Prescription Writing Skills of Pre-Clinical Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students

Rauniar, Gajendra Prasad; Roy, R. K.; Das, B P; Bhandari, Gajananda Prakash; Bhattacharya, S. K.

doi:10.31729/jnma.157

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“…These however, can also be implemented in dentistry and include exposing students to clinical environment and training them in prescription writing during undergraduate studies rather than after graduating in internship, 12 as was concluded in a study in Nepal. 13 It is only then that the house officers would be sufficiently trained to implement their knowledge clinically. Helen and Joseph have also reported that with a change in the dental curriculum that focuses more on pharmacology and therapeutics in the preclinical years, significant improvements in the knowledge of dental graduates regarding drug prescribing can be seen.…”

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Assessing Prescription Writing Skills of House Officers in Dental Teaching Hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan

Wali¹,

Ali²,

Siddiqui³

et al. 2012

World Journal of Dentistry

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Introduction: A prescription is 'a written order, which includes detailed instructions of what medicine should be given to whom, in what formulation and dose, by what route, when, how frequently, and for how long'. Aim: To determine competency and knowledge gained during undergraduate dental studies regarding clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) by house officers in the form of prescription writing skill assessment. Materials and methods: A survey form with a clinical scenario was designed and distributed to house officers working in nine different dental teaching hospitals. It required a response in the form of a complete prescription. Out of 360 forms distributed, 200 were returned. Each form was assessed for all the 20 required parameters and scored accordingly. Data was analyzed by using SPSS 19. Results: Frequency (92.5%) and route (93%) of drug administration were the most commonly listed, followed by dose (82.9%), symbol Rx (65.2%), duration (60.4%), doctor's signature (59.3%), patient's name (52.4%), patient's age (44.9%) and date (44.4%). Parameters that were least or not listed include hospital address (0%), refill information (0%), instructions for labeling (0.5%), quantity to be dispensed (1.1%), patients address (1.1%), professional degree and registration number (1.1%), doctor's name (1.6%), diagnosis (7%), hospital name (22%), appropriateness of drug (26.2%) and patients sex (26.2%). Conclusion: The current study concluded that prescription writing skills of a majority of house surgeons were deficient in important details.

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Assessing Prescription Writing Skills of House Officers in Dental Teaching Hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan

Wali¹,

Ali²,

Siddiqui³

et al. 2012

World Journal of Dentistry

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“…7 The prescription writing skill of preclinical medical students was reported suboptimal also in a recent study conducted in the eastern Nepal. 8 A regular assessment of medical students on their prescription writing skills during their training has been suggested as a means of minimizing the related errors and enhancing rational prescribing in their future endeavors. 9 There is no any published data on this skill of preclinical undergraduate students of COMS Bharatpur.…”

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Appraisal of prescription writing skills of preclinical undergraduate students in a medical institute of Nepal

Kumar

Shaik

Kathi

et al. 2012

J Coll Med Sci-Nepal

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The aim of this study was to appraise the prescription writing skills of preclinical undergraduate students of College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur. This prospective study was conducted over each of 150 of 1st year and 2nd year medical students in the months of May and June 2010 under the guidelines of World Health Organization (WHO). Prescriber’s identity, patient’s identity, the diagnosis, the symbol-Rx and prescriber’s signature were available on 90% and above of the prescriptions written by both year students. A large number of them also mentioned the prescriber’s address and the date of prescription. The information, instructions, warnings and patient’s address were the most deficient aspects among prescriber’s related components and the strength, the quantity to be dispensed and the direction for the use of drugs were the deficient aspects of drug related components. Comparatively more deficiencies were noted for drug related components. As an overall, the performance of 2nd year medical students was better than that of the 1st year. This study reveals that the prescription writing skills of preclinical medical students were sub-optimal and need emphasis for some elements during their clinical years and internship. However, there is a good scope of learning this skill also in the existing method of pharmacology teaching. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal,2011,Vol-6,No-4, 7-13 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v6i4.6719

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“…As in a previous study among medical students , we believe that participants should have high assessment scores (≥80%), which would demonstrate their competence in prescribing drugs safely and effectively. The lack of prescribing competence among dental students and dental‐care providers has also been reported in other countries and is a concern because it may have undesirable consequences for patients, such as adverse drug events and suboptimal treatment . Not surprisingly, dental specialists outperformed the other groups on several aspects of prescribing, possibly because oral and maxillofacial surgeons receive additional CPT education during their training.…”

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“…However, several studies suggest that dental students have not acquired appropriate prescribing competence before graduation. For example, dental students lack prescription‐writing skills as well as pharmacological knowledge concerning antibiotics, analgesics, and local anaesthetics . Similar deficits in drug knowledge and prescription‐writing skills have been found among dentists and dental specialists , and especially for antimicrobial prescribing (e.g., choosing the wrong antibiotic, or under‐ or overdosing) .…”

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Are Dutch dental students and dental‐care providers competent prescribers of drugs?

Brinkman

Nijland

Diermen

et al. 2019

European J Oral Sciences

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Dental students and dental‐care providers should be able to prescribe drugs safely and effectively. As it is unknown whether this is the case, we assessed and compared the prescribing competence of dental students and dental‐care providers in the Netherlands. In 2017, all Dutch final‐year dental students and a random sample of all qualified general dental practitioners and dental specialists (oral and maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists) were invited to complete validated prescribing knowledge‐assessment and skills‐assessment instruments. The knowledge assessment comprised 40 multiple‐choice questions covering important drug topics. The skills assessment comprised three common clinical case scenarios. For the knowledge assessment, the response rates were 26 (20%) dental students, 28 (8%) general dental practitioners, and 19 (19%) dental specialists, and for the skills assessment the response rates were 14 (11%) dental students, eight (2%) general dental practitioners, and eight (8%) dental specialists. Dental specialists had higher knowledge scores (78% correct answers) than either dental practitioners (69% correct answers) or dental students (69% correct answers). A substantial proportion of all three groups made inappropriate treatment choices (35%–49%) and prescribing errors (47%–70%). Although there were some differences, dental students and dental‐care providers in the Netherlands lack prescribing competence, which is probably because of poor prescribing education during under‐ and postgraduate dental training. Educational interventions are urgently needed.

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Prescription Writing Skills of Pre-Clinical Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students

Cited by 18 publications

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Assessing Prescription Writing Skills of House Officers in Dental Teaching Hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan

Assessing Prescription Writing Skills of House Officers in Dental Teaching Hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan

Appraisal of prescription writing skills of preclinical undergraduate students in a medical institute of Nepal

Are Dutch dental students and dental‐care providers competent prescribers of drugs?

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