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Understanding of the medical prescription among the attendants of the pediatric patients attending outpatient department (Government Wenlock Hospital) mangalore

Sireesha G. , Sireesha G.

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New Indian Journal of Surgery 2(4):p 363-363, October-December 2011. | DOI:

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 Outpatient care is any health care service provided to a patient who is not admitted to a health facility, which is often supplemented by medications administered at home. pediatric patients are exposed to up to 3 times the rate of potentially dangerous medication errors compared to their adult counterparts. The reasons for poor compliance are mainly discontinuation of treatment, say, when the patient felt better or when the immediate expected results of therapy did not appear. either of the reasons is based on deliberate action,misinterpretation or inadequate information. We conducted this study to assess the level of understanding of the prescriptions among the attendants’ of the pediatric patients at the outpatient department of Government Wenlock Hospital and also identify reasons for misunderstanding,as understanding the prescription completely is of prime importance for therapeutic response.This would help in suggesting remedial measures to improve the understanding of the prescriptions and the patient compliance.

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