Background Rational use of medicines plays a vital role in avoiding preventable adverse
drug effects, maximizing therapeutic outcomes with promoting patient adherence, and …

Background The rational use of medicine improves patient's quality of life. Excessive and
inappropriate prescriptions result in severe consequences. The study of drug use patterns …

Background Despite medicines are a major contributor to the health and well-being of the
community, irrational use of medicines is being a serious public health crisis with significant …

Introduction. Rational medicine use is an appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and patient
use of medicines for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. It is affected by …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the antibiotic prescription patterns of health workers
in Eastern Uganda and more specifically whether they are in accordance with the Ugandan …

Background Rational drug use requires that patients receive and take medication
appropriately. Though the process of diagnosis and pharmaceutical care is complex, World …

Background Rational use of medicines is patients receiving medicines appropriate to their
diagnosis in doses that meet their requirements for an adequate period of time at an …

Objective: Irrational medicine use results in diseases worsening, disability, death, and
wastage of limited resources. This study was predominantly aimed to evaluate the rationality …

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a common disease in the community. Riskesdas 2018
stated that ARI prevalence was 4.4% and the highest was in 1-4 years old children (8%) …

Background: The basic health service is a fundamental right of every citizen. Appropriate
use of medicine is an essential component for the quality of health. Drug use evaluation is a …