Can pharmacists influence drug prescribing? A look at eight of the top 25 drug products for 1976.
The most frequently prescribed drug products were reviewed for insights into prescribing and dispensing patterns for ambulatory patients. The indications for eight of the "top" drug products were considered to be pharmacologically or therapeutically questionable. The drug products were: tetracycline, systemic; Dimetapp; Empirin Compound with Codeine; Actified; Darvon Compound 65; Darvocet-N; Donnatal; and Keflex. Drug prescribing review and prescriber education are crucially needed, as well as formulary controls when feasible.
D004363:Drug Utilization; D010595:Pharmacists; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review