Background: Subsidizing the cost of medicines through insurance schemes increases
consumption of medicines and may contribute to irrational use of antibiotics. Objectives: To …

Background: The potential impact of an adverse drug reaction (ADR) is multidimensional,
and includes prolonged length of hospitalization which significantly increased morbidity …

Background: Pharmacological interventions sometimes carry inherent significant risks which
include adverse drug reactions (ADRs), drug interactions (DIs) and other consequences of …

Background: An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is defined in this study as a response to a drug
which is noxious and unintended that occurs at doses normally used for therapeutic …

Policy of Bangladesh have repeatedly been emphasizing on the use of essential drugs
prescribed by generic names. The prescription monitoring studies provide a bridge between …

Background: An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a special form of adverse drug event (ADE)
in which a causative relationship can be shown or established and is attributable to the …

Purpose: The WHO core drug prescribing indicators has\ve been shown to be useful in
understanding drug use patterns and determining the extent of irrational use of medicines in …

Aim: The pattern of morbidities in a setting often influences the pattern of medications
prescribed. Intensified global efforts to improve the rational use of medications necessitated …

Drug information (DI) constitutes an integral part of modern day medicine and it is essential
for healthcare providers to have a good knowledge of DI. The study objectives were to …