The concept of personal drugs in the undergraduate pharmacology practical curriculum

Khilnani, Gurudas

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“…This is in response to the letter by Khilnani G titled “The concept of personal drugs in the undergraduate pharmacology practical curriculum.”[ 1 ] For sometime now, there is an ongoing discussion on P-drug concept. Various authors have suggested that undergraduates should be sensitized toward the rational drug use and P-drug concept.…”

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P-drug concept and the undergraduate teaching

Singh

2008

Indian J Pharmacol

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P-drug concept and the undergraduate teaching

Singh

2008

Indian J Pharmacol

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“…The basic idea of personal drug for the undergraduate practical curriculum is a good motive to promote rational use of safe and suitable drugs. However, this concept needs to be utilized in its right perspective so that it does not leave enough to question its utility (3,4).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, Awareness on Rational Use of Drugs Among the Para - Medical Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital - A Questionnaire Based Study

Shafaiyaz¹,

devi²

2019

IJAR

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Introduction:Drugs are prescribed on the basis of the severity of the medical condition with which the patient is seeking the hospital. But irrational use of drugs has put the healthcare of the patients at risk. Irrational usage may be due to their false beliefs and limited knowledge about the drugs. Aim &objective:The present study was aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness about the rational use of drugs among Paramedical students in tertiary care hospital. Methodology:This cross-sectional questionnaire based study was conducted in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai between January 2019 and May 2019. A total of 250 para-medical students of were included. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire with about 35 questions was used to assess the participants. A descriptive analysis of the data was done using SPSS software version 20. Results:Only 38% participants felt safe of having self medication and about 47% participants were aware about the Over the Counter (OTC) medicines. But surprisingly, 86% participants agreed that they will purchase all medicines written in the prescription and 79% participants strongly agree and stick to doctor's advice and instructions. The knowledge and awareness towards the usage of drugs rationally was encouraging and the attitude towards it was also promising as about 96% participants have the knowledge of taking the precautions while using the medicines and only 38% participants agreed to the attitude that costlier medicines are better than cheaper ones.

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“…[1011] As a result, only 23% of the physicians were aware about the P-drug concept and only one-fifth claimed to practice it, clearly indicating the need to arrange more CME on this issue.…”

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Assessment of Awareness among Clinicians about Concepts in Undergraduate Pharmacology Curriculum: A Novel Crosssectional Study

Mahajan

Singh

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Journal of Young Pharmacists

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Objective:In the last 30 years, concepts in pharmacology have moved from Essential Medicines (EM) to P-drugs via the Rational Use of Medicines (RUM), but no structured study has evaluated the level of understanding among working clinicians about these concepts. The present study is designed to fulfill that lacuna.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out in and around the teaching hospitals attached to Medical Colleges, enrolling 504 clinicians from six centers across North India to fill-up a questionnaire containing 25 questions. The results were compiled using percentages and averages.Results:Only one-fourth of the participants claimed that they always prescribed Essential Medicines; no one could accurately count the number of drugs / drug combinations in the Indian Essential Drug list; only 15.1% of the clinicians used to write the generic names of drugs on a prescription slip; about one-third of the clinicians were not fully aware about the adverse effects, drug interactions, and contraindications of the drugs they prescribed; about 83% of the physicians admitted to rely on information from Medical Representatives (MRs) and the interest in research activities seemed to be lost.Conclusion:Results show a sorry state of affairs among clinicians, as far as the level of understanding about EM, P-drugs, and RUM is concerned, and points toward arranging more continuing medical education (CME) for clinicians regarding these concepts.

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The concept of personal drugs in the undergraduate pharmacology practical curriculum

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P-drug concept and the undergraduate teaching

P-drug concept and the undergraduate teaching

Knowledge, Attitude, Awareness on Rational Use of Drugs Among the Para - Medical Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital - A Questionnaire Based Study

Assessment of Awareness among Clinicians about Concepts in Undergraduate Pharmacology Curriculum: A Novel Crosssectional Study

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