Prescribing is one of the commonest tasks expected of new doctors and is a complex
process involving a mixture of knowledge, judgement and skills. Preparing graduates to be …

Aim This study aimed to reveal the current status of the literature on rational prescribing
training in undergraduate medical education. Methods This study followed the preferred …

Background Many medical professionals use smartphone applications (apps) on a daily
basis to support clinical decision making. Opioid switching (conversion of one opioid to …

Preparing medical students to prescribe is a major challenge of undergraduate education.
They must develop an understanding of clinical pharmacology and acquire knowledge …

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics is the academic discipline that informs rational
prescribing of medicines. There is accumulating evidence that a significant minority of …

BACKGROUND: Limited data exist regarding computational drug error rates in anesthesia
residents and faculty. We investigated the frequency and magnitude of computational errors …

Objective. To assess doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students' mathematics ability by content
area before and after completing a required pharmaceutical calculations course and to …

Aims Junior doctors write most hospital prescriptions, yet are more than twice as likely to
make an error in their prescriptions compared to senior doctors. A possibility to enhance …

Background: Patient safety is a key concern for nurses; ability to calculate drug doses
correctly is an essential skill to prevent and reduce medication errors. Literature suggests …

Psychology, nursing and medicine are undergraduate degrees that require students to attain
a level of numerical competence for graduation. Yet, the numeracy aspect of these courses …