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Antibiotic prescription: An oral physician′s point of view
Author(s) -
Mahendra Patait,
N Urvashi,
M Rajderkar,
Sharon Kedar,
Kinjal Shah,
Reeta Patait
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.154434
Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , antibiotics , point (geometry) , family medicine , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , biology , geometry
Antibiotics are important in the management and prophylaxis of infections in patients at a risk of experiencing microbial disease. Uses of systemic antibiotics in dentistry are limited since management of acute dental conditions is primarily based upon extraction of teeth or extirpation of the pulp. However, the literature provides evidence of inappropriate prescribing practices by practitioners, due to a number of factors from inadequate knowledge to social factors.

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