Adherence to prescription-writing guidelines for outpatients in Southern Gauteng district hospitals

Background: Medical prescription writing is legally and professionally regulated in order to prevent errors that can result in patients being harmed. This study assesses prescriber adherence to such regulations in primary care settings. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 412 prescriptions from four...

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Published in:	African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Main Authors:	Jacques G. Nkera-Gutabara, Laurel B. Ragaven
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2020-06-01
Subjects:	medical prescription writing prescribers adherence to guidelines scoring
Online Access:	https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/2263

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