Open AccessInsight Into Quality of Prescription Writing - An Instituitional Study
Author(s) -
Sujatha Dyasanoor,
Ayeesha Urooge
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18011.7472
Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , family medicine , quality (philosophy) , nursing , epistemology , philosophy
Prescription writing is an important task performed by a doctor during patient management. Prescription refers to written instructions given to a patient regarding medications. Lack of attention during prescription writing can lead to prescription errors which in turn can adversely affect patients' well-being. Thus, prescriptions are an important target area for improvement.