title: Drug use in dermatology.
abstract: Prescription of drugs was studied for 197 outpatients and 93 inpatients seeking treatment under the specialized services of the Dermatology Department of the Nehru Hospital attached to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, (PGIMER) Chandigarh. Disease patterns in both settings and drugs prescribed for them were analyzed from prescriptions, retrospectively. Brand drugs were prescribed to the tune of 60-65%, in both settings, some lacunae in prescription are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bhowmik
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*