[Advices for a better drug prescription].
The prescription of a pharmacological agent concludes most medical visits. The rational basis of drug prescription by the physician relies on numerous pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, pragmatic and economic considerations. However, it is a pity to notice that one patient out of two does not strictly follow the pharmacological treatment as it was prescribed. This article analyses some problems of the patient-doctor relationship, which may reduce medication compliance, and provides practical advice for improving such a situation in order to enhance both efficacy and safety of drug prescribing.
Scheen
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AJ
Université de Liège, Belgique. andre.scheen@chu.ulg.ac.be
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Giet
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D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic