Principle of rational drug prescription Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 stages of rational drug prescription?
A
- Making the diagnosis
- Consieration of treatment options
- prescription
- Patient counselling
- monitoring
2
Q
What are some drug factors to be considering during prescription?
A
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Evidence-based
- Cost- effectiveness
3
Q
What are some patient factors?
A
- age and sex
- interacting diseases
- interactive drugs
- genetics
4
Q
What are some essential information that needs to be included in durg prescriptions?
A
Patient identifiers
Doctor’s identifiers
Name of drug
Formulation
Dose
Frequency
Duration
