Open AccessThe Pattern of Drug Use in Acute Fever by General Practitioners (GPs) in Pune City, India
Author(s) -
Shirish Gajanan Beri,
Vijaya Pandit,
Kapil Shatrughn Khade,
Kushal Sarda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4719.2800
Subject(s) - medicine , drug , age groups , demography , pharmacology , sociology
1) To determine the WHO Prescribing Core Drug Use (PCDU) indicators in the management of acute fever (of less than 2 weeks duration) of the MBBS (allopathic) and BAMS (ayurvedic) General Practitioners (GPs) in Pune city. 2) To verify the appropriateness of the treatment. and 3) To compare the above parameters of the MBBS and the BAMS practitioners.