Drug Use in Family Practice: A Method of Recording and Measurement

Drug Use in Family Practice: A Method of Recording and Measurement

Four main methods of recording drug prescribing have been used to date. None of these was applicable to the present study, therefore a drug classification and coding system was developed, and drug use was measured in terms of “drug episodes”. A modified form of the E book was used to collect the res...

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Published in:Canadian family physician Vol. 24; pp. 354 - 356
Main Author: Dixon, Anthony S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-04-1978
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Summary:Four main methods of recording drug prescribing have been used to date. None of these was applicable to the present study, therefore a drug classification and coding system was developed, and drug use was measured in terms of “drug episodes”. A modified form of the E book was used to collect the resulting data. An international system of drug classification relevant to family medicine is sorely needed.
ISSN:0008-350X
1715-5258