title: Psychotropic drug use in medical and surgical wards of a teaching hospital in northern Nigeria.
abstract: The overall prescription rate of psychotropic drugs in a Nigerian teaching hospital was 33.1%. This was slightly higher among surgical than medical patients. It is suggested that more attention needs to be paid to psychotropic drug education in developing countries in order to ensure a more rational use of these drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Abiodun
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Ogunremi
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D009549:Nigeria; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012803:Sick Role; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs