Patients' experience and perspectives on the rational use of drugs in Turkey: a survey study

Basaran N. F., AKICI A.

PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE, cilt.6, ss.719-724, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.719-724
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: rational use of drugs, prescribed medicine, patient load, medical information, public education, GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Physicians' inappropriate prescribing habits affect patients' lives both medically and financially. To avoid these unwanted situations, the World Health Organization defined the rational use of drugs (RUD) in 1985. This study aimed to investigate whether patients were as informed about their diagnosis and medication as anticipated and their knowledge about the RUD in general.