title: A closer look at the World Health Organization's prescribing indicators.
abstract: This communication focuses on the World Health Organization's prescribing indicators. It describes the methods for computing the indicators and highlights their applicability as well as limitations in evaluating the patterns of medicines usage.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit, Health Policy Consult, Weija, Accra, Ghana.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ofori-Asenso
keywords: Drug use indicators; pharmacoepidemiology; prescribing indicators