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Private Drug Sellers Education In Improving Prescribing Practices, Waris Qidwai, Mukesh Kumar Krishanani, Saman Hashmi, Rubina Abu Ali
Private Drug Sellers Education In Improving Prescribing Practices, Waris Qidwai, Mukesh Kumar Krishanani, Saman Hashmi, Rubina Abu Ali
Department of Family Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To determine the education of private drug sellers as an intervention tool in promoting rational use of medicines for diarrhoea at private drug outlets in a rural setting.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The study was conducted at Mithi, Tharparkar in rural Sindh in August 2005.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Diarrhea was selected to study drug-prescribing habit of private drug sellers. Evidence-based guidelines for control of diarrhea were developed along with simulation cases and keys. In phase-1, simulators were sent to 6 private drug sellers and their prescription was noted. After phase-1, 3 private drug sellers were educated …