title: Effect of interactive group discussion among physicians to promote rational prescribing.
abstract: This study assessed the effect of an educational intervention (interactive group discussion) on the prescribing behaviour of 51 general physicians from the north-west of Tabriz. Prescriptions were analysed pre-intervention and post-intervention (control and intervention groups) using a proforma with 8 indicators of correct prescribing. The mean number of drugs per prescription pre-intervention was 3.82. The percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics, corticosteroids and injections were 40.8%, 25.9% and 58.0%, respectively. Following the intervention there were slight but not significant changes in the indicators in both intervention and control groups compared with pre-intervention results.
authors: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran. garjania@tbzmed.ac.ir
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Garjani
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Salimnejad
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Shamsmohamadi
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Baghchevan
authors: R G
authors: RG
authors: Vahidi
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Maleki-Dijazi
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Rezazadeh
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003906:Developing Countries; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017144:Focus Groups; D018166:Health Care Reform; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D020380:Needs Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation