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- Title
Effect of training on reducing prescription errors among junior residents in the medical OPD of a medical college.
- Authors
Pulichikkat, Rakesh K.; Joy, Melvin
- Abstract
Background: In India, the art of prescription writing has been taught to the medical students during their training periods in medical schools. The importance of prescription is exaggerated by the fact that it becomes a medico legal document once it is signed by the prescribing authority, and thus must be written completely and legibly. Today, in the health care profession, all type of medical errors including missed dose, wrong dosage forms, wrong time interval, wrong route, etc., is important for better patient care. Aim: This study was conducted in order to identify the specific deficiencies in the skill development of the Residents, in view of the new guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Materials and methods: A checklist was prepared based on the salient points issued by the MCI on general prescription writing guidelines. A tabulation of errors in prescription writing by residents was done in a medical OPD by a trained staff. Training was given to the same residents of effective prescription writing afterwards. A re-evaluation of errors using the same checklist was carried out by the same trained staff. An analysis was done to verify the effect of training. Results: The mean score of the 1st phase was 17.2 out of maximum of 50. However, there was a wide disparity as the standard deviation from the mean was around 5.14. After training, an increase in the mean total scores of all the participants during the second phase was 30.6 with a standard deviation of 4.11. The study was having a high significance as the p value was calculated to be much less than 0.005. Conclusion: A training imparted to medical graduates is insufficient in the current scenario. More structured practical framework of education prescription writing is required in the future syllabus.
- Subjects
INDIA; MEDICATION errors; RESIDENTS (Medicine); PRESCRIPTION writing; MEDICAL schools; MEDICAL students
- Publication
International Archives of Integrated Medicine, 2020, Vol 7, Issue 7, p25
- ISSN
2394-0026
- Publication type
Article