title: Quality assurance activity in general practitioner hospital patients: prescription of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
abstract: Prescription of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was recorded for 6 weeks in general practitioner hospital inpatients as a quality assurance activity. Concomitant use of H2 receptor antagonists and diuretics was also recorded. The survey was repeated 1 year later when it was found that the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had fallen from 30% of all patients to 24% in the follow-up study.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Osborne Park Hospital, Stirling, Western Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Surveyor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014904:Western Australia
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal