Asad Mahmood, Muhammad Waheed Tahir, Anum Abid, Muhammad Saad Ullah, Mustafa Sajjid.
Knowledge of Drug Prescription in Dental Students of Punjab Pakistan.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):232-7.

Aim : To determine the knowledge of drug prescription among dental students of Punjab Pakistan Design: Cross-Sectional Survey Duration: June to July 2017 Setting: de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore, Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore, Multan Medical and Dental College Multan. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire consisting of 10 open questions on knowledge of drug prescription was distributed among final year BDS students. Results: A total 66 students participated in this study. The most frequent response was considered as most significant. The most common reason for prescribing medications was infection (57.6%) followed by Pain (39.4%). The most common pain-killer was paracetamol (37.8%) followed by flurbiprofen (25.7%) and naproxen (16%); the most widely prescribed antibiotics were amoxicillin (46.9%) followed by co- amoxiclav (37.9%) and metronidazole (9.1%). The most frequent errors reported by the students were lack of knowledge about drug physiology (60.6%) followed by wrong duration of drug (12.1%). The source of information for drug prescription was taken by the students from their teachers (43.9%) followed by pharmacology books (18.2%) and course (12.1%). Only 22.7% students have knowledge about WHO guide to good Prescription. Conclusion: we concluded that knowledge of drug prescription among dental students of Punjab have some gapes which can affect the patient’s safety. More studies needed on this issue. WHO Guide to Good Prescription is best tool to improve drug prescription skills.

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