Drugs in general practice : report on a WHO meeting, Schlangenbad, 19-22 October 1982.
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TextSeries: EURO reports and studies ; 91Publication details: Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1985. Description: 45 pISBN: 9289012579Subject(s): Prescriptions, Drug | Family practice | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical TechnologyNLM classification: QV 748Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: A critical assessment of factors influencing the drug prescribing practices of general practitioners. Because of the problems created by overutilization of medical resources, particular attention is given to factors that can leadto the overprescribing of drugs. Topics range from an explanation of why doctors may allow their practices to be dominated by drug prescribing, through the impact of information supplied verbally and in print by the pharmaceutical industry, to the reasons for poor communication between drug regulatory agencies and physicians. A section on the use of prescription audits is also included.
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Korean edition with: The Use of essential drugs. WHO technical report series no. 867.
A critical assessment of factors influencing the drug prescribing practices of general practitioners. Because of the problems created by overutilization of medical resources, particular attention is given to factors that can leadto the overprescribing of drugs. Topics range from an explanation of why doctors may allow their practices to be dominated by drug prescribing, through the impact of information supplied verbally and in print by the pharmaceutical industry, to the reasons for poor communication between drug regulatory agencies and physicians. A section on the use of prescription audits is also included.
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