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| Ferreira,Maria Beatriz Cardoso; Heineck,Isabela; Flores,Liziane Maahs; Camargo,Aline Lins; Dal Pizzol,Tatiane da Silva; Torres,Iraci Lucena da Silva; Koenig,Alvaro; Trevisol,Daisson José; Melo,Adriana Mary Mestriner Felipe de; Cardoso,Teófilo Fernando Mazon; Monreal,Maria Tereza Ferreira Duenhas; Kadri,Mônica Cristina Toffoli. |
| This multicenter study aimed to investigate prescribing patterns of drugs at different levels of health care delivery in university-affiliated outpatient clinics located in eight cities in the South and Midwest of Brazil. All prescriptions collected were analyzed for various items, including WHO prescribing indicators. A total of 2,411 prescriptions were analyzed, and 469 drugs were identified. The number of drugs prescribed per encounter, the frequency of polypharmacy, and the percentage of encounters with at least one injection or antibiotic prescribed were higher in centers providing primary health care services, compared to those where this type of care is not provided. Most drugs (86.1%) were prescribed by generic name. In centers with primary health... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Medicines/rational use; Medicines/prescription; Health Care/quality indicators; Pharmacy/community services. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000200015 |
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