Evaluation of Drug Prescription Pattern among General Dental Practitioners in Rasht, Iran

Javad, Kia Seyed; Mahnam, Behravesh; Sigaroudi, F Khalighi

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“…In this respect, the most frequently prescribed pharmaceutical items in one script was equal to 2.59 ± 1.13. This value was higher than the average number of prescribed items in others studies that found 2.03 [1] and 2.3 [25] but it was lower than the 2.64 obtained in Rasht, Iran [29]. Moreover, in most studies, the average number of drugs prescribed in the prescriptions written by dentists was estimated by 2 to 3 items and observations also showed that dental practitioners often prescribed one or two analgesic and antiinflammatory items along with one or two antibiotic items to their patients although this prescription pattern demonstrated great diversity in their prescriptions.…”

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Pattern of Logical Drug Prescription Among Iranian General Dental Practitioners

Hashemipour

Navabi

Lotfi

et al. 2019

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To determine the prescribing patterns of the general dental practitioners in Kerman province in Iran. Material and Methods: In this cross sectional study 1200 prescriptions, which were prescribed by general dentists in Kerman province during one-year period, were evaluated. Each prescription was assessed for the number of drugs per prescription, drug (category, name, route of administration, frequency) and duration of treatment. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the absolute and relative frequencies, mean and standard deviation. The Chi-square test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test were used. The statistical tests were performed at the significance level of 0.05. Results: The mean number of drugs per prescription was 2.59. Antibiotics, Analgesics, corticosteroids and antiseptics were the most common drug category prescribed drugs by general dentists. Oral route was the commonest route of drug prescription (84.1%). Amoxicillin capsule (60.5%) was the commonest drug prescribed by general practitioners followed by ibuprofen derivatives (55.4%). Spelling errors was found in 62.7% of prescriptions. The mean score of prescriptions for logical prescription pattern was 7.36 ± 1.32 out of 9. Conclusion: Dental prescribing patterns should be considered as a potential area for improvement in the treatment process and patient safety. It is suggested to emphasis more on principles of prescription at university and retraining courses for dentists.

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Pattern of Logical Drug Prescription Among Iranian General Dental Practitioners

Hashemipour

Navabi

Lotfi

et al. 2019

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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“…since it is the first choice in dentistry so prescribed by maximum number of students (79) in dentistry. [ 7 16 17 ]…”

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“…Rational drug prescription is defined as using the least number of drugs to obtain the best possible effect in the shortest period and at a reasonable cost. [ 6 7 ] Medical students and interns should be periodically assessed on prescribing knowledge and skills during their training as a means of minimizing prescribing errors. [ 8 9 10 ] A firm grounding in the principles of prescribing and therapeutics, an understanding of how drugs work, and a basic knowledge about commonly used drugs are essential for all medical graduates.…”

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Knowledge regarding prescription of drugs among dental students: A descriptive study

Jain

Gupta²,

Singh

et al. 2016

J Basic Clin Pharma

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Introduction:The act of indicating one or more drugs to be taken by the patient, its dosage, and the interval of the treatment is known as prescribing. It is a dynamic and individualized clinical process. Cultural, social, economic and promotional factors can influence the pattern of prescription. Thus the present study was conducted to evaluate the drug prescription knowledge in third year and final year dental students at Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.Methodology:A questionnaire consisting of 10 open-ended questions was used in a study which was conducted among 170 male and female, third year and final year dental students of Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre. Tables and graphs were used to represent data.Results:Pain was found to be the most important reason for prescribing medication. Diclofenac was found to be the most commonly prescribed NSAID. While amoxicillin was found to be the most widely prescribed antibiotic. Lack of knowledge about drug posology was the basic reason for error done by students. Maximum number of students gets their information for prescribing drugs from their professors. Maximum number of students was unacquainted about the WHO Guide to Good Prescribing.Conclusion:The knowledge of prescribing drugs is of utmost need for good dental practice and hence, it is essential to expand the knowledge related to pharmacological therapy and to know about the proper therapeutic guidelines. With the help of WHO Guide to Good Prescribing, and some educational programs students will develop better prescribing skills.

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“…In the present study, the average error in the questionnaire between 10 and 20 (4.3 ± 13.7) was found. Kia et al examined 850 prescriptions written by dentists found that 97.2% of prescriptions had one or more errors ( Kia et al, 2012 ). Nezafati et al found that 98.05% of prescriptions written by dentists in Tabriz, had errors ( Nezafati et al, 2009 ).…”

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The Study of Prescribing Errors Among General Dentists

Araghi¹,

Sharifi²,

Ahmadi³

et al. 2015

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Introduction:In dentistry, medicine often prescribed to relieve pain and remove infections. Therefore, wrong prescription can lead to a range of problems including lack of pain, antimicrobial treatment failure and the development of resistance to antibiotics.Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, the aim was to evaluate the common errors in written prescriptions by general dentists in Kermanshah in 2014. Dentists received a questionnaire describing five hypothetical patient and the appropriate prescription for the patient in question was asked. Information about age, gender, work experience and the admission in university was collected. The frequency of errors in prescriptions was determined. Data by SPSS 20 statistical software and using statistical t-test, chi-square and Pearson correlation were analyzed (0.05> P).Results:A total of 180 dentists (62.6% male and 37.4% female) with a mean age of 8.23 ± 39.199 participated in this study. Prescription errors include the wrong in pharmaceutical form (11%), not having to write therapeutic dose (13%), writing wrong dose (14%), typos (15%), error prescription (23%) and writing wrong number of drugs (24%). The most frequent errors in the administration of antiviral drugs (31%) and later stages of antifungal drugs (30%), analgesics (23%) and antibiotics (16%) was observed. Males dentists compared with females dentists showed more frequent errors (P=0.046). Error frequency among dentists with a long work history (P>0.001) and the acceptance in the university except for the entrance examination (P=0.041) had a statistically significant relationship.Conclusion:This study showed that the written prescription by general dentists examined contained significant errors and improve prescribing through continuing education of dentists is essential.

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Evaluation of Drug Prescription Pattern among General Dental Practitioners in Rasht, Iran

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Pattern of Logical Drug Prescription Among Iranian General Dental Practitioners

Pattern of Logical Drug Prescription Among Iranian General Dental Practitioners

Knowledge regarding prescription of drugs among dental students: A descriptive study

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