Abstract:Periodical revision of prescribing pattern studies is essential to promote the rational usage of drugs in every hospital. This study was aimed to assess the prescribing pattern of chemotherapeutic agents in the oncology unit of a tertiary care hospital in Andhra Pradesh. Every prescription was screened for demographic characteristics of the patients, type of cancer, category of drug, dose, dosage form, and the frequency of drugs administration. All the data was collected in a data collection form, and the pres… Show more
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