CONTEXT: Majority of upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses & thus are self limiting. However, irrational prescription of drugs including antibiotics for URTI is a major problem worldwide. Thus, it is imperative to monitor drug utilization patterns from time to time in order to suitably modify prescribing patterns.AIMS: Â To evaluate the drug prescribing pattern in symptomatic upper respiratory tract infections in patients attending ENT OPD in R G Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata.SETTINGS & DESIGN: A prospective study based on a Medication Utilization Form, designed on the basis of WHO format.METHODS & MATERIAL: The study was conducted in ENT OPD. The study population comprised of all patients with s...
Background: Respiratory tract infections are common clinical problems in the general population. Ant...
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is mostly viral in aetiology, but patients presenting with ...
Background: Drug utilization research is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as marketing...
Background: One of the most common causes of visit to physician is upper respiratory tract infection...
Background: The present study was conducted to study and analyse the drug prescribing pattern in Upp...
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the prescription pattern of antimicrobial drugs in th...
Background: Study based on antimicrobial drug utilization pattern and focus on factors related to pr...
Background: Upper respiratory tract infections are mostly caused by viruses and are self-limiting. B...
Background: Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are the most common and frequent occurring inf...
Background: Diseases of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) constitute among the most common causes of h...
Background: Diseases of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) are common among general population affecting...
Background: Overuse of antibiotics among the patients with upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) ...
Background: Infection of Ear, nose and throat (ENT) are common clinical problems occurring in the ge...
prescribing for patients with upper respiratory tract infections by emergency physicians in a Singap...
Background: Antibiotics are the most commonly used and misused of all drugs. Patterns of antibiotic ...
Background: Respiratory tract infections are common clinical problems in the general population. Ant...
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is mostly viral in aetiology, but patients presenting with ...
Background: Drug utilization research is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as marketing...
Background: One of the most common causes of visit to physician is upper respiratory tract infection...
Background: The present study was conducted to study and analyse the drug prescribing pattern in Upp...
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the prescription pattern of antimicrobial drugs in th...
Background: Study based on antimicrobial drug utilization pattern and focus on factors related to pr...
Background: Upper respiratory tract infections are mostly caused by viruses and are self-limiting. B...
Background: Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are the most common and frequent occurring inf...
Background: Diseases of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) constitute among the most common causes of h...
Background: Diseases of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) are common among general population affecting...
Background: Overuse of antibiotics among the patients with upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) ...
Background: Infection of Ear, nose and throat (ENT) are common clinical problems occurring in the ge...
prescribing for patients with upper respiratory tract infections by emergency physicians in a Singap...
Background: Antibiotics are the most commonly used and misused of all drugs. Patterns of antibiotic ...
Background: Respiratory tract infections are common clinical problems in the general population. Ant...
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is mostly viral in aetiology, but patients presenting with ...
Background: Drug utilization research is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as marketing...