ABSTRACT
Background: Prescription practice is health care service implemented by a
physician or other medical practitioner in the fonn of instructions that
govern the plan of care for an individual patient; prescription practice may
include orders to be performed by a patient caretaker, nurse, pharmacist or
other therapist.
Prescription is physician's order for the preparation and administration of a
drug or device for a patient. A prescription has several parts. They include
the superscription or heading with the symbol "R" or "Rx", which stands tor
the word recipe (meaning, in Latin, to take).
Prescription errors are becoming the major problem in many countries and
drug resistance to medication is increasing in the world, impacting infection
control effects and cost.
Methods: A cross sectional study was carried in Kampala International
University Teaching Hospital (KlUTH), and Kitagata hospital in Bushenyi
District of Uganda. 105 recognized prescribers were randomly selected.
Results: It was noted that majority of the respondent 96(91%) said they are
aware and are applying the prescription rules while the rest 9(9%) said they are not aware and are practicing prescription rule.
ILETA, N (2021). Assessment Of Prescribing Attitudes And Practices Among Recognised Prescribers In Kluth And Kitagata Hospital. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-prescribing-attitudes-and-practices-among-recognised-prescribers-in-kluth-and-kitagata-hospital
ILETA, NElSON "Assessment Of Prescribing Attitudes And Practices Among Recognised Prescribers In Kluth And Kitagata Hospital" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-prescribing-attitudes-and-practices-among-recognised-prescribers-in-kluth-and-kitagata-hospital. Accessed 07 May. 2024.
ILETA, NElSON . "Assessment Of Prescribing Attitudes And Practices Among Recognised Prescribers In Kluth And Kitagata Hospital". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021. Web. 07 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-prescribing-attitudes-and-practices-among-recognised-prescribers-in-kluth-and-kitagata-hospital >.
ILETA, NElSON . "Assessment Of Prescribing Attitudes And Practices Among Recognised Prescribers In Kluth And Kitagata Hospital" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 07, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/assessment-of-prescribing-attitudes-and-practices-among-recognised-prescribers-in-kluth-and-kitagata-hospital