title: [Importance of drug utilization studies as a pharmaceutical tool for the practice of evidence-based medicine].
abstract: Application of the theory of the Evidence-based Medicine into the every day practice means critically appraising the evidence for validity and clinical usefulness. The real therapeutic value & place of different drugs could be determined only according to the internationally standardised drug statistics. The method for drug consumption analysis recommended by WHO is the ATC/DDD methodology. The basic features of this method will be summarised by the author as well as the usefulness of the data given by utilization researches especially regarding the validation of evidence-based practice and the basis of decision making processes.
authors.affiliation: SZTE Klinikai Gyógyszerészeti Intézet, Szeged, Szikra u. 8.-6725.
authors.forename: Gyöngyvér
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soós
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004358:Drug Therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans