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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study

Mohan Kumar K S, Kishore M S, Hemanth Kumar K H.


Abstract
Background: The need for rational use of medicines aims at prescribing medications to patients with doses for a period of time that is adequate and appropriately meets their clinical and individual requirements without financially burdening both the patient and community.

Aims and Objectives: The aims and objectives of the study are to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines.

Materials and Methods: After obtaining ethical committee clearance, this cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among junior residents of KR hospital, a tertiary care hospital attached to MMC&RI, Mysore. A self-developed, pre-validated, semi-structured questionnaire was used. It was designed in such a manner to obtain information about the knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicine.

Results: The majority of the respondents were aware about parts of prescription (87%), though 61% of respondents were aware of p-drug, only 22% of them were aware of Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, Price criteria for selection of p-drug, many were not aware about the advantages of using p-drug (71%). 10% never consider the cost of drugs before prescribing, only <1% respondents handwriting was not legible in their prescription, 40% of them never use abbreviations.

Conclusion: Teaching of rational use of medicines is not given much importance in most of the medical colleges. Continued emphasis on the inclusion of essential medicine concept in undergraduate and post-graduate medical curriculum will help in using a drug rationally.

Key words: Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Rational Use of Medicine


 
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S MKK, S KM, H HKK. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2024; 14(1): 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023

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S MKK, S KM, H HKK. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2024; 14(1): 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


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S MKK, S KM, H HKK. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2024), [cited March 14, 2024]; 14(1): 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


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S, M. K. K., S, . K. M. & H, . H. K. K. (2024) Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 14 (1), 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


Turabian Style

S, Mohan Kumar K, Kishore M S, and Hemanth Kumar K H. 2024. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 14 (1), 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


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S, Mohan Kumar K, Kishore M S, and Hemanth Kumar K H. "Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 14 (2024), 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


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S, Mohan Kumar K, Kishore M S, and Hemanth Kumar K H. "Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 14.1 (2024), 81-85. Print. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


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S, M. K. K., S, . K. M. & H, . H. K. K. (2024) Knowledge, attitude, and practice of rational use of medicines among junior residents in a tertiary care hospital - a cross-sectional study. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 14 (1), 81-85. doi:10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04182202305062023


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