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“PRESCRIBING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE OF INTERNS AND POST-GRADUATES OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN INDIAâ€
Shailesh Mundhava*, UshaLalwani and Ajita Pillai
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To assess the impact of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics teaching during MBBS course in imparting rational prescribing skills to interns and postgraduates (PG)of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A total of 123 interns and PG students were asked to fill a structured questionnaire that sought information regarding their undergraduate training in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, prescribing habits, commonly consulted drug information sources, any perceived deficiencies in their undergraduate clinical pharmacology teaching and sought feedback regarding improvement in the teaching methods. Results: Majority of the (94%) of participants said that they were taught prescription writing in undergraduate pharmacology Keywords: prescribing knowledge, CPT, medical education, undergraduate medical curriculum. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |