October 2015

Evaluation of drug prescribing practices in private and general hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

The study of prescribing pattern is a significant constituent of medical review, which helps in monitoring, evaluating and building required modifications in the prescribing practices to attain a rational and cost effective medical care. The present study determined the trends in drug prescription pattern of clinicians in private and general hospitals in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. One thousand two hundred and thirty two...

Author(s): Mohamed A. Afify, Naiyer Shahzad, Nazik Tawfik, Ibrahim A. Ibrahim, Zainularifeen Abduljaleel, Wajahatullah Khan, Amal M. Mahfoz and  Saeed S. Al-Ghamdi