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Cost implication of irrational prescribing of chloroquine in Lagos State general hospitals

Author(s) -

B A Aina,

Fola Tayo,

Ogori Taylor

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.325

Subject(s) - medical prescription , chloroquine , medicine , malaria , cost analysis , quinine , health care , average cost , pediatrics , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , family medicine , pharmacology , economic growth , neoclassical economics , economics , immunology , engineering , reliability engineering

A major share of the hospital budget is spent on drugs. Irrational use of these drugs is a waste of financial and human resources that could have been deployed for another use within the hospital setting especially in cases where such drugs are provided free to patients. Also there is increased morbidity and progression of severity with irrational use. The objective of this study was to determine the irrational use of chloroquine and the subsequent cost implications in Lagos State general hospitals.

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