TitleKnowledge of drug prescription among dental students.AuthorsRavichandran, Harshini; Ganapathy, DhanrajAbstractIntroduction: The act of indicating one or more drugs to be taken by the patient, its dosage, and the interval of the treatment is known as prescribing. It is a dynamic and individualized clinical process. Cultural, social, economic, and promotional factors can influence the pattern of prescription. Students in schools of dentistry attend to patients with illnesses, and often prescribe medication. Because students are still learning, they are in influenced by a variety of factors. Aim: This study aimed to find knowledge of drug prescription among dental students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional prospective population survey was conducted among final year dental student was assessed, in a Private Dental College, Chennai. The questionnaire was designed and adapted to suit the local context. A self-administered, structured questionnaire written in English and validated through a pilot survey included ten close-ended questions on knowledge, awareness, and practice of drug prescription among final year dental students. A total of 100 students were included in the study. The following factors were assessed: The most frequent illness requiring dental prescription; the most prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics; the most frequent errors; sources of information used for prescribing drugs; and whether the students knew and followed the World Health Organization (WHO) Guide to Good Prescribing. The survey was conducted with a convenient sample size selected with reference to the previous studies. Students were visited by a single investigator or by requesting them to attend online survey link, and all available and willing participants were given the questionnaire on the day of the visit. The responses were analyzed and evaluated. Result: Majority of students have the habit of prescribing paracetamol, followed by Ibuprofen. Amoxicillin was the common brand prescribed. Eighty percentages of students were unknown with the WHO guidelines while 58% of the students know for how long the drug had to be given and 88% of the students know about the route of drug administration. Conclusion: This study shows that the level of knowledge of drug prescription among the dental students is moderate. The knowledge of pharmacology among 4th-year students in the dental college has gaps that could affect patient safety. More studies are needed to determine whether this issue affects the quality of patient care and the effectiveness and safety of treatments. Since prescribing accurately is extremely important, it is necessary to develop therapeutic guidelines, and to provide pharmacological therapy courses. The implementation of educational programs, including the WHO Guide to Good Prescribing and Patient Safety Curriculum Guide, would be beneficial in helping students develop prescribing skills.PublicationDrug Invention Today, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 3, p493ISSN0975-7619Publication typeAcademic JournalURL: https://openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB%3 ... d%3A142952399&crl=c
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