Open AccessPrescription pattern analysis of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the northeastern iranian population
Author(s) -
Majid Zeinali,
Jamshid Tabeshpour,
Seyed Vahid Maziar,
Zhila Taherzadeh,
Mohammad Reza Zirak,
Danielle Sent,
Kamal Razavi Azarkhiavi,
Saeid Eslami
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_17_45
Subject(s) - medicine , nonsteroidal , medical prescription , anti inflammatory , traditional medicine , population , pharmacology , environmental health
Inappropriate nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) therapy is a common cause of actual and potential adverse effects, such as bleeding and gastrointestinal ulceration, which exacerbates the patient's medical condition and might even be life threatening. We aimed to evaluate and analyze the prescription pattern of NSAIDs in Northeastern Iranian population and also provide suggestions for a more rational prescription behavior for such drugs.