Prescribing: what's all the fuss?
BACKGROUND
Prescribing is a commonly used skill which has until recently been poorly taught in medical school curricula. This is despite the fact that there are a number of proven approaches to teaching better prescribing.


OBJECTIVE
The WHO Guide to Good Prescribing is discussed, with an example elaborating the steps involved in the process.


CONCLUSIONS
Central to this approach is the development of a rational and evidence based list of P- or personal drugs which the prescriber develops familiarity with and uses regularly for specific indications.
Shakib
Sepehr
S
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. sshakib@mail.rah.sa.gov.au
George
Alison
A
D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged