran: A population-based Pharmacoepidemiological Study.Journal of research in pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRational prescription is a considerable issue which must be paid more attention to assess the behavior of prescribers. The aim of this study was to examine factors affecting family physicians' drug prescribing.
methodsWe carried out a retrospective cross-sectional study in Khuzestan province, Iran in 2011. Nine hundred eighty-six prescriptions of 421 family physicians (including 324 urban and 97 rural family physicians) were selected randomly. A multivariate Poisson regression was used to investigate potential determinants of the number of prescribed drug per patient.
resultsThe mean of medication per patient was 2.6 ± 1.2 items. In the majority (91.9%) of visits a drugs was prescribed. The most frequent dosage forms were tablets, syrups and injection in 30.1%, 26.9%, and 18.7% of cases respectively. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and antibiotics were 29.7% and 17.1% of prescribed drugs respectively. The tablets were the most frequent dosage forms (38.6% of cases) in adult's patients and syrups were the most frequent dosage forms (49% of cases) in less than 18 years old. Paracetamols were popular form of NSAIDs in two patients groups. The most common prescribed medications were oral form.
conclusionIn Khuzestan, the mean of medication per patient was fewer than national average. Approximately, pattern of prescribed drug by family physicians (including dosage form and type of drugs) was similar to other provinces of Iran.
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