| Summary |
This manual focuses on the process of prescribing. It gives you the tools to think for
yourself and not blindly follow what other people think and do. It will help you to understand
why certain national or departmental standard treatment guidelines have been chosen,
and teaches you how to make the best use of such guidelines. |
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We aim to encourage all prescribers at primary care level, be they nurses, pharmacists
or doctors, to prescribe medicines in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner. Rational
prescribing is the process of making sure that the diagnosis, advice and treatment for any
given patient are correct, and, if a medicine is used, that it is the correct choice. The medicine
must be given in the correct dose over the right period of time. The patient must know
enough about their medication to understand why and when they must take it and what
side-effects to worry about. Importantly the drug must be available in appropriate quality
and quantity at this time. |
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| Keywords |
This Item is associated with the Following
Keywords: Medicine/Drugs. |
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