title: Drug usage in chest diseases.
abstract: A survey of prescribing trends was carried out on 70 admitted patients and 210 outpatients presenting themselves for treatment at the chest disease unit of the Nehru Hospital attached to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. Drug usage was found to be very rational and scientific, other findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Chest Diseases, 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: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy