Effect of educational intervention on the knowledge and attitude on prescribing amongst interns of a tertiary care hospital: a questionnaire based study

Saravanan, Revathy; Sakthibalan, M; Meher, Bikash Ranjan; Balabalajee, J

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“…As they will have clear legibility and precise information about the drugs. 30,40 However, in developing country like India, due to financial constraint, lack of adequate skilled manpower, it may not be possible to implement it to each and every healthcare center, so it becomes important for the practitioner write the prescription legibly keeping in mind all the instructions and guidelines suggested by medical governing body.…”

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Assessment of Prescription Writing Skills and Impact of an Educational Intervention on Safe Prescribing among the First-year Postgraduate Medical Students of Tertiary Care Hospital

Gupta¹,

Tikoo²,

Pal³

2020

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Background:The main goal of the pharmacology curriculum is to enhance the prescription writing skills of the students and minimize the errors. This study evaluates the prescription writing skills of the first-year postgraduate (PG) student and need for emphasis on prescription writing during the various phases of learning process in medical undergraduates (UGs). Aims and objectives: The prime objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the PG students to write a prescription and to assess the effectiveness of intervention on appropriate prescription writing. Materials and methods:The study included 58 PG students who were given pre-evaluated questionnaire addressing the issues of prescription writing and were also asked to write a prescription for a common ailment. An educational interventional session was conducted. Post-session students were asked to write prescription for the same case scenario. Their prescription (both pre-session and post-session) and feedback questionnaire were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and the parameters were expressed in percentages. Results: A widespread lacuna was observed in the prescription writing skills of the PG students. Forty-nine percent of participants felt that their UG training had not prepared them for prescribing properly. Only, 17%, 7%, 5%, and 27% had written prescriber name, qualification, registration number, and signature, respectively. Patient name, age, gender, and address were not written in 69%, 73%, and 93% of the prescriptions. There was a significant improvement in all the above areas after the educational intervention. Handwriting was legible and comprehendible in 98% of the prescriptions. Conclusion:Our study concluded that educational intervention had improved the prescription writing skills of the first-year PG students. Therefore, such reinforcement sessions should be held at regular interval during the various phases of UG and PG teaching.

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Assessment of Prescription Writing Skills and Impact of an Educational Intervention on Safe Prescribing among the First-year Postgraduate Medical Students of Tertiary Care Hospital

Gupta¹,

Tikoo²,

Pal³

2020

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“…In this study 42.1% were aware of term P drug which is more than a study done by Revathy Saravanan where only 32.08% of the interns were aware of the term P drug. 13 This may be because of the fact that interns are quite hesitant to apply it thinking it's something new concept. 98.7% of them were aware of the term Rational use of Medicines which is in par with the study done by Ganesh Dakhale which estimates 96.5%.…”

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Assessment on awareness of rational prescribing practices among medical interns in a tertiary care hospital: a questionnaire based study

Manasa¹,

Kalpana²,

Veena³

et al. 2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Awareness about rational use of Medicines is required to improve the quality of health care system. Attitude towards rational drug use is also an utmost importance as they constitute the future generation doctors.Methods: A set of 13 questionnaire is given to the interns through an online link to their e-mail which contains informed consent and questionnaires. Respondents has to select the best suitable option and after which the data will be compiled and statistically analyzed.Results: Age of the study participants range from 22-26yrs. Half of them have finished major postings. Almost 96.1 % of them were aware of the term essential drugs. Only 25% of them said that they have NLEMI at work place, 75% of them were aware of the term Rational use of Medicines. Only 32% of them were aware of the term P drugs. 44% of them were aware of STEP criteria for selection of drug and 47% of them were aware of the updated prescribing format. 8% knew the difference between old and new prescription format, 25% of them always prescribe. Almost 82% of them narrate regarding the disease and drug therapy, 31% of them prescribe only generic name.Conclusions: Educational intervention like CME and practical hands on training in Rational use of Medicines would help them in better understanding of the subject and its clinical implications thereby decreasing the prescribing errors.

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“…The MCI has recently proposed a format for the prescription and also has given guidelines that all the drug-related information should be written in capital letters in a prescription. [28] In a study conducted by Saravanan et al, [33] 68% of the students agreed that computerised transmission of prescriptions with the use of a standard prescription format will be helpful to avoid prescription-related errors. As they will have clear legibility, precise information about the drugs and also warnings on overdose of drugs and drug allergies.…”

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Evaluation of hands on training on prescription writing skills among medical students in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Raghu¹,

Arumugam²,

Paul³

2017

Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol

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Background: Prescription writing is an essential and a basic skill to be acquired by medical students during their training. Specific training and supervision in writing a rational prescription should be emphasized during undergraduate teaching to minimize prescription errors. Aims and Objectives: The prime objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the second-year MBBS students to write a prescription and to assess the effectiveness of hands on training on appropriate prescription writing. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted among 117 second-year MBBS students. Students were asked to write prescriptions for three case scenarios. An educational interventional session and hands on training was conducted. Post session the students were asked to write prescriptions for three different case scenarios. All the prescriptions were analyzed and feedback was given to the students. Results: 350 prescriptions each were collected pre-and post-educational interventional sessions from the students. The completeness of the prescriptions were analyzed on the basis of the prescriber and drug-related components. A widespread lacunae was observed in the prescription writing skills of the medical students, which improved significantly (P < 0.05) after the educational interventional sessions and hands on training. Conclusion: This study shows that hands on training has improved the prescription writing skills of the medical students. This type of training should be included as a part of pharmacology practical curriculum.

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Effect of educational intervention on the knowledge and attitude on prescribing amongst interns of a tertiary care hospital: a questionnaire based study

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Assessment of Prescription Writing Skills and Impact of an Educational Intervention on Safe Prescribing among the First-year Postgraduate Medical Students of Tertiary Care Hospital

Assessment of Prescription Writing Skills and Impact of an Educational Intervention on Safe Prescribing among the First-year Postgraduate Medical Students of Tertiary Care Hospital

Assessment on awareness of rational prescribing practices among medical interns in a tertiary care hospital: a questionnaire based study

Evaluation of hands on training on prescription writing skills among medical students in a tertiary care teaching hospital

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